plain line

noun

a stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.

Opposite
pointwork
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Meanings

nounplain line (plural plain lines)

plural plain lines

  1. rail transporta stretch of railway track that does not have any junctions, crossovers or points on it.
verbplain line (third-person singular simple present plain lines, present participle plain lining, simple past and past participle plain lined)

present singular third person plain lines · participle present plain lining · participle past plain lined · past plain lined

  1. rail transportto remove points and crossovers from a stretch of track.

Synonyms & antonyms

antonym(s) of “railway track without points”

Opposite
pointwork
Cite this entry
APA

plain line. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20line

MLA

“plain line.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20line. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plain line,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plain%20line.

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