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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