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railway line
The fixed route with tracks on which trains travel from one place to another.
Wegen eines umgestürzten Baumes ist die Bahnstrecke zwischen Hamburg und Berlin gesperrt.
Because of a fallen tree, the railway line between Hamburg and Berlin is closed.
This word is a compound of 'die Bahn' (here in the sense of railway) and 'die Strecke' (route/line). So it refers to a route built for trains.
Die neue Bahnstrecke verkürzt die Fahrzeit um eine halbe Stunde.
The new railway line shortens the travel time by half an hour.
A 'Bahnstrecke' (railway line) is often the subject or object of verbs that describe a state or a change. Typical phrases are 'die Bahnstrecke ist gesperrt' (the railway line is closed), 'wird modernisiert' (is being modernized), or 'ist überlastet' (is overloaded).
Die Bahnstrecke nach München wird zurzeit modernisiert.
The railway line to Munich is currently being modernized.
To describe the location, you use 'auf der Bahnstrecke' (on the railway line). To name the connection between two places, you use 'die Bahnstrecke zwischen A und B' (the railway line between A and B).
Auf der Bahnstrecke kam es zu erheblichen Verspätungen.
There were significant delays on the railway line.
railway line
Bahnstrecke mainly refers to the specific route with tracks between places. Bahnlinie can also refer to the railway infrastructure, but it often denotes a regularly offered and possibly named or numbered train connection. Bahnstrecke is therefore more precise when talking about tracks, while Bahnlinie is usually more appropriate for a transport service.
Wegen beschädigter Gleise bleibt die Bahnstrecke zwischen Bonn und Köln gesperrt.
Because the tracks were damaged, the railway line between Bonn and Cologne remains closed.
Die neue Bahnlinie zwischen Bonn und Köln fährt künftig jede halbe Stunde.
The new railway line between Bonn and Cologne will run every half hour from now on.
