What is the difference between station section and station limit?


What is the difference between station section and station limit? Section refers to running lines from outer despatch signal of previous station to home reception signal of next station. It's the length of track between two contiguous stations , whether a train stops at them or not. Tracks within outer signal and home reception signals of a station is called Station limit.


What are the 4 main parts of a railway?

Typical Railway Track Components Overview – Sleepers, Fishplates, Fasteners and Spikes.


What is the largest train station in Europe?

Leipzig Hauptbahnhof (Leipzig main station, IATA: XIT) is the central railway terminus in Leipzig, Germany, in the district Mitte. At 83,460 square metres (898,400 sq ft), it is Europe's largest railway station measured by floor area.