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Headshunt

Short length of track to release locomotives at terminal platforms Platform track and run-round loop at Toyooka Station, Hyōgo, Japan, the terminus of the line from MiyazuA headshunt (or escape track in the United States) is a short length of track provided to release locomotives at terminal platforms, or to allow shunting to take place clear of main lines.

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