railway [ˈreɪlweɪ] n. 铁路;铁道;铁路系统;铁道部门vi. 乘火车旅行;在…铺设铁路。复数： railways
subway [ˈsʌbweɪ]n. 地铁;地下通道 复数： subways
一目了然，railway通常是指火车的轨道，铁轨，而subway是我们坐的地铁，地下铁
双语例句
1
The road ran beside a railway.
公路建在铁路旁边。
2
Arriving at the railway station, I put local knowledge to the test and ask a taxi driver.
到了火车站，为了检验自己对当地的了解程度，我请教了一个出租车司机。
3
I have been a subscriber to Railway Magazine for many years.
我订阅《铁路杂志》已有很多年了。
4
Tour buses have replaced railway cars.
观光巴士已经取代了火车。
5
Take the narrow lane going north-west parallel with the railway line.
走和铁路线平行的那条西北向的窄巷。
6
I don't ride the subway late at night.
我深夜不坐地铁。
7
The majority of us feel worried if we walk through a subway.
大多数人在走地下通道时都感到害怕。
8
After the second explosion, all of London's main train and subway stations were shut down
第二次爆炸后，伦敦所有的主要火车站和地铁站都关闭了。
9
Trains are thundering in and out all the time at a subway station.
地铁车站上列车进进出出，整天轰隆轰隆地响个不停。
10
'I could take the subway and have David pick me up at the station.' — 'Nothing doing.'
“我可以坐地铁，然后让戴维到车站接我。”——“不行。”