広こう軌き

noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'

broad gauge

Refers to railway tracks with a wider distance between rails than the standard gauge (1,435 mm). Often used attributively with の.

• この路ろ線せんは広こう軌きで建けん設せつされた。

  This line was built with broad gauge.

• 広こう軌きの鉄てつ道どうは安あん定てい性せいが高たかい。

  Broad-gauge railways have high stability.