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| A '''Crossover''' is a pair of ]es that connects two parallel ]s, allowing a train on one track to cross over to the other. When two crossovers are present in opposite directions, in the shape of the letter X, the four-switch configuration is called a '''Diamond Crossover''', '''Double crossover''', or '''Scissors Crossover'''. | |||
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| In a setup where each of the two tracks normally carries trains of only one direction, the crossover can be used either to ] around an obstruction or to reverse direction. The crossover can also join two tracks of the same direction, possibly a pair of local and express tracks, and allow trains to switch from one to the other. | |||
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| ==Usage== | |||
| This junction is used to allow trains to turn around and go in the opposite direction on a 2-track, right-of-way, railway. For example, a train on the northbound track (Track 1) turning southbound would crossover the juction onto the southbound track (Track 2), turn around, and proceed south in Track 2. | |||
| On a crowded system, the use of crossovers or switches in general will reduce throughput, as the switches must be changed for each train. For this reason, on some high-capacity ] systems, crossovers between local and express tracks are not used during normal ] service, and service patterns are planned around the designs of the usually ] at each end of the local-express line. | |||
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