English > railway system: 1 sense > noun 1, artifact| Meaning | line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight. |
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| Synonyms | railway, railroad, railroad line, railway line |
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| Narrower | cable railway, funicular, funicular railway | A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars |
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| cog railway, rack railway | railway for steep mountains |
| elevated railway, elevated railroad, elevated, el, overhead railway | A railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level |
| metro, tube, underground, subway system, subway | An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city) |
| monorail | A railway having a single track |
| rail | short / short for railway / railway |
| scenic railway | small railway in an amusement park |
| Broader | line | A commercial organization serving as a common carrier |
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| Spanish | compañía de ferrocarriles, ferrocarriles, ferrocarril, línea de ferrocarriles |
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| Catalan | companyia de ferrocarrils, ferrocarrils, línia de ferrocarrils |
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