line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
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railway::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | railroad, railroad line, railway line, railway system |
| Type of | line |
| Has types | overhead railway, monorail, underground, metro, scenic railway, funicular railway, funicular, elevated railway, subway, subway system, elevated railroad, elevated, el, cog railway, tube, cable railway, rack railway, rail |
railway::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | railroad, railroad track |
| Type of | track |
| Has types | railroad siding, switch, standard gauge, siding, gantlet, turnout, sidetrack, narrow gauge, broad gauge |
Examples of railway
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Radstock is a former mining and railway town and boasts a very strong character.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Only a third of railway construction projects were continuing normally, it said.
From the economist.com
Future operations targeting other railway stations across Melbourne are planned.
From the brimbankweekly.com.au
Thirty years ago your local railway station was commonly staffed until midnight.
From the smh.com.au
The only escape was across three-quarters of a mile of swamp to a railway track.
From the time.com
Combe Down was the UK's longest railway tunnel without intermediate ventilation.
From the independent.co.uk
Victorian pilings jut from the river, the railway they once supported long gone.
From the nytimes.com
It was the only complete underground railway opened in the UK outside of London.
From the independent.co.uk
The great symbol then was the Chinese-built railway between Tanzania and Zambia.
From the economist.com
- Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
- Railroad track: a line of track providing a runway for wheels; "he walked along the railroad track"
- Rail transport is the means of conveyance of passengers and goods by way of wheeled vehicles running on rail tracks. In contrast to road transport, where vehicles merely run on a prepared surface, rail vehicles are also directionally guided by the tracks they run on. ...
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- A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles may travel; A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods
- (Railways) The nearest railway stations are Dondaicha (c. 30 km away) and Nandurbar (c. 35 km away).
- (Railways) This entry states the total route length of the railway network and of its component parts by gauge: broad, standard, narrow, and dual. Other gauges are listed under note.
