non-platform

English

Etymology

From non- +‎ platform.

Adjective

non-platform (not comparable)

  1. (rail transport) Of a railway lines at a station: not serving a platform, typically on a through line used by non-stopping trains.
    • 2020 April 22, Paul Shannon, “Felixstowe: Is 47 trains a day achievable?”, in Rail, page 54, photo caption:
      A single through non-platform line helps to keep freight and passenger trains segregated at Ipswich station. It is particularly useful for Felixstowe-bound trains, which have to cross the Norwich-London main line.
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