Balloon Loop - Advantages

Advantages

Advantages of a balloon loop include:

  • Smooth operation
  • Trains can arrive in any free platform, while another train is leaving any platform

Compared to stations with stub platforms, balloon loops allow:

  • Fewer tracks and platforms are required
  • Arrivals into some platforms do not block departures from other platforms
  • Time is not lost while drivers change ends and reset the train for the other direction
  • If the driver changed ends and discovers a hidden fault, then delays to trains are less likely

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