Example sentences for: railways

How can you use “railways” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It was inaugurated by the Prince of Wales in 1927, when stations were still built like Greek temples (Corinthian pillars, heroic statues, and ceramic-tiled ceilings); it is one last proud fanfare for the transcontinental railways that founded the country’s industrial prosperity.

  • The narrow-gauge railways of the north also make a fun day-trip.

  • The first and most famous of Canada’s national parks began, as so many things in this country, with the railways.

  • With the arrival of the railways in the mid-1800s, the city grew almost exponentially as new lines led to the spread of Victorian suburbs such as Marchmont and Morningside.

  • From the Japan Railways station at Kita (North) Kamakura, about an hour from Tokyo on the Yokosuka line, you can easily reach six of these temples.


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