Black Forest Railway

railway line in southern Germany from Stuttgart to Calw
Place railway_line Q314870
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Summary

Black Forest Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Black Forest Railway is located in Stuttgart[3].
  • Black Forest Railway is located in Korntal-Münchingen[4].
  • Black Forest Railway is located in Leonberg[5].
  • Black Forest Railway is located in Renningen[6].
  • Black Forest Railway is located in Weil der Stadt[7].
  • Black Forest Railway is located in Ditzingen[8].
  • Black Forest Railway is in the country of Germany[9].
  • Black Forest Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[10].
  • Black Forest Railway's Commons category is recorded as Schwarzwaldbahn (Württemberg)[11].
  • Black Forest Railway comprises Weil der Stadt DB/HHB–Calw HHB railway line[12].
  • Black Forest Railway's terminus is recorded as Stuttgart-Zuffenhausen station[13].
  • Black Forest Railway's terminus is recorded as Calw railway station[14].
  • Black Forest Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Q137993119[15].
  • Black Forest Railway's Commons gallery is recorded as Schwarzwaldbahn (Württemberg)[16].
  • Black Forest Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[17].
  • Black Forest Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1868[18].
  • Black Forest Railway's route number is recorded as 4810[19].
  • Black Forest Railway's different from is recorded as Black Forest Railway[20].
  • Black Forest Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+48.5'}[21].
  • Black Forest Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'per mille', 'amount': '+18'}[22].
  • Black Forest Railway's speed limit is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre per hour', 'amount': '+120'}[23].
  • Black Forest Railway's date of official closure is recorded as 1983[24].
  • Black Forest Railway's state of use is recorded as in partial operation[25].

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Geography

Black Forest Railway is in the country of Germany[9]. Located in include Stuttgart[3], a big city[26], in Germany[27]; Korntal-Münchingen[4], a town[28], in Germany[29]; Leonberg[5], an urban municipality in Germany[30], in Germany[31]; Renningen[6], an urban municipality in Germany[32], in Germany[33]; Weil der Stadt[7], an urban municipality in Germany[34], in Germany[35], founded in 1201[36]; and Ditzingen[8], an urban municipality in Germany[37], in Germany[38].

Physical Characteristics

Black Forest Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+48.5'}[21].

Designation and Status

Black Forest Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[10].

Why It Matters

Black Forest Railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (353 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[39] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[40]

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  1. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  13. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [39] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [40] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 21d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'id', 'it', 'ja', 'nl', 'pl']
    Gnd id → 4377906-2
    Sitelink count → 9
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 24w ago · Bot Bozze bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Q137993119
    Maximum gradient → {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+18'}
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Stuttgart, Korntal-Münchingen, Leonberg +3
    Country → Germany
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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