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single crossing railway switch

type of railway switch having four connections but only three positions
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single crossing railway switch

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Key Facts

  • single crossing railway switch is a type of railroad switch[1].
  • single crossing railway switch's Commons category is recorded as Single crossing railway switches[2].
  • single crossing railway switch's different from is recorded as double crossing railway switch[3].

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Definition and Type

single crossing railway switch is a type of railroad switch[1].

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  1. 11h ago · Entbert · 2026-06-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → railroad switch
    Openstreetmap tag → railway:switch=single_slip
    Wikidata description → type of railway switch having four connections but only three positions
    Commons category → Single crossing railway switches
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1282]]: railway:switch=single_slip"
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