railwayPronunciation: /ˈreɪlweɪ/Translate railway | into French | into German | into Italian | into Spanish Definition of railway noun British 1a track made of steel rails along which trains run: [as modifier]:a railway line a railway station a set of tracks for other vehicles. 2a network of tracks with the trains, organization, and personnel required for its working:the carriage of freight on the railwaysrailway in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of railway in the US English dictionary