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RAILWAY

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Definition:
A railway is a line of communication made up by rail exclusively for the use of railway vehicles.

Context:
Line of communication is part of space equipped for the execution of transport.

Source Publication:
Glossary for Transport Statistics, prepared by the Intersecretariat Working Group on Transport Statistics – Eurostat, European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT), United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE).

Statistical Theme: Transport statistics

Created on Monday, June 3, 2002

Last updated on Monday, June 3, 2002