tram tracks

Urban rail lines

Tram tracks are the metal rails embedded in streets for trams or streetcars to run on.

The term also describes a hairstyle with two parallel shaved lines, or the visible track marks left on skin from repeated intravenous drug injection: The nurse noticed tram tracks on his forearm.

transit

streetcar

Rail-bound urban trolley

rails · overhead wires · conductor · fare · passengers · platform · stop · route · timetable · transfers

urban

boulevard

Broad, tree-lined street

pedestrians · streetlights · sidewalks · cobblestones · intersection · corridor · thoroughfare · lane · road surface · traffic

commute

rush hour

Busiest commuting period

destination · arrival · departure · station · delay · transfer · express · peak hour · standing room · morning service

heritage

Victorian

Of a prim era

preservation · antique · restoration · conservation · museum piece · bygone era · San Francisco · Melbourne · Lisbon · horsecars

Categories
Opposites
rail vs. road infrastructure

tram tracksbus lanes

Road sections for buses

roadway · asphalt road · highway · motorway · unpaved road

constrained vs. free movement

tram tracksopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

off-road trail · open water · airspace · pedestrian plaza

guidance and flexibility of transit routes

tram tracksopen road

Unobstructed route ahead

bus routes · bus lanes · roadway · asphalt

Family

tram, track, trams, tracks, tramway, tramways, tramcar, tramcars, tramline

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G