non-platform

adjective

Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.

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Meanings

adjectivenon-platform (not comparable)
  1. not comparablerail transportOf a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.

    A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line.

    2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 54, photo caption

Origin

From non- + platform.

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APA

non-platform. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-platform

MLA

“non-platform.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-platform. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “non-platform,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/non-platform.

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