Short for line of rail at sense 26b(c), railway line n. at railway, n. compounds 1a, tramline, n. Cf. branch III.

A railway or tramway line extending away from the main line; a branch line. Also: a short length of additional track connected to an adjacent through…

A principal railway line, from which other tracks may branch; = main stem, n.

(originally) train rails of lighter construction than is usual or standard; (hence) a railway system using such rails, and intended to carry limited…

Of a railway service, line, or route: that runs between the centre of a city and its suburbs. Of a train: that follows such a route.

The principal line of a railway.

A railway side-track.

a railway line used by local trains, as opposed to a main line or one used by express trains.

A main railway line. Also figurative.

Enlargement. concrete. An extended portion; esp. an additional section, a prolongation (of a railway, or the like). Also (originally U.S.), an…

A branch road, railway line, air service, etc., linking outlying districts with the main lines of communication. Frequently attributive (see…

the principal line of a railway; the trunk line; New Zealand (frequently as Main Trunk), the principal line: (a) (in the North Island) between…

(a) see sense 4e; (b) a fishing-line used with the loop-rod (loop-rod n.) to which it is attached by a loop.

Railways and Telegraphy. A line of rails or a telegraph wire diverging from, and afterwards returning to, the main line or circuit. Hence in Electral…

A branch of a lode, railway, etc.

Railways. A main line or track of a railway.

a railway branch-line.