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Tracks vs Railway - What's the difference?

tracks | railway |

As nouns the difference between tracks and railway

is that tracks is while railway is a track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.

As a verb tracks

is (track).

tracks

English

Noun

(head)
  • Railroad tracks; the rails on which trains run.
  • Derived terms

    * in one's tracks * make tracks * wrong side of the tracks

    Verb

    (head)
  • (track)
  • railway

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A track, consisting of parallel rails, over which wheeled vehicles such as trains may travel.
  • A transport system using these rails used to move passengers or goods.
  • *
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    Synonyms

    * (track) railroad track * (system) (US) railroad

    See also

    * subway * tramway * streetcar * monorail