Synonyms of railways

railways

noun

plural of railway

as in roads

a roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel

a system of railways that crisscrosses the whole nation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• roads
• railroads
• rails
• elevated railroads
• els
• monorails
• elevateds

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of railways

Tanzania and Angola have agreed to connect railways serving ports on opposite coasts of Africa, Tanzania’s president said. — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026

The reputation of the Spanish railways already was tarnished when 46 people died in January after one train jumped the track and slammed into the side of another going the opposite way in southern Spain. — Joseph Wilson, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026

Many voters thank him ​for pulling Serbia from economic obscurity and orchestrating a period of sustained modernisation including new highways, railways, schools and hospitals. — Reuters, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026

Flood warnings are also in place, while airports, ferries, railways and roads have seen disruptions. — ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Russia has also intensified attacks on Ukraine's transport infrastructure, including road border crossings, railways and shipping routes, Derkach said. — Elsa Ohlen,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 19 Oct. 2026

Tech investment has more than quadrupled in the last three years, a boom unmatched in scale or speed by the rise of railways, canals, or the Internet. — Ruchir Sharma, Foreign Affairs, 13 Oct. 2026

Russia’s constant attacks on factories, energy supply systems and the railways means that steel supply to the Ukrainian armed forces is also being degraded. — Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2026

Recent Russian targets have included energy systems, key industries, railways, post offices, shopping centers, telecom networks, gas stations and grain exports. — Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026