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What (who) is railway junction - definition
PLACE AT WHICH TWO OR MORE RAIL ROUTES CONVERGE OR DIVERGE
Railway junction; Railroad junction; Rail junction; Railway Junction; Branch-off station; Junction (railway); Abzweigstelle; Branch-off point
![loop]].](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/CTA loop junction.jpg?width=200 "loop]].")
![Junction in track of [[Singapore LRT]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Track of Singapore LRT 002.jpg?width=200 "Junction in track of [[Singapore LRT]]")
![A [[double junction]] in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cardiff Queen Street - view north - 02.jpg?width=200 "A [[double junction]] in [[Cardiff]], [[Wales]]")
![A junction in [[Baranowicze]], Poland, 1934 (since 1939 in [[Belarus]])](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Baranowicze WIG 1934.jpg?width=200 "A junction in [[Baranowicze]], Poland, 1934 (since 1939 in [[Belarus]])")
![Katni Junction]] in Madhya Pradesh, India](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/KatniJunctionMadhyaPradesh2010.jpg?width=200 "Katni Junction]] in Madhya Pradesh, India")
Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by points (US: switches) and signalling.
Grand Trunk Junction Railway
Grand Trunk Junction Railroad; Polk and Forty-ninth Streets Junction Railway; Polk & Forty-ninth Streets Junction Railway
The Grand Trunk Junction Railway was a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway that built a connecting line along 49th Street in Chicago, Illinois. The company was incorporated on June 11, 1880, and opened on August 29, 1881 under lease to the Chicago and Grand Trunk Railway.
Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway
Ashton, Stalybridge & Liverpool Junction Railway
The Ashton, Stalybridge and Liverpool Junction Railway was opened in 1846 to connect the industrial town of Ashton-under-Lyne to the developing railway network, and in particular to the port of Liverpool. It was a short line, joining the Manchester and Leeds Railway at Miles Platting (east of Manchester) and the connection to Liverpool was over that line and the Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
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Junction (rail)
A junction, in the context of rail transport, is a place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge. This implies a physical connection between the tracks of the two routes (assuming they are of the same gauge), provided by points (US: switches) and signalling. Junctions are important for rail systems, their installation into a rail system can expand route capacity, and have a powerful impact upon on-time performance.
Examples of use of railway junction
1. The new movie, part of which is being filmed at this rural railway junction about 30 miles south of St.