Turnaround line - Return line

Japanese: 折返線 - おりかえしせん
Turnaround line - Return line

…There are two main uses. One is used in general stations to switch trains coming from one direction and send them back in the original direction, also called a turnaround line. The other is used in mountainous areas where the main track is a steep incline, to set up passenger and freight train handling facilities on a level or gentle slope that branches off from the main track. This is what is meant by a switchback. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "turn line" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…用途は大別して二つある。一つは一般の停車場構内で,ある方面からきた列車を転線して元の方向に出すために用いられるものであり,これは折返線とも呼ばれる。もう一つは山間部などで本線路が急こう配区間の場合,本線路より分岐して水平または緩こう配区間に客貨の列車扱い設備を設けるために利用されるもので,単にスイッチバックといえばこちらを指す。…

※「折返線」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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