rail terminal

noun

A rail-served facility used for the transfer of freight or passengers to or from other modes of transportation.

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Meanings

nounrail terminal (plural rail terminals)

plural rail terminals

  1. rail transportA rail-served facility used for the transfer of freight or passengers to or from other modes of transportation.

    This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal.

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