Abbey Line

Railway line from Watford Junction to St Albans Abbey in England
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Summary

Abbey Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Abbey Line is located in Hertfordshire[3].
  • Abbey Line is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Abbey Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Abbey Line's instance of is recorded as ELR railway line section[6].
  • Abbey Line's commissioned by is recorded as London and North Western Railway[7].
  • Abbey Line is owned by Network Rail[8].
  • Abbey Line is operated by London Midland[9].
  • Abbey Line is operated by London and North Western Railway[10].
  • Abbey Line is part of National Rail[11].
  • Abbey Line's Commons category is recorded as Abbey Line[12].
  • Abbey Line's terminus is recorded as Watford Junction railway station[13].
  • Abbey Line's terminus is recorded as Watford South Junction[14].
  • Abbey Line's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.704, 'longitude': -0.361}[15].
  • Abbey Line's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[16].
  • Abbey Line's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[17].
  • Abbey Line's described by source is recorded as Engineer's Line References (ELRs): A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing[18].
  • Abbey Line's described by source is recorded as Railway Data Centre[19].
  • Abbey Line's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data[20].
  • Abbey Line's described by source is recorded as GeoFurlong[21].
  • Abbey Line's date of official opening is recorded as May 5, 1858[22].
  • Abbey Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+6.6625'}[23].
  • Abbey Line's vehicle normally used is recorded as British Rail Class 319[24].
  • Abbey Line's route diagram template is recorded as Template:Abbey Line[25].
  • Abbey Line's state of use is recorded as in use[26].
  • Abbey Line's historic county is recorded as Hertfordshire[27].

Body

Geography

Abbey Line is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Hertfordshire[3]. It is part of National Rail[11].

Physical Characteristics

Abbey Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+6.6625'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[5] and ELR railway line section[6].

History and Context

Abbey Line is owned by Network Rail[8].

Why It Matters

Abbey Line ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (22 views/month).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image → St Albans Abbey railway station MMB 04 321417.jpg
    Length → {'amount': '+6.6625'}
    Freebase id → /m/05pzr8
    Route diagram template → Template:Abbey Line
    + 24 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53597|batch #53597]]: probably due to their P402"
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