The English Oracle

What do you call the segment of track between two train stops?

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00:00 What Do You Call The Segment Of Track Between Two Train Stops?
00:33 Answer 1 Score 2
00:54 Answer 2 Score 5
01:06 Accepted Answer Score 21
02:01 Answer 4 Score 1
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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 21


There are a number of terms used within the railway industry to define sections of track infrastructure where conventional signalling is used.

Technically, a Track Section (sometimes Track Circuit) is the piece of track between two signals, not between two stations.
A Berth is a location within which a single train may be located. This is usually a group of track sections.

The section of track between two stations is known as a Path. This will encompass a number of Berths and will also define the running line (e.g. fast or slow) as appropriate.

Train timetablers (British English) or schedulers (American English) will create the train's timetable/schedule by defining its paths.

In the example you give, a path would be the term most understood in the industry.

One of the best sources of explanation for railway technical jargon is here.




ANSWER 2

Score 5


Although I don't think this is a word used in the railroad industry, I'd be tempted to call uninterrupted track between two stations a segment.




ANSWER 3

Score 2


No. The "station" is the passenger platform, or a building that houses or is adjacent to one or more of those platforms. The track that runs between stations is a section or length of track. The entire length of track between two endpoints is often called a "line".




ANSWER 4

Score 1


I would call it a stretch. The Free Dictionary gives this definition:

n. 3. A continuous or unbroken length, area, or expanse: an empty stretch of highway.