railway
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈreɪl.weɪ/ us/ˈreɪl.weɪ/ (US railroad)
A2 铁路，铁道
the metal tracks on which trains run
We live close to the railway line. 我们家离铁道线很近。
She travelled across Siberia on the Trans-Siberian railway. 她乘火车沿西伯利亚铁路横穿西伯利亚。
A2 铁路系统
the system of tracks, stations, trains, etc.
a railway station/timetable/siding 火车站／列车时刻表／铁路专用线等
Thomas Grant worked on the railway(s) for 50 years. 托马斯‧格兰特在铁路系统工作了50年。
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- This area of the city is criss-crossed by railway lines.
- The government has announced an ambitious programme to modernize the railway network.
- A bomb exploded at one of London's busiest railway stations this morning.
- The railway was built on a bed of solid rock.
- There isn't any railway service on Sundays.