What (who) is branch line - definition

MINOR RAILWAY LINE

Branch lines; Branch railway; Branchline; Spur line; Rail spur; Branch-line; Industrial spur; Branch track; Spur track; Secondary route; Branch railway line

branch line

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A branch line is a railway line that goes to small towns rather than one that goes between large cities.

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branch line

¦ noun a secondary railway line running from a main line to a terminus.

Aldeburgh branch line

RAILWAY BRANCH

Aldeburgh Branch Line

The Aldeburgh branch line was a railway branch line linking the town of on the East Suffolk line and the seaside resort of . There were intermediate stops at and .

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aldeburgh_branch_line

Wikipedia

Branch line

A branch line is a secondary railway line which branches off a more important through route, usually a main line. A very short branch line may be called a spur line. Branch lines may serve one or more industries, or a city or town not located on a main line. Branch lines may also connect two or more main lines.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Branch line

Examples of use of branch line

1. A branch line could also go from Georgia via Azerbaijan to the Turkmen–Afghan border.

2. There is even a branch line on to which suspect bags are automatically diverted for more checks.

3. Rosneft is set to become a key supplier via Russia‘s first pipeline to Asia with a branch line leading to northeast China.

4. He left his teaching career, bought and restored two disused branch line stations, and now works as a train driver with South West Trains.

5. Oddly, it‘s been impossible to visit Adlestrop station for a couple of generations because the branch line it stood upon was long ago axed.