railway
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The British monarch was spotted at King's Lynn railway station in Norfolk, boarding a train back to the city. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Queen Elizabeth Officially Returns from Her Winter Holiday," 11 Feb. 2019 Starck, barely known back then, borrowed the look of the old Budapest railway station’s waiting room. — Joshua Levine, WSJ, "Saks Doubles Down on Department Stores With New Restaurant in New York City," 15 Jan. 2019 Based on Brian Selznick’s book The Invention of Hugo Cabret, it’s set in Paris and centers on a boy who lives in the Gare Montparnasse railway station in Paris. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "A dozen streamable shows and movies that kids can watch (and parents will like)," 24 Dec. 2018 In 2007, the two Koreas temporarily connected two short stretches of railway across their border, but further efforts to reconnect the two systems have been suspended amid rising tensions over the North’s nuclear program. — New York Times, "South Korea Hands Kim Jong-un a Path to Prosperity on a USB Drive," 10 May 2018 The latest wreck again raised criticism about the safety culture of the nation's passenger railway. — Meg Kinnard, Houston Chronicle, "Amtrak crash leaves 2 dead, injures over 100," 4 Feb. 2018 The suspension railway is currently zipping around on a monorail track in a province in Southern China, reaching speeds of up to 60 km / hr (about 37 mph). — Shoshana Wodinsky, The Verge, "It’s time for America to get more animal-themed transit," 26 July 2018 Between West 15th and 16th streets: Chelsea Market inhabits the former National Biscuit Co. factory, which once received its baking ingredients from the elevated railway. — Andrea Sachs, chicagotribune.com, "Take a walk on New York's High Line from end-to-end," 2 July 2018 This prompted the Croatian railway company to introduce more trains and ticket discounts. — Washington Post, "Mixed emotions in Balkans over Croatia’s World Cup success," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'railway.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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