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Verstärkerlinie

English translation: extra line/relief route

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German term or phrase:	Verstärkerlinie
English translation:	extra line/relief route
Entered by:	Natalie Wilcock

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09:01 Feb 28, 2006

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German term or phrase: Verstärkerlinie

Seen in:

Nehmen Sie die Straßenbahnlinie 21 oder Verstärkerlinie 20 ab Vorplatz Hauptbahnhof bis zur Straßenbahn Endhaltestelle.

Also seen in:

Ab ca. 3 Stunden vor der Veranstaltung werden zusätzlich zum Regelbetrieb Sonderzüge (S-Bahnen und Regionalzüge), eine Verstärkerlinie der Straßenbahn und Sonderbusse eingesetzt.

Natalie Wilcock KudoZ activity Questions: 1066 (2 open) (3 without valid answers) (9 closed without grading) Answers: 236
Local time: 14:26

extra line

Explanation:
so sagt es dieser weblink.

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Note added at 41 mins (2006-02-28 09:42:49 GMT)
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(vergleiche dt. und engl. version).

Selected response from:

Dr. Georg Schweigart, PMP
Local time: 14:26

Grading comment

Thank you. Regards, Natalie
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided
3 +2	extra line	Dr. Georg Schweigart, PMP
4	relief route/line	David Moore

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41 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

extra line

Dr. Georg Schweigart, PMP
Local time: 14:26
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 4

Grading comment

Thank you. Regards, Natalie

3 hrs confidence:

relief route/line

Explanation:
is another possibility; even a "special" or "strengthener line".
Clearly, the relief route is not a regular one here; it runs over a curtailed section of route 21, and only when there is a special event on, such as a football match.

David Moore
Local time: 14:26
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 705

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