underground line

Metro train path

An underground line is a railway or metro route that runs beneath the surface, typically through tunnels in an urban area.

The term is especially associated with London's Underground system: The Piccadilly line was delayed this morning.

It can also refer to buried cables or pipes carrying electricity, water, or gas.

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subway car · track · platform · train station · station · commuter · rush hour · rail · secret · covert · resistance · hidden · passage · secret passage · burrow · cable · pipe · conduit

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Opposites
vertical position/elevation

underground lineelevated line

Raised urban rail track

elevated railway · elevated train · monorail · streetcar line · light rail

visibility/exposure

underground lineoverhead line

Suspended electrical conductor

overhead wire

Family

underground, line, under, ground, undergrounds, lines, lined, liner, liners

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