What's the word for train tracks that shift depending on a lever?

Question:
In movies and such I often see a character hit a lever then the tracks change course up ahead, what is that called in the most general terms for all of the elements?

Answers:

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All the above answers are right, but only in the most simple cases would a character actually be able to 'hit a lever' and let a train change tracks. These 'points' to me as an Englishman, 'switches' to American friends, as usually 'interlocked' with the signaling system. In other words, to be able to send a train on to another track, the signals must be clear to enable that train to proceed on to that other track without a collision occurring. If they are not, the blades are locked against being moved.

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