subway line

Metro transit path

A subway line is a route within an urban underground rail system, typically identified by a name, number, or color: The 6 line runs up the East Side, Take the Blue Line to the airport.

Passengers speak of lines when planning routes or identifying where delays occur.

Major cities may have dozens of subway lines forming interconnected networks.

Related

platform · platform edge · tunnel · station · transfer station · commute · morning commute · tracks · transit · transit map · route · map · transfer · express · local · rail · carriage · rush hour

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Opposites
transportation mode

subway linebus route

Public transit trajectory

highway · footpath · bike lane · streetcar line · ferry route

urban vs. rural mobility

subway linedirt road

Unpaved rural thoroughfare

country lane · farm road · rural highway

verticality/position

subway lineelevated railway

Raised urban train system

sky train · aerial tramway · gondola lift · elevated train · streetcar line

Family

subway, line, sub, way, subways, lines, ways, linear, lineage

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Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G