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Re:Cycling: Why Tunnels are Better than Bridges (2014) by Symbiote on Sunday June 26, 2022 @11:36AM (#31884922)
Five of the six bridges carry railway lines.

I think the design is more likely because the tracks are very close to a station, so they're spaced widely to allow for the platforms.

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Re:Cycling: Why Tunnels are Better than Bridges (2014) by silvestrov on Sunday June 26, 2022 @12:15PM (#31885243)
The station is very small and cheaply built, so it might have been cheaper to make two tracks on one bridge and then have the "people platform" on each side of the tracks instead of between.

Just like this place: https://goo.gl/maps/gwfGxdxDs4sbpF2S7

Or this with a station on a curve: https://goo.gl/maps/Eo5fZK5E8kYoFAuW8

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