Benguela railway
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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]