branch line

noun

1. a rail line, directly or indirectly connected with a main line, having its own stations and service.

branch line

noun

1. railways a secondary route to a place or places not served by a main line

Word History and Origins

Origin of branch line¹

First recorded in 1840–50

Example Sentences

The district is crossed by the main line of the North-Western railway, and also traversed along the south by a branch line.

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On the other hand, Carolinensiel, opposite Wangeroog Island, had a branch line all to itself.

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Thence a branch line would take me to Locarno and into touch with the steamboat service on Lake Maggiore.

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The branch line paid a fair interest on the investment,––but not with its passenger service.

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The young people rebelled at branch line trips and insisted on heading for sightseeing and hunting straight into the mountains.

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