"pinch point" meaning in English

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          "text": "Houchen observes that Hartlepool, used by around 640,000 passengers a year, is another pinch point where changes to the station are required. Despite being on the double-track Durham Coast Line linking Teesside, Sunderland and Newcastle, it has only one through platform: \"Now there are some interim solutions, but the long-term solution is a new station at Hartlepool.\"",
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