reservelinien
Reservelinien are lines within a transportation or utility network that are kept available as backup capacity for contingencies. They are not normally used in routine operations but can be activated to maintain service during maintenance works, incidents, or peak demand. A reservelinie may be a physical parallel track, an alternative routing, or a planned detour that can be deployed when the primary route is blocked or overburdened.
The primary purpose of reservelinien is to increase resilience and reliability of the network. They allow traffic
Reservelinien are typically planned and funded as part of network resilience and capacity management. They are
Reservelinien are related to detour routes, contingency planning, and alternate capacity management. They complement regular maintenance
See also: detour, resilience planning, capacity management, routing and signaling, contingency routing.