noun
- secondary railway lines that connect to a main line
Usage: plural form; transportation
Examples
- The old branchlines connected rural towns to the main railway network.
- Many branchlines were closed during the railway restructuring of the 1960s.
- Local communities fought to preserve their branchlines from closure.
- The branchlines carried freight from farms to the central depot.
- Historic branchlines now serve as scenic tourist railways.
- Engineers surveyed potential routes for new branchlines to mining areas.