Benguela railway

Summary

Benguela railway is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Benguela railway is in the country of Angola^[3].
• Benguela railway is in the country of Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4].
• Benguela railway's route map is recorded as Mapa do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela.jpg^[5].
• Benguela railway's image is recorded as Mapa do Caminho de Ferro de Benguela.jpg^[6].
• Benguela railway's instance of is recorded as railway line^[7].
• Benguela railway's owned by is recorded as Q990404^[8].
• Benguela railway's operator is recorded as Railway Company of Benguela^[9].
• Benguela railway's operator is recorded as National Railway Company of the Congo^[10].
• Benguela railway's Commons category is recorded as Caminho de Ferro de Benguela^[11].
• Benguela railway's terminus is recorded as Lobito^[12].
• Benguela railway's terminus is recorded as Tenke^[13].
• Benguela railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05x8kg^[14].
• Benguela railway's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge^[15].
• Benguela railway's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as place/Benguela-Railway^[16].
• Benguela railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1899-00-00T00:00:00Z^[17].
• Benguela railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1866'}^[18].

Body

Geography

Country listings include Angola^[3], a sovereign state^[19], in Angola^[20], founded in 1975^[21] and Democratic Republic of the Congo^[4], a sovereign state^[22], in Democratic Republic of the Congo^[23], founded in 1960^[24].

Physical Characteristics

Benguela railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1866'}^[18].

Designation and Status

Benguela railway's instance of is recorded as railway line^[7].

History and Context

Benguela railway's owned by is recorded as Q990404^[8].

Why It Matters

Benguela railway ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (78 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[25] It is known by 22 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[26]