HyperDic: railway_system

English > 1 sense of the expression railway system:
NOUNartifactrailway system, railway, railroad, railroad line, railway lineline that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
English > railway system: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact
Meaningline that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight.
Synonymsrailway, railroad, railroad line, railway line
Narrowercable railway, funicular, funicular railwayA railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
cog railway, rack railwayrailway for steep mountains
elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railwayA railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
metro, tube, underground, subway system, subwayAn electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
monorailA railway having a single track
railshort / short for railway / railway
scenic railwaysmall railway in an amusement park
BroaderlineA commercial organization serving as a common carrier
Spanishcompañía de ferrocarriles, ferrocarriles, ferrocarril, línea de ferrocarriles
Catalancompanyia de ferrocarrils, ferrocarrils, línia de ferrocarrils

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