Gleisänderung

== German == === Etymology === From Gleis (“track”) +‎ Änderung (“change”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡlaɪ̯sˌɛndəʁʊŋ/ Hyphenation: Gleis‧än‧de‧rung === Noun === Gleisänderung f (genitive Gleisänderung, plural Gleisänderungen) (rail transport) platform alteration, platform change, change of platform ==== Usage notes ==== In German-speaking countries, train departures/arrivals are assigned to a numbered track (Gleis), not a platform (Bahnsteig or Perron). In practice a Gleisänderung (literally “track change”) has broadly equivalent effect to a platform alteration in UK railway terminology. ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === “Gleisänderung” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “Gleisänderung” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon