railway lines

Steel path network

Railway lines are the parallel steel tracks on which trains run, or the routes and services that operate along them.

The term covers both the physical infrastructure—rails, ties, and roadbed—and the transportation systems using them: The railway line to Edinburgh runs through York.

British usage; Americans typically say railroad tracks or train lines.

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transportation infrastructure type

railway linesroads

Paved paths for vehicles

highways · motorways · waterways · airways · canals

route fixedness

railway linesopen skies

Unobstructed aerial expanse

cross-country routes · wilderness trails · open water · open road · open seas

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line, rail, railroad, railing, railway, rails, monorail, railways, railed

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