Usage patterns
〈場所〉に鉄道が通るfor a railway to run through a place
There is no railway running through this town.
鉄道を利用するto use the railway (as a means of transport)
I use the railway for my commute.
鉄道を敷くto lay down a railway (build railway tracks)
There is a plan to lay railway tracks to the mountain village.
鉄道が開通するfor a railway line to open for service
A new railway is scheduled to open next year.
鉄道で〈場所〉へ行くto go somewhere by rail