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cable transport

broad class of transport modes that have cables as foundation for transporting things, people, or vehicles
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cable transport

Summary

cable transport ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • cable transport is a type of mode of transport[2].
  • cable transport is a type of transport infrastructure[3].
  • cable transport is a type of transport service[4].
  • cable transport is used for rail and rope guided transport[5].
  • cable transport's Commons category is recorded as Cableways[6].
  • cable transport's Unicode character is recorded as 🚠[7].
  • cable transport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cable transport[8].
  • cable transport's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Cableways[9].
  • cable transport's Commons gallery is recorded as Cableway[10].
  • cable transport's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[11].
  • cable transport's topic has template is recorded as Q10803656[12].
  • cable transport's uses is recorded as aerial lift[13].
  • cable transport's has part is recorded as cableway vehicle[14].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include mode of transport[2], transport infrastructure[3], and transport service[4].

Use and Application

cable transport is used for rail and rope guided transport[5].

Why It Matters

cable transport ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases → —
    Topic's main category → Category:Cable transport, Category:Cableways
    Uses → —
    Has part(s) of the class → cableway vehicle
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 20368, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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