Grand union
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A grand union is a rail track junction where two double-track railway or tramway lines cross at grade, often in a street intersection or crossroads. A total of sixteen railroad switches allow streetca
Berliner Platz, in Kiel (1971).
A Grand union tramway crossing under construction in Montreal at Sainte Catherine and Saint Lawrence Street in 1893
A grand union at Spadina Avenue and Queen Street West in Toronto, Ontario
Chicago Transit Authority control tower 18 at this three-quarter union guides elevated Chicago 'L' north and southbound Purple and Brown lines intersecting with east and westbound Pink and Green lines and the looping Orange line above the Wells and Lake street intersection in the Loop.
Balaclava Junction
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Balaclava Junction is the only extant grand union junction in Australia. Located at the intersection of Balaclava Road and Hawthorn Road, Caulfield North on the Melbourne tram network, trams can go in
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…Streets (Victoria Square), and at Pulteney and Wakefield Streets. Melbourne, Australia: The only surviving grand union in the Southern Hemisphere is Balaclava Junction on the Melbourne tram system, in Australia. It is at 37°52′21.56″S 145°1′29.01″E. There is also a three-quarter union at the intersection of Victoria…
Panorama of Balaclava Junction