railway line

1. Line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight (synset 104055680)
   is a type of: line - a commercial organization serving as a common carrier
   subtypes:

   • cable railway, funicular, funicular railway - a railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars
   • cog railway, rack railway - railway for steep mountains; a cogwheel on the locomotive engages cogs on a center rail to provide traction
   • el, elevated, elevated railroad, elevated railway, overhead railway - a railway that is powered by electricity and that runs on a track that is raised above the street level
   • metro, subway, subway system, tube, underground - an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city)
   • monorail - a railway having a single track
   • rail - short for railway
   • scenic railway - small railway in an amusement park
   same as: railroad, railroad line, railway, railway system
2. The road consisting of railroad track and roadbed (synset 103676598)
   is a type of: road, route - an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
   subtypes:

   • branch line, spur, spur track - a railway line connected to a trunk line
   • trunk line, trunk route - line that is the main route on a railway
   has:

   • railroad bed - a bed on which railroad track is laid
   • railroad, railroad track, railway - a line of track providing a runway for wheels
   same as: line, rail line

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