railway line
A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runsA railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
» It's dangerous to walk on railway lines.
Es ist gefährlich, auf Eisenbahnschienen zu laufen.
Meaning
3 senses(UK)A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
Eisenbahnlinie, Eisenbahnstrecke
железнодоро́жная ли́нияželeznodoróžnaja línija
залізни́чна лі́ніяzaliznýčna línija
(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).
(UK)An organization that runs a railroad.
- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
Examples
18 sentencesIt's dangerous to walk on railway lines.
deEs ist gefährlich, auf Eisenbahnschienen zu laufen. — Wolf
Many railway lines were replaced by roads.
deViele Bahnstrecken wurden durch Straßen ersetzt. — Zaghawa
There's only one railway line on this island.
deAuf dieser Insel gibt es nur eine Eisenbahnlinie. — KonstantinLukas
The red lines on the map represent railway lines.
ruКрасными линиями на карте обозначена железная дорога. — Selena777
deDie roten Linien auf der Karte stehen für die Eisenbahnlinien. — MUIRIEL
A new train control system is installed on the railway line.
Translations
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Forms
plural: railway lines| Singular | railway line |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed:linerail line
- line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight:railwayrailroadrailroad linerailway system