Aberystwyth Cliff Railway

Grade II listed building in Ceredigion. At the bottom of the terrace, facing down Queen's Road; the railway rises up Constitution Hill which forms the northern termination of the Promenade.
Place funicular Q4667224
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Aberystwyth Cliff Railway

Summary

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is a funicular[1]. It draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #36 of 135).[2]

Key Facts

  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is located in Aberystwyth[3].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's image is recorded as Aberystwyth Cliff Railway by Aberdare Blog.jpg[5].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's instance of is recorded as funicular[6].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's location is recorded as Aberystwyth[7].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's Commons category is recorded as Aberystwyth Cliff Railway[8].
  • +1896-08-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aberystwyth Cliff Railway[9].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's OS grid reference is recorded as SN584826[10].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.423388, 'lon': -4.0832898}[11].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's structural engineer is recorded as George Marks, 1st Baron Marks[12].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04nbp0[13].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Constitution Hill[14].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's official website is recorded as http://www.aberystwythcliffrailway.co.uk/[15].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[16].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[17].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[18].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's Cadw Building ID is recorded as 10208[19].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6946741[20].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1896-08-01T00:00:00Z[21].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+778'}[22].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58.7'}[23].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's capital cost is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25224', 'amount': '+60000'}[24].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's Coflein ID is recorded as 34675[25].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's historic county is recorded as Cardiganshire[26].
  • Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's RailScot line or company ID is recorded as A/Aberystwyth_Cliff_Railway/[27].

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Geography

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Aberystwyth[3].

Physical Characteristics

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+58.7'}[23]. Its length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+778'}[22].

Designation and Status

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway's instance of is recorded as funicular[6]. Heritage statuses include Grade II listed building[17] and National Monuments of Wales[18].

History and Context

+1896-08-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Aberystwyth Cliff Railway[9].

Why It Matters

Aberystwyth Cliff Railway draws 14 Wikipedia views per month (funicular category, ranking #36 of 135).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . British Listed Buildings. Retrieved . britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . British Listed Buildings. britishlistedbuildings.co.uk. Provenance: 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.

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