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

Four years ago Larry Hogan, a Republican, scrapped a $2.9bn underground railway project.

From The Guardian • Jul. 30, 2019

It followed me one day to one of the underground railway stations, and would get into a compartment with me, which led to a lawsuit that made a nine days' sensation in the legal world.

From The Black Poodle And Other Tales by Anstey, F.