43:
72:
61:
31:
169:, usually on both sides. Although most trains will pass through the station and continue in the same direction, an individual train may be directed into the pocket track by the control tower, before later exiting the pocket track and running in the opposite direction back into the station. This procedure allows a greater frequency of trains on a section of track closer to the city center, and reduced frequency on the suburban sections by allowing certain trains to run from the city center to intermediate stations, using pocket tracks to change direction within the flow of trains.
868:
295:
42:
249:
905:
306:
129:, a pocket track allows certain trains or trams to change direction, even on lines with high traffic flow, whilst others continue through the station.
71:
165:
Typically there will be two tracks, one for each direction of travel. The pocket track will be positioned between the two tracks, linked to both by
162:, where the pocket track is incorporated within the station to allow for trains to terminate before heading to the yard without disrupting traffic.
147:, reversing the direction of special event trains or congestion alleviating trains, and storing trains when not in use. They are also used at
373:
60:
898:
30:
846:
271:
53:
75:
189:
924:
891:
454:
154:
A pocket track can have a platform on it to permit turning back of trains and letting passengers change trains, such as
140:
to control train frequency, truncating lower ridership lines or services at an intermediate station in the case of the
209:
114:
in that the pocket track is usually located between two main lines, rather than off to the side. Found primarily on
569:
366:
331:
155:
141:
929:
803:
841:
554:
395:
713:
537:
469:
693:
673:
439:
151:
to allow for the construction of future extension of a rail track without disrupting existing service.
67:
in
November 2021 looking north, with the new platform 5 (which is on a turnback siding) on the far left
643:
359:
137:
718:
490:
226:
826:
763:
749:
703:
633:
144:
46:
831:
576:
242:
64:
875:
867:
788:
758:
753:
424:
148:
836:
708:
663:
603:
505:
429:
419:
213:
193:
166:
159:
698:
683:
608:
581:
510:
383:
918:
798:
793:
783:
744:
688:
596:
591:
559:
542:
409:
391:
302:
119:
728:
678:
658:
618:
520:
485:
464:
459:
449:
115:
111:
186:
653:
613:
525:
17:
206:
810:
776:
771:
723:
648:
623:
564:
530:
414:
133:
122:
103:
549:
515:
495:
444:
434:
78:
has three reversing headshunts in succession, between the two running lines.
586:
404:
351:
668:
110:
to park off the main line. This type of track layout differs from a
49:
107:
70:
59:
41:
35:
29:
126:
355:
158:
where a new platform 5 was built on a turnback siding, or
225:
TriMet MAX (Metropolitan Area
Express), Portland, Oregon.
879:
819:
737:
632:
478:
390:
248:. Metro 2025: Strategic Plan, 2013-2025 (Report).
332:"Stevenage Turnback Siding, East Coast Mainline"
56:, viewed from the Lynx light rail station, 2016
250:Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
899:
367:
8:
906:
892:
374:
360:
352:
874:This rail-transport related article is a
178:
136:of trains, truncating services at an
7:
864:
862:
878:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by
25:
205:Railway Technical Web Pages, UK.
185:Railway Technical Web Pages, UK.
132:Pocket tracks also allow for the
866:
76:Melbourne University tram stop
1:
207:"US-UK Railway Terminology."
305:. July 2012. Archived from
946:
861:
582:Transfer table (traverser)
187:"Glossary: Centre Siding."
570:ground-level power supply
227:"Types of track layouts."
156:Stevenage railway station
27:Type of rail track layout
555:Railway electrification
79:
68:
57:
39:
34:A pocket track on the
694:Platform screen doors
74:
63:
45:
33:
925:Rail transport stubs
644:Anti-trespass panels
138:intermediate station
106:layout which allows
491:Classification yard
296:"Northgate Station"
216:Updated 2011-08-29.
196:Updated 2011-08-29.
52:car laying over at
750:Motive power depot
704:Signalling control
312:on October 2, 2015
212:2010-11-28 at the
192:2014-10-07 at the
80:
69:
58:
47:CityLynx Gold Line
40:
887:
886:
859:
858:
577:Railway turntable
398:
149:terminal stations
65:Stevenage station
16:(Redirected from
937:
908:
901:
894:
870:
863:
754:Railway workshop
470:Transition curve
440:Fastening system
394:
376:
369:
362:
353:
346:
345:
343:
342:
328:
322:
321:
319:
317:
311:
300:
292:
286:
285:
283:
282:
268:
262:
261:
259:
257:
247:
239:
233:
223:
217:
203:
197:
183:
92:reversing siding
21:
18:Reversing siding
945:
944:
940:
939:
938:
936:
935:
934:
930:Railway sidings
915:
914:
913:
912:
860:
855:
815:
733:
709:Structure gauge
664:Defect detector
636:
628:
474:
430:Clip and scotch
420:Breather switch
386:
380:
350:
349:
340:
338:
330:
329:
325:
315:
313:
309:
298:
294:
293:
289:
280:
278:
270:
269:
265:
255:
253:
245:
243:"Pocket Tracks"
241:
240:
236:
224:
220:
214:Wayback Machine
204:
200:
194:Wayback Machine
184:
180:
175:
160:Bachman station
100:turnback siding
28:
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
943:
941:
933:
932:
927:
917:
916:
911:
910:
903:
896:
888:
885:
884:
871:
857:
856:
854:
853:
852:
851:
850:
849:
834:
829:
823:
821:
817:
816:
814:
813:
808:
807:
806:
801:
796:
791:
781:
780:
779:
774:
766:
761:
756:
747:
741:
739:
735:
734:
732:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
706:
701:
699:Railway signal
696:
691:
686:
684:Level crossing
681:
676:
671:
666:
661:
656:
651:
646:
640:
638:
630:
629:
627:
626:
621:
616:
611:
609:Track geometry
606:
601:
600:
599:
589:
584:
579:
574:
573:
572:
567:
562:
560:overhead lines
552:
547:
546:
545:
535:
534:
533:
523:
518:
513:
511:Gauntlet track
508:
503:
498:
493:
488:
482:
480:
476:
475:
473:
472:
467:
462:
457:
455:Minimum radius
452:
447:
442:
437:
432:
427:
422:
417:
412:
407:
401:
399:
388:
387:
384:infrastructure
381:
379:
378:
371:
364:
356:
348:
347:
323:
287:
263:
234:
218:
198:
177:
176:
174:
171:
125:networks, and
26:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
942:
931:
928:
926:
923:
922:
920:
909:
904:
902:
897:
895:
890:
889:
883:
881:
877:
872:
869:
865:
848:
845:
844:
843:
840:
839:
838:
835:
833:
830:
828:
825:
824:
822:
818:
812:
809:
805:
802:
800:
797:
795:
792:
790:
787:
786:
785:
782:
778:
775:
773:
770:
769:
767:
765:
762:
760:
757:
755:
751:
748:
746:
745:Coaling tower
743:
742:
740:
736:
730:
727:
725:
722:
720:
717:
715:
714:Signal bridge
712:
710:
707:
705:
702:
700:
697:
695:
692:
690:
689:Loading gauge
687:
685:
682:
680:
677:
675:
672:
670:
667:
665:
662:
660:
657:
655:
652:
650:
647:
645:
642:
641:
639:
635:
631:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
605:
602:
598:
597:refuge siding
595:
594:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
571:
568:
566:
563:
561:
558:
557:
556:
553:
551:
548:
544:
543:tramway track
541:
540:
539:
536:
532:
529:
528:
527:
524:
522:
519:
517:
514:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
492:
489:
487:
484:
483:
481:
477:
471:
468:
466:
463:
461:
458:
456:
453:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
436:
433:
431:
428:
426:
423:
421:
418:
416:
413:
411:
408:
406:
403:
402:
400:
397:
393:
389:
385:
377:
372:
370:
365:
363:
358:
357:
354:
337:
333:
327:
324:
308:
304:
303:Sound Transit
297:
291:
288:
277:
273:
272:"Orange Line"
267:
264:
251:
244:
238:
235:
231:
228:
222:
219:
215:
211:
208:
202:
199:
195:
191:
188:
182:
179:
172:
170:
168:
163:
161:
157:
152:
150:
146:
143:
139:
135:
134:short-turning
130:
128:
124:
121:
120:rapid transit
117:
116:metro systems
113:
109:
105:
101:
97:
96:centre siding
93:
89:
85:
77:
73:
66:
62:
55:
51:
48:
44:
37:
32:
19:
880:expanding it
873:
729:Wayside horn
679:Interlocking
659:Catch points
619:Water trough
521:Passing loop
501:Pocket track
500:
486:Balloon loop
450:Ladder track
339:. Retrieved
335:
326:
314:. Retrieved
307:the original
290:
279:. Retrieved
275:
266:
254:. Retrieved
252:. p. 67
237:
229:
221:
201:
181:
164:
153:
131:
112:passing loop
99:
95:
91:
87:
84:pocket track
83:
81:
654:Buffer stop
614:Water crane
526:Track gauge
465:Tie/Sleeper
232:2010-12-17.
145:Orange Line
919:Categories
827:Industrial
811:Water stop
772:for trains
764:Roundhouse
738:Structures
724:Train stop
674:Guard rail
649:Block post
637:and safety
634:Signalling
565:third rail
538:Rail track
531:dual gauge
415:Baulk road
341:2023-04-26
281:2023-06-03
173:References
123:light rail
104:rail track
88:tail track
777:for goods
719:Tell-tale
550:Rail yard
516:Guide bar
496:Headshunt
479:Trackwork
445:Fishplate
435:Date nail
396:(history)
336:Trackwork
316:August 8,
256:August 8,
230:Max FAQs.
54:CTC-Arena
832:Military
789:building
759:Platform
669:Derailer
587:Roll way
506:Junction
405:Axe ties
276:dart.org
210:Archived
190:Archived
167:switches
127:tramways
842:station
837:Private
784:Station
460:Profile
410:Ballast
102:) is a
604:Switch
592:Siding
392:Tracks
108:trains
50:Birney
820:Types
799:ghost
794:clock
768:Shed
382:Rail
310:(PDF)
299:(PDF)
246:(PDF)
94:(UK:
90:, or
36:eBART
876:stub
847:list
804:list
425:Cant
318:2016
258:2016
142:DART
38:line
624:Wye
921::
334:.
301:.
274:.
118:,
98:,
86:,
82:A
907:e
900:t
893:v
882:.
752:/
375:e
368:t
361:v
344:.
320:.
284:.
260:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
