Quadruple
Term · Industrial and trades · MLC-T-IND-004615
A section of railway line with four parallel tracks, allowing for high-capacity operations. The tracks are often arranged with two for local services and two for express services, or separated by direction of travel, permitting simultaneous movements and reducing delays. Four-track lines are characteristic of high-density commuter rail corridors and major intercity routes leading into large metropolitan terminals.
| Identifier | MLC-T-IND-004615 |
|---|---|
| Field | Industrial and trades |
| Subject | Rail equipment |
| Translations | German: vervierfachen; Spanish: cuadruplicar; French: quadrupler |
Record as JSON
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"id": "MLC-T-IND-004615",
"term": "Quadruple",
"field": "Industrial and trades",
"definition": "A section of railway line with four parallel tracks, allowing for high-capacity operations. The tracks are often arranged with two for local services and two for express services, or separated by direction of travel, permitting simultaneous movements and reducing delays. Four-track lines are characteristic of high-density commuter rail corridors and major intercity routes leading into large metropolitan terminals.",
"subject": "Rail equipment",
"translations": {
"de": "vervierfachen",
"es": "cuadruplicar",
"fr": "quadrupler"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/quadruple/"
}
Record 5,043 of 7,361 in Industrial and trades terminology (MLC-0113). Request the full dataset.