loop line

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Noun

loop line (plural loop lines)

  1. (rail transport) A secondary route which leaves a mainline, following a different route to the main line, before rejoining it several miles further on.
  2. A secondary route which forms a loop between two main lines, so that trains using it return to the same place.

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