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India’s railway network is the fourth biggest in the world and is undergoing a $30 billion upgrade as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s push to boost connectivity.
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Reuters, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Jammed into a sweltering train compartment like livestock and transported to Thailand, they are put to work by Japanese officers, clearing jungle and constructing track for the railway, which is to stretch for almost 260 miles.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Grant revealed that one of his grandfathers had been even worked on the Thailand-Burma railway line, and spent many years as POW.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
In parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions seized by Russia in 2022, roads, railways, rail stations, freight infrastructure, and warehouses are mostly intact, giving Moscow control over high-quality agriculture, the regions’ main industry.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
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Reuters, NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025
Jammed into a sweltering train compartment like livestock and transported to Thailand, they are put to work by Japanese officers, clearing jungle and constructing track for the railway, which is to stretch for almost 260 miles.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Feb. 2025
Grant revealed that one of his grandfathers had been even worked on the Thailand-Burma railway line, and spent many years as POW.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 15 Feb. 2025
In parts of the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions seized by Russia in 2022, roads, railways, rail stations, freight infrastructure, and warehouses are mostly intact, giving Moscow control over high-quality agriculture, the regions’ main industry.
—Andrew Kosenko, Foreign Affairs, 5 Feb. 2025
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“Railway.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/railway. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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