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Two turnouts that connect two parallel tracks so a train can move from one to the other. Both turnouts are of the same hand.

Dutch

kruisverbinding

German

Gleisverbindung

Example

Two left-hand Märklin C track turnouts 24611 joined directly by their diverging routes give 77.5 mm of offset together: exactly the track spacing.

Märklin C track: articles, geometry and the track planner

Articles using this term

• How much space do you need for a Minitrix layout?
• The double slip: when you need one
• Minitrix or Fleischmann piccolo: the differences side by side
• Left, right and symmetrical turnouts explained
• How much space do you need for a Piko A-Gleis layout?
• Terminus or through station?
• Passing loop: how two trains pass each other
• Double oval: two trains at once
• Roco geoLine or Roco Line: the differences side by side
• An H0 layout on 240 x 120 cm: what fits?
• The Auto-designer: layouts from your own track
• The dogbone: a long run on a narrow baseboard
• Track spacing: how far apart do two tracks lie?
• The reversing loop: how it works and how to avoid a short circuit
• An H0 layout on 180 x 90 cm: what fits?

See also

• Turnout
• Double track
• Track spacing
• Double slip