Meanings
nounbay platform (plural bay platforms)
plural bay platforms
- rail transportA platform that can be accessed by trains from only one end; a dead-end platform.
The corridor includes the busy Oxford Road station, with its four through and one bay platform, and has a mix of local and long-distance trains as well as freight from nearby Trafford Park.
2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 22
Synonyms & antonyms
Opposite
through platform
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