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From WordNet (r) 2.0 :   [ wn ]

  railway line
       n 1: line that is the commercial organization responsible for
            operating a railway system [syn: railway, railroad,
            railroad line, railway system]
       2: the road consisting of railroad track and roadbed [syn: line,
           rail line]

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  railway line
     n.
     1 (lb en chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a
  railway train runs.
     2 (lb en chiefly UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel,
  allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway
  line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a
  four-track railway line).
     3 (lb en chiefly UK) An organization that runs a railroad.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  railway line
     n.
     1 (lb en chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a
  railway train runs.
     2 (lb en chiefly UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel,
  allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway
  line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a
  four-track railway line).
     3 (lb en chiefly UK) An organization that runs a railroad.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  railway line
     n.
     1 (lb en chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a
  railway train runs.
     2 (lb en chiefly UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel,
  allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway
  line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a
  four-track railway line).
     3 (lb en chiefly UK) An organization that runs a railroad.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  railway line
     n.
     1 (lb en chiefly UK) A railway track; a pair of rails on which a
  railway train runs.
     2 (lb en chiefly UK) A group of railway tracks running parallel,
  allowing one track to be used for each direction (a double-track railway
  line), or allowing segregation of fast trains from stopping trains (a
  four-track railway line).
     3 (lb en chiefly UK) An organization that runs a railroad.

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ces ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
  železniční trať

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
  Bahnlinie 
     Synonyms: railway, railroad
  
   see: railway lines, railroad lines
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
   [Br.] Eisenbahngleis , Bahngleis , Gleis , Geleise  [Ös.]  [veraltend] , Geleise  [Schw.]
           Note: Verbindung aus Schienen und Schwellen
           Note: Bahn
     Synonyms: line of rails, railroad line, rails, track, tracks
  
   see: railway lines, railroad lines, rails, tracks, tracks, lines, rails, tracks, station rails, station track, locomotive rails, locomotive track, engine rails, curved track, straight track, downgrade track, clear the line, The train was derailed.
  

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
   [Br.] Eisenbahnstrecke , Bahnstrecke , Bahnlinie , Zugstrecke  [ugs.] , Strecke , Linie 
           Note: Bahn
     Synonyms: rail line, line, railroad line, railroad track
  
   see: rail lines, lines, railway lines, railroad lines, railroad tracks, broad-gauge track, single track, double track, single-track with restricted traffic, multiple track, open track, heavily trafficked route, dismantled track, traditional line, upgraded line, branch line, new line, Trans-Siberian railway
  

From English-Croatian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 :   [ freedict:eng-hrv ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
  željeznička pruga

From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 :   [ freedict:eng-hun ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/
  vasúti sínpár

From English-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 :   [ freedict:eng-swe ]

  railway line /ɹˈeɪlweɪ lˈaɪn/ 
  järnvägslinje
  stretch of track(s) connecting two points and associated infrastructure

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