Meaning
railway/railroad, train
In a sentence
Il traffico ferroviario oggi è molto lento.
Rail traffic is very slow today.
La rete ferroviaria italiana collega le principali città del paese.
The Italian railway network connects the main cities of the country.
Non uso spesso il trasporto ferroviario qui.
I don't often use rail transport here.
Word forms (4)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| ferroviario | masculine · singular |
| ferroviaria | feminine · singular |
| ferroviari | masculine · plural |
| ferroviarie | feminine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use ferroviario for rail systems, infrastructure, or transport. For a single train journey or service, Italians often prefer in treno or del treno.
- It agrees like a regular adjective: trasporto ferroviario, linee ferroviarie. Learners often forget the plural -e in both masculine and feminine.
- As a noun, un ferroviere means a railway worker; ferroviario can also mean railway-related in broader, more technical contexts.