railway line

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railway line

noun railway lines

  1. UK A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
  2. UK A group of railway tracks running parallel, allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a four-track railway line).
  3. UK An organization that runs a railroad.

Similar: railroad line

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noun

Similar: railroad line

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noun stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure — see also railway

한국어철도 노선 cheoldo noseon
日本語鉄道路線 tetsudō rosen
中文鐵路線 /铁路线 tiělùxiàn
Portuguêstrilho, linha do trem, linha de trem, linha ferroviária
Françaisligne de chemin de fer, ligne ferroviaire
DeutschEisenbahnlinie, Eisenbahnstrecke
Italianolinea ferroviaria
Русскийжелезнодоро́жная ли́ния železnodoróžnaja línija

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@misc{railway_line_2026,
  title = {railway line},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/railway%20line},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}