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Tech/Engineering - Transport / Transportation / Shipping / Railways | | German term or phrase: Betriebsgleis | Can anyone confirm if this term means "sidings", please?
Apparently the Hauptbahnhof in Frankfurt has 120. It's not listed in Ernst and I can't find anything helpful on Google.
The only context is: Rund 120 Betriebsgleise, 700 Fern- und 1.100 Nahzüge ermöglichen es, täglich etwa 350.000 Reisende zu befördern.
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| | operating tracks | Explanation:
This is an expression often used in a railway context to mean ANY track which may be used - in other words is "in operation". That means it is controlled by signals and accessible to traffic, whether passenger trains or empty rolling stock.
So, no, it doesn't mean "sidings", although these are almost certainly included.
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Explanation:
This is an expression often used in a railway context to mean ANY track which may be used - in other words is "in operation". That means it is controlled by signals and accessible to traffic, whether passenger trains or empty rolling stock.
So, no, it doesn't mean "sidings", although these are almost certainly included.
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