Break-of-gauge station

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-000759",
  "term": "Break-of-gauge station",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "A railway facility where freight or passengers are transferred between trains operating on different track gauges. This is necessary when railway networks with incompatible track widths meet, preventing through-running of rolling stock. Such stations often involve specialized equipment for transloading goods or adjustable bogies for passenger carriages.",
  "subject": "Industrial supplies, equipment, and components",
  "see_also": [
    "break of gauge"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "Spurwechselbahnhof",
    "es": "estación de cambio de ancho de vía",
    "fr": "gare de transbordement"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/break-of-gauge-station/"
}