Subway (disambiguation)

A pedestrian tunnel going under a road is known as a subway in the United Kingdom.

A sign in London, warning about the pedestrian tunnel meaning

The word subway has several possible meanings, depending on its context:

• In the U.S., some parts of Canada, and a few other places in the world, subway refers to an entire rapid transit railway (or sometimes light rail) public transport system, of the same sort known elsewhere as metros, undergrounds or tubes (mostly in the case of the London Underground and the former Glasgow Underground), U-Bahnen, and various other local names. See also: List of rapid transit systems.

• Subway may also refer specifically to a tunnel or other underground structure built to carry either rapid transit or light rail vehicles, street tram, or even buses that go underground for part of their route.

• Particularly in British English (including Hong Kong), and also older American English, a subway is an underground passageway of any sort including those used to allow pedestrians to cross underneath roads or railway tracks.

• Subway is a multinational fast food restaurant chain of American origin that sells primarily submarine sandwiches (subs, hoagies, blimpies, bombs, grinders, etc.) and salads.

• Subway is a 1985 French movie by Luc Besson.

• Subway is the name of an acclaimed episode of the American TV series Homicide: Life on the Street that aired in the show's 1997–1998 season.

• The Subways, a British rock band.