railway line

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Noun

railway line (plural railway lines)

1. (chiefly, UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a railway train runs.
2. (chiefly, 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. (chiefly, UK) An organization that runs a railroad.

Synonyms

• (all senses) railroad line (US)

Translations

• German: Gleis
• Italian: binario
• Portuguese: trilho, linha do trem, linha de trem, linha ferroviária

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