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Central Australia Railway

former Australian narrow-gauge railway line
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Central Australia Railway

Summary

Central Australia Railway is a transcontinental railroad[1]. It draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (transcontinental_railroad category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • Central Australia Railway is in the country of Australia[3].
  • Central Australia Railway is on the continent of Australian continent[4].
  • Central Australia Railway's instance of is recorded as transcontinental railroad[5].
  • Central Australia Railway's Commons category is recorded as Central Australia Railway[6].
  • Central Australia Railway's terminus is recorded as Alice Springs[7].
  • December 15, 1879 marks the founding of Central Australia Railway[8].
  • Central Australia Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[9].
  • Central Australia Railway's date of official opening is recorded as December 15, 1879[10].
  • Central Australia Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1241'}[11].

Body

Geography

Central Australia Railway is in the country of Australia[3]. It is on the continent of Australian continent[4].

Physical Characteristics

Central Australia Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount': '+1241'}[11].

Designation and Status

Central Australia Railway's instance of is recorded as transcontinental railroad[5].

History and Context

December 15, 1879 marks the founding of Central Australia Railway[8].

Why It Matters

Central Australia Railway draws 122 Wikipedia views per month (transcontinental_railroad category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.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. 21d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Length → {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q828224', 'amount':
    Date of official opening → +1879-12-15T00:00:00Z
    Terminus → Alice Springs
    Locator map image → Central Australia Railway location map.png
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31757|batch #31757]]: Remove redundant P30"
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