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GOODS YARD

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A site where merchandise and goods are temporarily stored before or after transportation by rail.

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GOOD STATION A railway station or platform built specifically for the loading and unloading of goods.
GOODS SHED A building in which railway wagons can unload goods for local distribution.
GOODS STATION A railway station or platform built specifically for the loading and unloading of goods.
MARSHALLING YARD A series of parallel railway sidings on which goods wagons originating from different locations can be sorted or re-sorted into new trains before being despatched to their next destination or sorting points.

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