grade-separated

English

Adjective

grade-separated (not comparable)

  1. (of a junction) Having routes that meet cross each other on different levels, avoiding the conflicts that occur with a flat junction at only one level.
    • 2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 23:
      Potential answers here include remodelling the north junction to be grade-separated, adding an extra platform and track to allow more parallel moves, or by changing services so that trains from Wigan go towards Piccadilly and trains from Bolton head for Victoria.
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