Definition: Running track

Category: Transport

A track providing end-to-end line continuity designed for trains between stations or places indicated in tariffs as independent points of departure or arrival for the conveyance of passengers or goods.
(Fourth version of the Transport Glossary).

A track providing end-to-end line continuity and used for trains between stations or places indicated in tariffs as independent points of departure or arrival for the conveyance of passengers or goods.
(Third version of the Transport Glossary). http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/ramon/other_documents/transport_glossary_4_ed/index.cfm?TargetUrl=DSP_TRANSPORT_GLOSSARY_4_ED Eurostat, ECMT, UN/ECE, "Glossary for Transport Statistics," 3rd Edition, Luxembourg 2003