metro rail

collocation in English

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metro
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈmet.rəʊ/us
/ˈmet.roʊ/
relating to a large city and the area ...
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rail
noun
uk
/reɪl/us
/reɪl/
the system of transport that ...
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It costs 1520 million per kilometre for a commuter rail system, whilemetrorailwould cost 2.50 billion and monorail 1.75 billion per km.
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The area is very well-connected with the rest of the city and the suburbs by extremely convenient bus, auto,metrorailand train routes.
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At the same time it would accommodate urban growth in this area along the newmetrorailin a strategic position.
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In 2009, it was decided to invest onmetrorailprojects in the following ten years.
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The report concluded that the soil condition was feasible formetrorail.
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The viaducts of the proposedmetrorailwill be set up in the middle of the widened road.
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Ametroraillink to the terminal is also planned.
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Ametrorailproject has also been planned to relieve the chaotic traffic conditions on the streets.
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It can boast of a new international airport and the newmetrorailwhich is a convenient mode of travel for the common man.
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He then tries to get onto ametrorailbut just misses it as it pulls away.
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The tunnels for themetrorailare to be made without cutting open the ground, with giant machines boring the tunnels as the river flows above.
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The improvement of this road is necessary for the construction of the metro and its widening will be done according to the alignment of themetrorailproject.
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It is designed as a converging point of various forms of public transportation, such as local and long distance buses,metrorailand inland water transport.
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