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532:), a signal box outside station limits, where there is a long distance between stations and/or junctions/crossovers, with just one signal in each direction, to allow more trains following each other (only called
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93:(passenger station), usually used to differentiate in places that have several types of stations, but only one passenger station.
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369:), an industrial siding outside station limits where trains can run on the main line while another train is shunting at the
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1025:
508:. Defined as a place where trains can stop, start or terminate, but which has no sets of points in the vicinity.
684:
461:, a simplified freight station used to transship goods, nowadays mostly part of a station or categorized as
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662:
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of a town or city. Also the only abbreviation commonly found on station timetables and signs.
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8:
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574:, a signal box outside station limits which protects rail operation at danger spots like
259:(part of a station), used when a station consists of distinct facilities, for example a
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134:
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961:(other railway facilities): e.g. electrical substations, depots, repair shops
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44:
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Railway facilities in
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155:, a station only for operational tasks like train overtakes.
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Any feature on a railway where an operation can take place
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347:
must not be passed by trains running on the main line.
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51:. It can be additionally named after its purpose:
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904:(railway facilities outside station limits):
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875:(railway facilities of the stations): e.g.
829:(repair shop; old/colloquial abbreviation:
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1040:
1026:
339:outside station limits), trains using the
540:if it is staffed, otherwise it is called
411:(see below) at the same location as an
217:, a station serving a factory or plant.
1197:
1021:
1008:Eisenbahn-Bau- und Betriebsordnung:
860:Classification of railway facilities
731:to separate two electrical supplies.
1010:Bahnanlagen § 4 Begriffserklärungen
972:List of Deutsche Bahn station codes
13:
14:
1221:
977:German railway station categories
1205:Railway station types in Germany
1090:
625:; old/colloquial abbreviation:
1002:
989:
900:Bahnanlagen der freien Strecke
685:railway infrastructure manager
474:Places without a set of points
1:
982:
7:
965:
663:computer-based interlocking
23:Places with a set of points
10:
1226:
1067:Railway station categories
1060:German stations and routes
1210:Railway depots in Germany
1099:
1088:
1059:
1082:DB station abbreviations
1077:Scheduled railway routes
871:Bahnanlagen der Bahnhöfe
727:, neutral section in an
583:Other railway facilities
556:(automatic block post)).
552:selbsttätige Blockstelle
1100:Lists of German railway
707:German federated states
687:(domestic and foreign).
439:Ausweichanschlussstelle
373:Ausweichanschlussstelle
361:Ausweichanschlussstelle
1154:North Rhine-Westphalia
1149:Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
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113:long distance station
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957:Sonstige Bahnanlagen
683:, border to another
377:, in contrast to an
809:traction substation
1179:Schleswig-Holstein
995:Deutsche Bahn AG:
789:(filling stations)
745:Schiffslandestelle
293:without platforms)
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1109:Baden-WĂĽrttemberg
1102:stations by state
877:station buildings
850:Ausbesserungswerk
705:, border between
578:with its signals.
403:, the term for a
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381:Anschlussstelle
343:Anschlussstelle
331:Anschlussstelle
191:Umschlagbahnhof
151:Betriebsbahnhof
135:freight station
89:Personenbahnhof
73:central station
45:railway station
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66:Hauptbahnhof
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1124:Brandenburg
893:goods sheds
785:Tankanlagen
749:(ship dock)
523:Blockstelle
399:Haltestelle
231:Postbahnhof
213:Werkbahnhof
107:Fernbahnhof
1199:Categories
983:References
679:Grenzpunkt
603:(bus stop)
530:block post
491:Haltepunkt
457:Ladestelle
407:Haltepunkt
1184:Thuringia
881:platforms
803:Unterwerk
315:crossover
1164:Saarland
966:See also
769:VzG line
291:junction
199:station)
1134:Hamburg
1114:Bavaria
1053:Germany
504:Bahnhof
39:Bahnhof
1169:Saxony
1129:Bremen
1119:Berlin
919:Awanst
715:Schstr
465:Awanst
353:Awanst
265:and a
223:Postbf
205:Werkbf
49:points
1139:Hesse
931:Dkst
913:Anst
907:Abzw
845:for
825:Werk
817:Werk
777:Tank
755:Strw
737:Slst
633:for
591:Bush
562:Dkst
498:halt
449:Ldst
323:Anst
277:Abzw
1051:in
949:Ăśst
943:Hst
841:Raw
837:or
693:LGr
609:Est
544:Sbk
427:or
391:Hst
299:Ăśst
289:(a
268:Gbf
262:Pbf
247:Bft
183:Ubf
161:Rbf
143:Bbf
121:Gbf
99:Fbf
81:Pbf
57:Hbf
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937:Hp
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925:Bk
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833:Aw
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795:Uw
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