branch line

noun

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

Words nearby branch line

bran tub, branagh, branch, branch cut, branch instruction, branch line, branch off, branch officer, branch out, branch plant, branch point

Origin of branch line

First recorded in 1840–50

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Example sentences from the Web for branch line

For one thing, the branch-line railroad does not often run in a genuinely competitive territory.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford
They are new, but they do represent the practical working of the great opportunity in branch-line railroading.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford
He was still tied and blindfolded, and I hope to be buried alive in a branch-line town if he wasn't getting bored.
At Good Old Siwash|George Fitch
Branch-line service in every part of the land has been a neglected feature of railroad opportunity—as we shall see in due course.
The Railroad Problem|Edward Hungerford

I got to some little junction at last where I had to wait an hour for a branch-line train.
The Passionate Friends|Herbert George Wells

British Dictionary definitions for branch line

branch line

noun

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

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