Basel Connecting Line

Summary

Basel Connecting Line is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Basel Connecting Line is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt^[3].
• Basel Connecting Line is in the country of Switzerland^[4].
• Basel Connecting Line's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].
• Basel Connecting Line is owned by Swiss Federal Railways^[6].
• Basel Connecting Line is owned by Bundeseisenbahnvermögen^[7].
• Basel Connecting Line's Commons category is recorded as Basler Verbindungsbahn^[8].
• Basel Connecting Line's terminus is recorded as Basel Badischer Bahnhof^[9].
• Basel Connecting Line's terminus is recorded as Basel SBB railway station^[10].
• Basel Connecting Line's type of electrification is recorded as 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC railway electrification^[11].
• Basel Connecting Line's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[12].
• Basel Connecting Line's date of official opening is recorded as 1873^[13].
• Basel Connecting Line's route number is recorded as 4404^[14].
• Basel Connecting Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+4.4'}^[15].
• Basel Connecting Line's connects with is recorded as Basel–Biel/Bienne railway line^[16].
• Basel Connecting Line's railway traffic side is recorded as right^[17].
• Basel Connecting Line's state of use is recorded as in use^[18].

Body

Geography

Basel Connecting Line is in the country of Switzerland^[4]. It is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Basel Connecting Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+4.4'}^[15].

Designation and Status

Basel Connecting Line's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].

History and Context

Owners include Swiss Federal Railways^[6], a railway company^[19], in Switzerland^[20], founded in 1902^[21], headquartered in Bern^[22] and Bundeseisenbahnvermögen^[7], an off-budget fund^[23], in Germany^[24], founded in 1994^[25], headquartered in Bonn^[26].

Why It Matters

Basel Connecting Line ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (69 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]