high-speed railway

collocation in English

meaningsofhigh-speedandrailway

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high-speed
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌhaɪˈspiːd/us
/ˌhaɪˈspiːd/
used to describe something that moves or operates ...
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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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(Definition ofhigh-speedandrailwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I have considerable doubt about the environmental damage that will follow the construction of thehigh-speedrailway.
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We link up researchers and the results of their investigations, share in the financing ofhigh-speedrailwaylines and of student exchange schemes.
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I was appalled to hear him call for ahigh-speedrailwayrunning at 190 mph.
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The switch occurred because thehigh-speedrailwaywas delivered on time and on budget.
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Even if thehigh-speedrailwaylink were used to its maximum capacity, the adjacent residents would hear nothing for 50 minutes in every hour.
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The cost was said to be ruinous, although it is about the same as building a little more than 100 km ofhigh-speedrailwayline.
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Certain sections ofhigh-speedrailwayline could be largely completed between now and 2006.
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However, one of the attractions of ahigh-speedrailwayis, of course, its speed.
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If we are to have ahigh-speedrailwayline, by its very nature it would not help if there were stations every few miles.
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One is the channel tunnel rail link, the firsthigh-speedrailwayline to be built in this country for 100 years.
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Associated with the coalfield development is the new east coast mainline railway diversion, the first major newhigh-speedrailwaytrunk route to be built this century.
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For example, he will remember that it forecast, on the basis of a 13-year decline in traffic, that ahigh-speedrailwaylink would not be needed at all.
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As almost everywhere along this line, thehigh-speedrailwayis routed away from the city core.
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The line is the world's first alpinhigh-speedrailwayoperating at high latitudes and low temperatures in winter.
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The upgrade of the existing line to ahigh-speedrailwaywas not without controversy.
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Upon opening, it will be the longest and fastesthigh-speedrailwayline in the world.
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This route was not final and was not precise as it would be today for a highway project orhigh-speedrailway.
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After opening of thehigh-speedrailway, 13 out of 45 ordinary trains were canceled, a decision criticized to have harmed the welfare of low-income workers.
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It is the largest, fastest, and most technologically advancedhigh-speedrailwaysystem in the world.
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