Category
page 1Rail junction types
level crossing
place where a road crosses a railway at the same level
railroad switch
mechanical installation providing a branching of a railway track
railway turntable
device for turning railway rolling stock (usually locomotives) and for switching between many tracks entering a roundhouse
wye
triangular joining arrangement of three rail lines
railway junction
place at which two or more rail routes converge or diverge
flat crossing
crossing of two rail tracks without grade separation and without possibility to switch between straight passing and turning to the other track
flying junction
type of railway junction
swingnose crossing
type of rail crossing where the nose of the crossing is moved to eliminate the gap between the running surfaces