underground railway

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The company will thus drop the word “Métropolitain,” which, shortened into “métro,” has passed into the French language to designate any city underground railway.

From New York Times • Jun. 20, 2023

Gerald Norman Springer was born Feb. 13, 1944, in a London underground railway station being used as a bomb shelter.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 27, 2023

Learn about trams, buses and the world’s oldest underground railway at this museum in Covent Garden.

From Washington Post • Jun. 17, 2022

However the inquiry was shown government documents suggesting the exemption only applied to the safe management of buildings and underground railway stations.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2022

There is one pinner-up, seemingly the last of his race, who makes his display on the dead wall of the underground railway in Farringdon road.

From A History of the Cries of London Ancient and Modern by Hindley, Charles