elevated railway

collocation in English

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elevated
adjective
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.veɪ.tɪd/us
/ˈel.ə.veɪ.t̬ɪd/
raised:
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railway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/us
/ˈreɪl.weɪ/
the metal tracks on which ...
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(Definition ofelevatedandrailwayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not know whether he had anelevatedrailwayin mind, a switchback, up one hill and down another.
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Either gate can be the front gate or this symmetric building under theelevatedrailway.
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It was the world's first electricelevatedrailwayand the first to use automatic signalling and electric colour light signals.
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Incidentally, a major portion of the stadium is visible from theelevatedrailwaystation.
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The northern part of the 13 is built as anelevatedrailway.
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It landed, slid on its right side and came to rest beside anelevatedrailwayline.
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Anelevatedrailwaywith trains running at short intervals linked the fair to the city center.
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It is the oldest electricelevatedrailwaywith hanging cars in the world and is a unique system.
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The cable technology used in thiselevatedrailwayinvolved collar-equipped cables and claw-equipped cars, and proved cumbersome.
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The water reflected the lights from anelevatedrailwaystation nearby.
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The shops are located in the arches of the formerelevatedrailwayviaduct, with the parkway being supported atop the viaduct.
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The station had an island platform accessible from below, as it was located on a segment ofelevatedrailway.
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He developed a plan for anelevatedrailway, but his inventions gained him no particular fame.
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Therefore, at the northern end of the bridge, anelevatedrailwaywas built in the form of a loop.
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These first two lines run underground in the city centre and on elevated viaducts elsewhere (elevatedrailway).
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Many cities use names such as "subway" and "elevatedrailway" to describe their entire systems, even when they combine both methods of operation.
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Theelevatedrailwaywas taken down in 1942.
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Unlike buses and trams, rapid transit systems operate on an exclusive right-of-way which is usually grade separated in tunnels or elevated railways.
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Electric trolleys and street railways were the rage in the 1880s, followed by elevated railways and subways in the largest cities.
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Elevated railways are a cheaper and easier way to build an exclusive right-of-way without digging expensive tunnels or creating barriers.
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