railway; railroad; rail transport
General term for railways as a system, infrastructure, or mode of transport.
Railways are well-developed in Japan.
鉄道で旅行するのが好きだ。
I like traveling by rail.
There is no railway running through this town.
I use the railway for my commute.
There is a plan to lay railway tracks to the mountain village.
A new railway is scheduled to open next year.
I went to Kyoto by rail.
railroad network; railway system
railroad line operating over private tracks