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das Gleis (-e)  track, platform (Br); rail

Mein Zug fährt von Gleis 4 (vier) ab.
My train departs from track/platform 4 (four).
Überschreiten der Gleise verboten. (Schild)
Do not cross the rails. Passengers must not cross the line/tracks. (sign)
Hans ist wieder ins richtige Gleis gekommen.
Hans got back on the right track.

RELATED: aus dem Gleis kommen (fig) to get sidetracked, get off track, entgleisen (vi, ist entgleist) to get derailed, jump the tracks; (fig) misbehave, commit a faux pas or gaffe

Also see the German Quotation of the Day (Zitat des Tages)

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