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There are intermediate stations on the line at which trains can terminate in bay roads or reversing platforms. In normal use these are Edgware Road, Moorgate and Plaistow.
Additionally, the track layout outside certain stations allow trains to terminate and reverse from the 'running line' platforms. These are Baker Street, King's Cross St. Pancras, Farringdon, Liverpool Street, Aldgate East, Bromley-by-Bow, West Ham, Plaistow and East Ham. Occasionally, Aldgate station (Metropolitan and Circle Lines) will be used, as H&C trains run over the same tracks and can be routed into that station. These are generally only used during degraded services (such as signal failures further down the line) and engineering works that require part of the line to be closed. However, some early trains are timetabled to use these reversing points in order to ensure they are operating normally.
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