Meaning

3 senses
  1. (UK)A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.

    Eisenbahnlinie, Eisenbahnstrecke

    железнодоро́жная ли́нияželeznodoróžnaja línija

    залізни́чна лі́ніяzaliznýčna línija

  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.

More definitions
  • 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 sentences
  1. It's dangerous to walk on railway lines.

    deEs ist gefährlich, auf Eisenbahnschienen zu laufen. — Wolf

  2. Many railway lines were replaced by roads.

    deViele Bahnstrecken wurden durch Straßen ersetzt. — Zaghawa

  3. There's only one railway line on this island.

    deAuf dieser Insel gibt es nur eine Eisenbahnlinie. — KonstantinLukas

  4. 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

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  5. A new train control system is installed on the railway line.

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Translations

7 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure — see also railway:
Русский
By meaning 1
stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure — see also railway:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure — see also railway:

Forms

plural: railway lines
Singularrailway line
Pluralrailway lines

regular

Synonyms

6 synonyms
all senses:railroad line
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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