Cambridge railway station

railway station in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK
Place railway_station Q3088356
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Cambridge railway station

Summary

Cambridge railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.54% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month, #100 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cambridge railway station is located in Cambridge[3].
  • Cambridge railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Cambridge railway station's transport network is recorded as Thameslink[5].
  • Cambridge railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting line is recorded as Fen line[7].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting line is recorded as Breckland Line[8].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting line is recorded as Ipswich to Ely Line[9].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting line is recorded as West Anglia Main Line[10].
  • Cambridge railway station's maintained by is recorded as Greater Anglia[11].
  • Cambridge railway station is owned by Network Rail[12].
  • Cambridge railway station is operated by Greater Anglia[13].
  • Cambridge is named after Cambridge railway station[14].
  • Cambridge railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Foxton railway station[15].
  • Cambridge railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Shelford railway station[16].
  • Cambridge railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Dullingham railway station[17].
  • Cambridge railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Cambridge North railway station[18].
  • Cambridge railway station's Commons category is recorded as Cambridge railway station[19].
  • 1845 marks the founding of Cambridge railway station[20].
  • Cambridge railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as TL462572[21].
  • Cambridge railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.19416666666667, 'lon': 0.1375}[22].
  • Cambridge railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Bethnal Green and King's Lynn Line[23].
  • Cambridge railway station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CBG/details.aspx[24].
  • Cambridge railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[25].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting service is recorded as CrossCountry[26].
  • Cambridge railway station's connecting service is recorded as Govia Thameslink Railway[27].

Body

Geography

Cambridge railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Cambridge[3].

Designation and Status

Cambridge railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Grade II listed building[28].

History and Context

1845 marks the founding of Cambridge railway station[20]. It is owned by Network Rail[12]. Cambridge is named after it[14].

Why It Matters

Cambridge railway station ranks in the top 0.54% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (310 views/month, #100 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[29] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[30]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . National Heritage List for England. wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [29] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [30] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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