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Noun: railway line
Usage: Brit, Cdn (=railroad line)
  1. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
    - railway [Brit, Cdn], railroad [N. Amer], railroad line [N. Amer], railway system [Brit, Cdn]
     
  2. The road consisting of railway track and roadbed
    - line, rail line, railroad line [N. Amer]

Derived forms: railway lines

Type of: line, road, route

Encyclopedia: Railway line

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