freight yards

Train sorting areas

Freight yards are railroad facilities where cargo trains are assembled, sorted, and stored.

Cars carrying different goods arrive and get reorganized into new trains bound for various destinations.

The term also applies to similar facilities for trucks.

The old freight yards have been converted into a park.

Opposites
cargo vs. passenger transport facilities

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Facilities for traveler embarkation

train stations · railway stations · transit hubs · subway stations · metro stations

transportation mode

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Coastal shipping facilities

airports · shipping docks · distribution centers · warehouses

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G