Portion working

How it is used

A specialist rail term relevant to passengers choosing the correct part of a train before it divides.

Example sentences

1. Portion working allowed the front four carriages to serve the coast while the rear continued inland.

   Different sections of one arriving train later serve separate destinations.

2. The announcement explained the portion working and asked us to move to the rear carriages.

   The operating arrangement affects where passengers must sit.

Common collocations

• portion working arrangement
• train division under portion working

Related terms

• platformThe raised area beside the track in a railway or metro station where passengers wait for trains and get on and off.
• timetableA list or table showing the times when buses, trains, ferries or planes leave and arrive.

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