Bay platform

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000474",
  "term": "Bay platform",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway platform that terminates at one end, forming a 'bay' or recess in the station layout. Trains using a bay platform arrive and depart in the same direction, often requiring a locomotive to run around the train or for the train to be a multiple-unit with driving cabs at both ends. They are common for local or terminating services.",
  "subject": "Rail equipment",
  "translations": {
    "de": "Kopfgleis",
    "es": "andén en bahía",
    "fr": "quai en cul-de-sac"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/bay-platform/"
}