Cannon Street station

railway station in the City of London, England, UK
Place railway_station Q800615
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Cannon Street station

Summary

Cannon Street station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.32% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (561 views/month, #59 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Cannon Street station is located in City of London[3].
  • Cannon Street station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Cannon Street station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Cannon Street station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[6].
  • Cannon Street station's instance of is recorded as elevated station[7].
  • Cannon Street station's connecting line is recorded as South Eastern main line[8].
  • Cannon Street station is owned by Southern Railway[9].
  • Cannon Street station is operated by Network Rail[10].
  • Cannon Street station's adjacent station is recorded as London Bridge station[11].
  • Cannon Street station is part of London station group[12].
  • Cannon Street station's Commons category is recorded as Cannon Street station[13].
  • Cannon Street station's located in time zone is recorded as Western European Time[14].
  • Cannon Street station comprises Cannon Street station[15].
  • September 1, 1866 marks the founding of Cannon Street station[16].
  • Cannon Street station's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ326808[17].
  • Cannon Street station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.511389, 'lon': -0.090556}[18].
  • Cannon Street station's located on linear feature is recorded as Cannon Street to Borough Market Junction Line[19].
  • Cannon Street station's interchange station is recorded as Bank and Monument stations[20].
  • Cannon Street station's interchange station is recorded as Mansion House tube station[21].
  • Cannon Street station's interchange station is recorded as Cannon Street station[22].
  • Cannon Street station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations/CST/details.html[23].
  • Cannon Street station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+7'}[24].
  • Cannon Street station's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1866[25].
  • Cannon Street station's different from is recorded as Cannon Street station[26].
  • Cannon Street station's Wikidata usage instructions is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Use Q21436549 for the London Underground station'}[27].

Body

Geography

Cannon Street station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in City of London[3]. It is part of London station group[12].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[5], dead-end railway station[6], and elevated station[7].

History and Context

September 1, 1866 marks the founding of Cannon Street station[16]. It is owned by Southern Railway[9].

Why It Matters

Cannon Street station ranks in the top 0.32% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (561 views/month, #59 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] . 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] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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