rail terminal
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[edit]Noun
[edit]rail terminal (plural rail terminals)
- (rail transport) A rail-served facility used for the transfer of freight or passengers to or from other modes of transportation.
- 2024 January 10, 'Industry Insider', “Success built on liberalisation and market freedom”, in RAIL, number 1000, page 69:
- This is a result of a switch from High Street to online retailing, requiring consumer goods to be delivered to the door from large-scale distribution parks that have sufficient traffic to justify a rail terminal.