Collocations for railway - noun

mainline | high-speed | disused | narrow gauge, standard gauge | miniature
A miniature railway runs around the park.

model | funicular, overhead
Tourists can take the funicular railway to the top of the mountain.

private, regional, state | electric, steam

manage, operate, run | nationalize, privatize | build, construct | close, open

run | carry sth
The railways carry millions of tons of freight every year.

carriage, coach, train, wagon | station, terminus | platform | ticket | ticket office | timetable | service | connection | journey, travel
the pleasures of railway travel

passenger, traveller | employee, porter, staff, worker | architect, engineer | authorities, company | network, system | line, track | junction, sidings | bridge, tunnel, viaduct | enthusiast
He is a lifelong railway enthusiast.

accident | age
Such speed of travel was unimaginable before the railway age.

on a/the ~
doing maintenance work on the railway He works on the railways.

~ between
the railway between Funchal and Monte

~ from, ~ to