"platform ticket" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: platform tickets [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} platform ticket (plural platform tickets)
  1. (rail transport, historical) A ticket giving a non-traveller access to a railway station platform. Tags: historical Categories (topical): Rail transportation
    Sense id: en-platform_ticket-en-noun--RRgeJP2 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: rail-transport, railways, transport

Inflected forms

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