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systems). If many of these are contained in a small area, and where passengers can change from one transport mode to the other in them, it is said to be a
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Junctions also developed where different modes of transport intersected, e.g. canal and rail.
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can change between different routes, directions, or sometimes modes, of travel.
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offered opportunities for rest or trade for travellers and
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