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Gleisänderung
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German
Etymology
de :af Gleis<t:track> Änderung<t:change>
From de Gleis<t:track> Änderung<t:change>.
Pronunciation
de /ˈɡlaɪ̯sˌɛndəʁʊŋ/
de De-Gleisänderung.ogg <<Germany>> (<<Berlin>>)
de Gleis än de rung
Noun
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de rail platform alteration, platform change, change of platform
Usage notes
In German-speaking countries, train departures/arrivals are assigned to a numbered track (de Gleis), not a platform (de Bahnsteig or de Perron). In practice a de Gleisänderung track change has broadly equivalent effect to a platform alteration in UK railway terminology.
Declension
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