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Different possible configurations of a connection 

Connection schema

Connection schema.

The following diagram shows the different possible configurations of a connection:

different possible configurations of a connection.

Main line: line used by passenger and freight trains running at a speed generally higher than 40 km/h

Local line: line used by trains running at a speed no higher than 40 km/h

Yard: set of sidings in a station, with a common destination (yard tracks, shunting...), and designated under the same generic name

Out of service or out of operation: Infrabel lines that are no longer open to commercial traffic