railway terminal

collocation in English

meaningsofrailwayandterminal

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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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terminal
noun[C]
uk
/ˈtɜː.mɪ.nəl/us
/ˈtɝː.mə.nəl/
the area or building at a station, airport, or port that is used by passengers leaving or arriving by train, aircraft, ...
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(Definition ofrailwayandterminalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrailway terminal

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I am afraid this may be very disappointing for those who have to travel from our main linerailwayterminalstations.
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It serves as the mainrailwayterminalfor the state.
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The industrial development was increased and agricultural manufacturing plant andrailwayterminalwere completed n 1882.
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In the museum, which is housed in the 1888-built and 1890-openedrailwayterminal, around 300 historical items are on display.
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I should not be doctrinaire about whether the hotels should be adjacent to railway terminals.
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Few freight origins and destinations are at railway terminals, so that some road transport is inevitable.
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It is not unusual—indeed, it is quite a usual feature—for railway terminals, freight terminals, to have seasonal volumes of traffic for cartage, delivery or collection.
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It would mean that expenditure on modernising railway terminals would drop by half.
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Of that land, about 136 acres is at present occupied by railway terminals.
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On the other hand, we have considered what the position would be if the railway terminals were damaged, and we had to fall back on road transport.
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Second, they move to say that, where the railway terminals are more than a certain distance from the origin or destination of the journey, the system should not be applicable.
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The city has two main railway terminals.
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