Sentence examples for railway was opened from inspiring English sources

In 1966 an underground railway was opened in Tbilisi.

The Shiogama Line (railway) was opened in 1887, and the city's port subsequently developed as a major fishing centre (saury, tuna, bonito).

In 1978 the first 115-mile (185-kilometre) segment of the Trans-Gabon Railway was opened, linking Owendo with Ndjolé in the interior.

The first section of the 2ft (0.6 metre) gauge railway was opened in 1980; the last, between Dolygaer and Torpantau, in 2014.

A government railway was opened in 1879, followed by a number of schemes for private land-grant railways; of these only the lines to Albany (1889) and Geraldton (1894) were completed.

A French-built railway linked Beirut and Damascus, with a later extension running north to Aleppo, and in 1908 the Hejaz Railway was opened to take pilgrims from Damascus to Medina.

But the unions suspect it will lead to changes in working practices and perks once the railways are opened up to competition in 2019.This conflict is the first big union-led test for Mr Hollande.

The other, on the Midland Railway, was open for passengers between 1884 and 1930 and for freight until 1960, when the track was lifted.

By the late 19th century, steam navigation and railways were opening tourist destinations from Lapland to New Zealand, and the latter opened the first dedicated national tourist office in 1901.

By Thursday evening, the railway track was opened for regular railway traffic, officials said.

In 1903, a second railway station was opened in Giffnock, Whitecraigs railway station.