branch line

English

Noun

branch line (plural branch lines)

1. (rail transport) A secondary railroad route or one subsidiary to a railroad's main lines.
2. (rail transport) A non-through line which joins a main line (or another branch or secondary line) and ends at a terminus.

Translations

non-through line

• Finnish: sivurata
• French: embranchement (fr) m
• Maori: pekanga
• Norwegian:

  Bokmål: sidebane m, sidelinje m or f

  Nynorsk: sidebane m or f, sidelinje f

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• Spanish: ramal ferroviario m