On this page you'll find 15 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to underground railway, such as: rail line, railway, subway, line, metro, and monorail.
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A tram (called a streetcar or trolley in USA) is a rail vehicle that travels on tramway tracks on public urban streets; some include segments on segregated right-of-way.
Etymology 1. From Middle English trayne (“train”), from Old French train (“a delay, a drawing out”), from traïner (“to pull out, to draw”), from Vulgar Latin *tragino, from *trago, from Latin traho (“to pull, to draw”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *treg?- (“to pull, draw, drag”).
The London Underground is often called the Tube because of the shape of the tunnels. The London Underground is one of the oldest metro systems in the world, opening in 1863. When the Central Line Railway opened in 1900, it was called the Twopenny Tube, referencing the price of a ticket.
'Miniature railways' are railways that can be ridden by people and are used for pleasure/as a pastime for their constructors and passengers. In the USA, miniature railways are also known as 'riding railroads' or 'grand scale railroads'.
Local service: A train which always operates and stops at every station on the line. Express service: A train that does not always operate or sometimes skips a station.
The London Underground, commonly known as The Tube because of its round tunnels, was the first ever underground railway. The first line opened in 1863, called (and funded by)The Metropolitan Railway.