Franchising A Subway

franchising
grant a franchise to
(franchise) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Grant a franchise to (an individual or group)
Grant a franchise for the sale of (goods) or the operation of (a service)
(franchise) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place

subway
An underground electric railroad
metro: an electric railway operating below the surface of the ground (usually in a city); "in Paris the subway system is called the `metro' and in London it is called the `tube' or the `underground'"
underpass: an underground tunnel or passage enabling pedestrians to cross a road or railway
A tunnel under a road for use by pedestrians
The Subway is a colloquial name for a uniquely-shaped slot canyon in Zion National Park. It is located between two peaks called the North and South Guardian Angels, deep within the Left Fork of North Creek.