subway system

collocation in English

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subway
noun[C]
uk
/ˈsʌb.weɪ/us
/ˈsʌb.weɪ/
mainly US
a railway system in which electric trains travel through tunnels ...
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system
noun
uk
/ˈsɪs.təm/us
/ˈsɪs.təm/
a set of connected things or devices that ...
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It will enable mails to pass quickly between the new sorting office and the railwaysubwaysystemwhich leads to the station platforms.
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We shall find ourselves in a vicious spiral, until thesubwaysystembecomes dirty and dangerous and a risk to all who use it.
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Around 197578, the entiresubwaysystemwas being covered in graffiti.
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In 1987 a modern tram line was opened as a feeder for thesubwaysystem.
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There are 24 train services in thesubwaysystem, including three short shuttles.
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As this grandiose expansion was not built, thesubwaysystemis only three quarters of what it was planned to be.
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The city'ssubwaysystemwas regarded as unsafe due to crime and suffered frequent mechanical breakdowns.
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The third system is used by thesubwaysystem.
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Stations along the subway would conform to the pre-existingsubwaysystem.
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Thesubwaysystemis one of the largest in the world, with over of track and stations.
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This line will complete the proposedsubwaysystemof three lines with about 65km 0 of lines.
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Like asubwaysystem, the elevated station platform and the bus floor are at the same height.
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Approximately 2,900 new parking spaces will be built at three stations along the extension, in order to encourage commuters to use thesubwaysystem.
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Gjettum will among other things, receive longer platforms which can accommodate trains with up to six cars like most of thesubwaysystem.
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Outlying and suburban areas are served by seven private railway companies, whose lines intersect at major stations with thesubwaysystem.
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One method of fare evasion is jumping over the turnstiles which mark the entryway into asubwaysystem; hence the term, turnstile jumping.
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The city has considered multiple solutions for the space including recreating a canal way, putting thesubwaysystemback in or filling the tunnels entirely.
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Due to deferred maintenance, the condition of thesubwaysystemreached dangerous conditions in the early 1980s; new construction was, by then, considered ludicrous.
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Each transit cars electrical system is a subsystem of thesubwaysystem.
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The situation has improved since then, but the 2010 budget crisis has threatened to curtail trash removal from thesubwaysystem.
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