eastbound train

collocation in English

meaningsofeastboundandtrain

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eastbound
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˈiːst.baʊnd/us
/ˈiːst.baʊnd/
going or leading towards ...
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train
noun
uk
/treɪn/us
/treɪn/
a railway engine connected to carriages for carrying people or to wheeled containers for ...
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(Definition ofeastboundandtrainfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Aneastboundtrainhas just emerged from the portal.
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They stopped aneastboundtrainat 1 p.m. and searched the carriages but found nothing.
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She was scheduled to arrive at 1 p.m. on theeastboundtrain.
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The gates lowered, preventing the school bus from crossing and allowing aneastboundtrainto continue its route.
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It had passed aneastboundtrainwhich normally indicates the single track ahead was now clear.
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Theeastboundtrainpassed a signal displaying stop on the main track striking the westbound train which was lined into the siding about 1 mile east of the meeting point.
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While the station has a waiting room, it is only open in early mornings and late evenings, half an hour before the first westbound andeastboundtrainarrives.
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Platform 1 is the most northerly, serving eastbound trains.
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A few more eastbound trains also serve the station during evening rush hour, which is also referred to as the reverse commute.
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Maplewood follows, with a side platform and a center platform serving all westbound and some eastbound trains.
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The westbound platform was signalled to allow eastbound trains to use it when they are not crossing a train coming in the opposite direction.
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Westbound trains typically used the lower road with lighter grades, while eastbound trains of empty cars used the back road.
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One unique feature of the station is that it has a second platform for eastbound trains.
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The southern island's northern face, platform 1, is for westbound trains; and the southern face of the northern island, platform 2, is for eastbound trains.
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Trains may serve platform 1 from either direction but platform 2 may only be served by eastbound trains.
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Tracks 1 and 2 are for westbound trains, while tracks 3 and 4 are for eastbound trains.
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The northern platform, platform 2, is 121 m long and serves eastbound trains; the southern platform, platform 1, is 122 m and serves westbound trains.
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Westbound trains had odd numbers, while eastbound trains had even numbers.
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Track 3 is normally used for eastbound trains, except on weekday mornings when there are also some westbound trains.
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