Junction station

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Sargans railway station (Switzerland) is a junction station located on the junction (Keilbahnhof) of two railway lines Sargans - panoramio.jpg
Sargans railway station (Switzerland) is a junction station located on the junction ( Keilbahnhof ) of two railway lines

Junction station usually refers to a railway station situated either on or close to a rail junction, where lines to two or more destinations diverge.

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Many junction stations have multiple platform faces to enable trains for multiple destinations to stand at the station at the same time, but this is not necessary.

There are many stations with the word "junction" in their title, such as:

In Australia

In Canada

In India

In Indonesia

Central Java

East Java

Jakarta

North Sumatra

West Java

In Ireland

Historical

In Use

In Spain

In the United Kingdom

In the United States

In Thailand

Historical

In use