Metro
Metro noun - An electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city).
Usage example: “in Paris the subway system is called the `
metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'”
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Synonyms for Metro
Railway and metro are semantically related. in train line topic. In some cases you can use "Railway" instead a noun "Metro", when it comes to topics like public transit service.
Railway
Railway noun - A roadway overlaid with parallel steel rails over which trains travel.
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Synonyms for Railway
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Kontroll is set in the Budapest Metro (underground railway), and most scenes have a green/yellow cast.
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It has a connection to the Washington Metro on the latter's Red Line, as well as commuter rail service into Maryland and Virginia by way of MARC and Virginia Railway Express, respectively.
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Kontroll is set in the Budapest Metro (the underground railway).
Source: Everyone Is Jesus in Purgatory
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