железной дороги

of the railway; railway's

→ железный

phrase Rare #37,876

of the railway; railway's This is the genitive singular form of железная дорога (“railway,” “railroad”). It often appears after prepositions or to show possession/relationship, as in “near the railway,” “next to the railway,” or “of the railway.”

RU: Вот там это было, возле железной дороги.

EN: It was over there, near the railway.

Вот там это было, возле железной дороги.

That's where it was, near the railway.

— Воспоминания об убийстве (2003)

Вдоль линии железной дороги быстро выросли города.

Cities quickly sprang up along the railway line.

У железной дороги.

Near the railway.

— Воспоминания об убийстве (2003)

Железной дороги нет.

There is no railway.

— Плата за страх (1953)