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Budapest Cog-wheel Railway

rack railway considered part of the tram network of Budapest, Hungary
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Budapest Cog-wheel Railway

Summary

Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is a rack railway[1]. It draws 117 Wikipedia views per month (rack_railway category, ranking #5 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is located in Budapest[3].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is in the country of Hungary[4].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's transport network is recorded as trams in Budapest[5].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's instance of is recorded as rack railway[6].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's instance of is recorded as tram service[7].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is operated by BKV[8].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's Commons category is recorded as Budapest Cog Railway[9].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as EE1D23[10].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's terminus is recorded as Városmajor Station[11].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's terminus is recorded as Széchenyi-hegy Station[12].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 47.509405, 'lon': 19.012782}[13].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[14].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's date of official opening is recorded as June 24, 1874[15].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's route number is recorded as 60[16].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.7'}[17].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+110'}[18].
  • Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's state of use is recorded as in use[19].

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Geography

Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is in the country of Hungary[4]. It is located in Budapest[3].

Physical Characteristics

Budapest Cog-wheel Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+3.7'}[17].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rack railway[6] and tram service[7].

Why It Matters

Budapest Cog-wheel Railway draws 117 Wikipedia views per month (rack_railway category, ranking #5 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

Related Entities

Hungary

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . bkk.hu. bkk.hu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 20d ago · LaSza · 2026-08-03 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Budapest
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 47.509405, 'lon': 19.012782}
    Track gauge → standard-gauge railway
    Country → Hungary
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q18120081]]"
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