The phrase
"underground railway" refers to a hidden or secret network of routes used to help people escape to freedom, usually in times of oppression or slavery. It does not literally mean a train or railway located underground, but instead, it represents a system of support and assistance to transport individuals to safety, often with trusted guides along the way.
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- Bratislava and Vienna first built an electric train line connecting the two cities in 1914, just 18 years after engineers in Budapest built the first - ever electric underground railway system. (inc.com)
- Electricity allowed for underground railways to move incredible numbers of people every day and for elevators to carry those people upward in taller and taller buildings. (motivateco.com)
- British Police on Wednesday arrested two more suspects linked to last Friday's terrorist attack on the London underground railway. (nigeriapoliticsonline.com)
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