12) raudtee on maatükiga püsivalt ühendatud funktsionaalselt terviklik rajatis, mille olulised osad on muldkeha ja sellele toetuv tee pealisehitus, mis koosneb rööbastest, pöörmetest, liipritest ja ballastist;
defineeritakse selle seaduse ulatuses
12) railway means functionally complete civil engineering works permanently attached to a plot of land, the essential parts of which are the track bed and the superstructure consisting of rails, switches, sleepers and ballast and supported by the track bed;