Meanings
adjectivefour-tracked (not comparable)
- not comparablerail transportHaving four running lines, usually two in each direction.
The existing railway is already four-tracked and rather underused. And while separating out the two separate fast and slower tracks will be complicated, it is by no means impossible - or even that expensive.
2020 December 2, Christian Wolmar, “Wales offers us a glimpse of an integrated transport policy”, in Rail, page 57Synonyms: four-track
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveHaving four running lines, usually two in each direction.
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Translations
German viergleisig
- viergleisigrail having four running lines
Polish czterogąsienicowy
- czterogąsienicowyrail having four running lines
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