This article is a list of important rail yards in geographical order. These listed may be termed Classification, Freight, Marshalling, Shunting, or Switching yards, which are cultural terms generally meaning the same thing no matter which part of the world's railway traditions originated the term of art.
These are important marshalling yards for the formation of freight/goods trains, and/or with a large volume of traffic, and/or with a very extensive track systems; including classification yards, hump yards, freight handling yards, and intermodal (container) terminals.
Notes
Names of the nearest cities etc. are presented in the common usage, and shown first followed by a colon, unless the specific yard name is known (which will be presented in the form native to their country. possibly transliterated)
If known, the number of tracks are shown in brackets, with two numbers e.g. (xx + xx) for yards with 'up' and 'down' lines.
Yards marked with a star (asterisk) may no longer be in use.
The nearest city of town is given first: if the yard has a well known name that differs.
North America
Canada
From west to east
Nanaimo, British Columbia
Wellcox Yard (SVI, Marshalling, Barge operation by Seaspan ULC)
Vancouver, British Columbia
Coquitlam Yard (CPKC, Intermodal and Marshalling)
VIF Intermodal (CPKC, Intermodal)
Williston Yard (CPKC, Intermodal, Grain)
Thornton Yard (CN, Intermodal and Marshalling)
North Vancouver Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Lulu Island Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Trapp Yard (SRY, Marshalling)
New Yard (BNSF, Marshalling)
Glen Yard (BNSF, Marshalling)
Main Yard (BNSF, Marshalling)
Vancouver Reliability Center (VIA, Coach Yard & Shop)
Kamloops, British Columbia
Kamloops CP Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Kamloops CN Yard (CN, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Golden, British Columbia
Golden Yard (CPKC, Marshalling, Coal Staging Yard)
Trail, British Columbia
Tadanac Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Cranbrook, British Columbia
Cranbrook yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Edmonton, Alberta
Bissell Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Cloverbar Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Dunvegan Yard (CN, Railcar Storage)
Scotford Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Scotford Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Lambton Park Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
D.L. MacDonald Yard (ETS)
McBain Yard (CN, Intermodal)
Strathcona Yard (CPKC, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Walker Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Calgary, Alberta
Alyth Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Ogden Park (CPKC headquarters campus,)
Shepard Yard (CPKC, Intermodal)
Manchester Yard (CPKC, Marshalling, Storage)
Keith Yard (CPKC, Marshalling, Storage)
Sarcee Yard (CN, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Calgary Logistics Park (CN, Marshalling, Intermodal, industry servicing)
Anderson Garage (Calgary Transit)
Oliver Bowen Maintenance Centre (Calgary Transit)
Lethbridge, Alberta
Kipp Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Churchill Industrial Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Medicine Hat, Alberta
Medicine Hat Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Dunmore Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan
Moose Jaw Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Regina, Saskatchewan
Regina Yard (CPKC, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Warell Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Chappell Yard (CN, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Sutherland Yard (CPKC, Intermodal and Marshalling)
Melville, Saskatchewan
Melville Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Burlington Northern Santa Fe Manitoba Yard (BNSF Manitoba)
East Yard (CN, now the Forks)*
Fort Rouge Yard (CN)
Via Rail Winnipeg Maintenance Centre (Via Rail)
Greater Winnipeg Water District St. Boniface Yard (GWWDR)
North Transcona Yard (CPKC)
Central Manitoba Railway Yard (CEMR)
St. Boniface Yard (CPKC)
Symington Yard (CN, Intermodal and Hump Yard)
Transcona Yard (CN)
Winnipeg Yard (CPKC, Intermodal and Hump Yard)
Weston Shops
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Thunder Bay Yard (CPKC, Intermodal, Marshalling and Grain Staging)
Neebing Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Sudbury, Ontario
Sudbury Yard (CPKC, Marshalling)
Capreol Yard (CN, Marshalling)
Cambridge, Ontario
Hagey Yard (CPKC)
Toronto, Ontario
Toronto Yard sometimes referred to as Agincourt Yard (CPKC, Marshalling, Former Hump Yard, Automotive compound)
Don Yard (GO Transit layover facility, ex-CN Don Sorting Yard)
North Bathurst Yard (GO Transit layover facility)
Vaughan Intermodal Terminal (CPKC, Intermodal)
MacMillan Yard (CN, Hump Yard)
Brampton Intermodal Terminal (CN, Intermodal)
Lambton/West Toronto Yards (CPKC, Marshalling)
CPR Parkdale Yard (ex-CVR 1871–1883/ex-CPR 1883-1890s, marshalling and repair yards, closed and removed mid 1980s)
Tlalnepantla de Baz: Valle de México Patio Clasificación (48) (Ferrovalle,hump yard)
Europe
British Isles
Ireland: Within the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland there are no notable marshalling yards still extant.
North Wall yard in Dublin is used for loading per way materials trains and stabling unused stock. Also host a small wagon repair shop used to maintain ore and container wagons.
UK (excluding Northern Ireland): British Railways undertook a major programme of investment in marshalling yards in the early 1960s, some of which were arguably obsolete before they even opened. Many have since been closed entirely. Those that remain have been substantially dismantled. None retain hump facilities and instead see only very limited flat-shunting. As of 2009, DB Schenker Rail (UK) operates the following marshalling yards, defined as sites "where trains can be marshalled or re-marshalled using resident pilot locomotives, ground staff and train examination staff".
Sheffield: Tinsley Marshalling Yard (opened 1965, closed beginning 1985 – site now an intermodal terminal)
York: Dringhouses
Nordic countries
Norway
Oslo: Alnabru
Bergen
Trondheim
Fauske
Narvik
Sweden
Gävle (18)
Borlänge (24)
Hallsberg (marshalling yard) (32)
Göteborg: Sävenäs (34)
Helsingborg (24)
Malmö (26)
Finland
Hamina: Poitsila yard
Helsinki: Vuosaari yard
Helsinki: Pasila yard (Former hump yard. Has little use for yard in its size.)
Imatra: Freight yard
Joensuu: Peltola and Sulkulahti yards
Kokkola: Ykspihlaja freight yard
Kokkola: Ykspihlaja mid-yard
Kotka: Hovinsaari yard (former hump yard)
Kotka: Mussalo and Kotolahti yards
Kouvola: Marshalling yard (hump yard) (12 + 48)
Oulu: Nokela yard (Former hump yard)
Pieksämäki: Marshalling yard (Former hump yard. Mainly used as storage for rolling stock.)
Riihimäki: Korttio (9 + 24) (former hump yard)
Seinäjoki: Freight yard
Tampere: Viinikka (hump yard) (11 + 31)
Denmark
Baltic states
Estonia
Tallinn: Ülemiste (16)
Latvia
Ventspils
Riga: (marshalling yard) (26)
Rēzekne II
Daugavpils (marshalling yard) (26)
Lithuania:
Šiauliai: Radviliškis (largest yard in baltic region)
Vilnius: Vaidotai (16)
Vilnius: Vilnius Intermodal Terminal
Kaunas: Kaunas Intermodal Terminal
Eastern Europe
Belarus
Maladsetschna: (11)
Minsk: (marshalling yard) (21)
Orscha: (at main station) (12?)
Mahiljou: (on the Dnepr river) (16)
Schlobin:
Homel: (unusual bilateral yard, with two marshalling sections on different lines) Homel'-Nečetnyj line (21), Minsk and Homel'-Četnyj (12) tracks in the direction of the route from Brest
Baranawitschy: (located at central station) (15)
Brest-Vostočny : 'Eastern' (10 + 13)
Brest -Severny 'northern' (12 + 12): Dual gauge system
Žilina zriaďovacia stanica (18 + 22); closed after Žilina-Teplička opened; completely removed within reconstruction of Žilina railway junction (2020-2024)
Budapest Ferencváros rendező pu. (32 (+ 28 temporary closed))
Miskolc rendező pu. (30)
Záhony Fényeslitke Déli rendező pu. (railway station south yard, 24)
Dombóvár (14)
Germany
In Germany due to ongoing consolidation it is likely that some yards will close. The ones likely to continue in operation are marked in bold.
Northern Germany
Rostock Seehafen (32)
Hamburg: Maschen Marshalling Yard (Built 1977, 48 + 64) Europe's biggest yard, second biggest yard world wide
Osnabrück Rbf (34)
Hannover Seelze Rbf (17 + 34)
Eastern Germany
Berlin (Potsdam): Seddin (Potsdam) (28 + 15)
Senftenberg South (19), North closed
Central Germany
Halle (Saale) Gbf (36)
Leipzig: Engelsdorf (Leipzig) (26)
Dresden-Friedrichstadt Rbf (34)
Western Germany
Bebra Rbf (21)
Kassel Rbf (11 + 5 + 2, + 9 long and 4 short tracks) outdated
Ruhrgebiet
Hamm (Westf) (14) for decades was Europe's largest yard
Herne Wanne-Eickel Hbf
Oberhausen-Osterfeld Süd (40)
Schwerte (Ruhr) (16)
Hagen-Vorhalle (40)
Siegen: Kreuztal Güterbahnhof (19)
Cologne: Gremberg (31 + 32); Köln-Kalk Nord (24)
Mainz: Mainz-Bischofsheim (22) The station is nowadays not within the political boundaries of the city of Mainz in Rhineland-Palatinate, but in the municipality of Bischofsheim, Hesse
Saarbrücken Rbf (37 / 14 + 23)
Southern Germany
Mannheim Rbf (42 + 41) second largest Rbf in Deutschland
Stuttgart: Kornwestheim Rbf (35)
Nürnberg Rbf (60)
Ingolstadt Hbf (20)
München Nord Rbf (40)
Benelux
Netherlands
Rotterdam: Kijfhoek (42)
Belgium
Antwerp-North (40 + 56)
Ghent-Zeehaven (32)
Bruges: Zeebrugge-Vorming (28; after expansion 24 + 30)
Liège: Kinkempois-Formation (38)
Namur: Ronet-Formation (41) For international ISO-Container
Charleroi: Monceau-sur-Sambre-Formation (32)
Luxemburg
Bettembourg: Bettembourg-Triage (28)
France
Nord-Pas-de-Calais: Somain (32)
Metz: Woippy-Triage (48), Largest yard in France
Paris: Le Bourget-Triage (48), Villeneuve-Saint-Georges-Triage (48)
Bordeaux: Hourcade (48)
Dijon: Gevrey-Triage (48)
Lyon: Sibelin-Triage (44)
Marseille/Fos-sur-Mer: Miramas (48)
Strasbourg: Hausbergen
Mulhouse: Mulhouse-Nord
Toulouse: Fenouillet (47)
Alpine countries
Switzerland:
Basel SBB RB (in Muttenz) (43 planned reduction to 32 + 32)
Buchs Canton St. Gallen (16)
Zürich: Rangierbahnhof Limmattal (RBL), in the Limmat Valley between Spreitenbach and Dietikon (64)
Biel/Bienne-Mett RB (22) To close in 2009
Lausanne Triage (in Denges) (38) Adding of 7 more tracks planned
Chiasso Smistamento (24)
Austria:
Salzburg-Gnigl (22)
Wels Vbf (Verschiebebahnhof) (30)
Linz Vbf (29) Expansion planned
Vienna: Wien Zvbf (Zentralverschiebebahnhof) (48)
Innsbruck: Hall in Tirol (20)
Villach Süd (40)
In Styria due to the lack of an efficient marshalling yard shunting is divided between Selzthal, Graz Vbf und Bruck an der Mur freight station (the latter has no hump)
Southeastern Europe
Slovenia
Ljubljana: Zalog (39)
Croatia
Zagreb ranžirni kolodvar (48)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Bosnian/Croatian fed.): No yard
Istanbul: Halkalı yard (10) (Originally larger, half of the tracks used for freight trains were closed when the adjacent Halkalı station was rebuilt and expanded.)
Kapıkule: Kapıkule yard (13)
Southern Europe
Italy
Cervignano del Friuli: Cervignano Smistamento (32)
Milan: Milano Smistamento (48)
Turin: Torino Orbassano (32) terminus
Alessandria Smistamento (37) terminus
Bologna San Donato (32 + 22) terminus
Naples: Marcianise Smistamento (32) South of Caserta
Spain
León Classificación (19)
Saragossa: Zaragoza-la Almozara (13)
Barcelona: Can Tunis (16) hump removed
Madrid: Vicálvaro Classificación (30)
Córdoba-Mercancías (8)
Portugal
Entroncamento (13)
Russia
Sankt-Peterburg-Sortirovochnyy-Moskovskiy
Volkhovstroy I
Smolensk-Sortirovochnyy
Bekasovo-Sortirovochnoye
Lyublino-Sortirovochnoye
Bryansk-L'govskiy
Rybnoye
Orekhovo-Zuyevo
Yudino
Agryz
Nizhniy Novgorod-Sortirovochnyy
Lyangasovo
Losta
Yaroslavl'-Glavnyy
Bataysk
Likhaya
Liski
Kochetovka I
Im. Maksima Gor'kogo
Anisovka
Penza III
Syzran' I
Dema
Kinel'
Perm'-Sortirovochnaya
Yekaterinburg-Sortirovochnyy
Voynovka
Chelyabinsk-Glavnyy
Orsk
Orenburg
Moskovka
Vkhodnaya
Altayskaya
Inskaya
Krasnoyarsk-Vostochnyy
Tayshet
Irkutsk-Sortirovochnyy
Komsomol'sk-Sortirovochnyy
Khabarovsk II
Asia
India
Mughalsarai Railway Yard
Katni Railway Yard
Asansol Railway Yard
Bhilai Railway Marshalling Yard
Bondamunda Railway Yard
Bhusawal Railway Yard
Howrah Railway Yard
Sealdah ( Beliaghata ) Rail Yard
Naihati Goods Sorting Yard
Siliguri Railway Yard
CSMT Railway Yard
Jammu Tawi Railway Yard
Rani Laxmi Bai Nagar Railway Yard
Tambaram MG Railway Yard ( Now Abandoned )
New Guwahati Yard
Lumding Yard
New Tinsukia Yard
ICF Coach Complex Yard
Kalka NG Yard
Bina Marshalling Yard
HAPA Marshalling Yard
Indonesia
Jakarta Kota Railway Yard, Jakarta
Cipinang Locomotive Rail Yard Jakarta
Depok Railway Yard, Depok, Largest Rail Yard in SouthEast Asia
Sidotopo Railway Yard, Surabaya
Kalimas Railway Yard, Surabaya
Semarang Gudang Railway Yard (closed), Semarang
China
Mainland
Zhengzhou North railway station (郑州北站), over 6,000 m long and over 800 m wide, described as Asia's largest marshalling yard
Fengtai West railway station (a major freight terminal for Beijing)
Wuhan North railway station (112 tracks)
Nanxiang railway station, located in Shanghai
Nanjing East railway station
Xuzhou North railway station
Zhuzhou North railway station
Jiangcun railway station, located in Guangzhou
Guiyang South railway station
Chengdu North railway station – different from Chengdu railway station(passenger station) which is called "North railway station(火车北站)" by Chengdu citizens
Sujiatun railway station
Xinfengzhen(Town Xinfeng; 新丰镇) railway station
Lanzhou North railway station
Hekou North railway station, connection between China's standard-gauge network and Vietnam's meter-gauge network
Houma North railway station
Hong Kong
Ho Tung Lau Depot – maintenance facility for East Rail line
Pat Heung Depot – maintenance facility for West Rail line
Siu Ho Wan Depot – for Tung Chung line
Hung Hom Freight Freight Terminus/Yard
Kowloon Freight Yard
Lo Wu Freight and Marshalling Yard
South Korea
Busan : Busan Rail Yard, Busan High Speed Rail Yard (77, Gaya station)
Daejeon : Daejeon Rail Yard (60, Daejeon Yard station)
Goyang : Seoul High Speed Rail Yard (Haengsin station)