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DIAMOND CROSSING [1 record]

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Record 1 2024-02-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tracks and Roadways (Rail Transport)
  • Rail Traffic Control
DEF

A surface crossing of two rail lines, having a central diamond-shaped layout.

CONT

A diamond crossing is provided when two tracks of either the same gauge or of different gauges cross each other. It consists of two acute crossings ... and two obtuse crossings ...

CONT

In a diamond crossing, the tracks cross each other, but the trains from either track cannot change track.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Voies ferrées
  • Circulation des trains
CONT

Une traversée oblique comporte [...] deux croisements ordinaires [...] aux angles aigus de l'intersection des voies [et] la traversée proprement dite, constituée par les appareils [...] situés aux angles obtus.

Spanish

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