Railway Dream Interpretation: Insights from 8 Unique Sources

Lines, tracks: a communal or generally accepted direction, habitual pathways of thought or action; rigidly fixed to certain attitudes or way of life, inflexibility. Station: moving towards something new, changing scenes, i.e. from family to work environment, leaving something behind—a relation­ship, one’s youth, one’s ability to change, effort to get some­where in life or experience something new. Engine: the en­ergy which takes us through life; libido. Carriages: the compartments of our life. Train journey: the aspect of our journey through life which has connections with other people and has a predetermined end, limiting our individual will; journey into self awareness; can refer to ageing and death, especially where there is a feeling of “departing’ or ‘time of departure’; the train of thought or experiences which carry us through life. Leaving someone behind, being left behind, feel­ings about loss of spouse; or breakup of relationship. Missing train: feeling left out of opportunity; sense of inadequacy; held back by one’s own hesitations; hidden desire to avoid change or to make one’s individual journey. Idioms: go off the rails; lose track of something; make tracks for, on somebody’s track.

See airport; ticket.

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1- A railway in a dream signifies the way we wish to go in life. We can take a way forward and can make informed choices.

A single track suggests that there Is only one way to go, whereas a multiple track suggests many more opportunities.

2- Psychologically; a railway suggests the idea of keeping to one goal (which may be a group one) and being single-minded about it. One early symbolism of the railway was the facility of being able to ignore obstacles, to go round, through or over anything which stood in the way.

3- Spiritually, the railway suggests a chosen direction which is usually fairly straightforward.

Material aspects: A railway in a dream signifies the way we wish to go in life. We can take a way forward and can make informed choices.

A single track suggests that there is only one way to go, whereas a multiple track suggests many more opportunities.

A railway station would suggest a planned break.

Spiritually, the railway suggests a chosen direction that is usually fairly straightforward. It may also indicate a predictable routine.

A dream of change (Gypsy).

See LOCOMOTIVE.

To dream you are travellincr on a railway, signifies that a friend, whom you have not seen for a long time, will shortly pay vou a visit.