Chorley railway station

railway station in Lancashire, England, UK
Place railway_station Q2315269
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Chorley railway station

Summary

Chorley railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #173 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Chorley railway station is located in Chorley[3].
  • Chorley railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Chorley railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Chorley railway station is owned by Network Rail[6].
  • Chorley railway station is operated by Northern Trains[7].
  • Chorley is named after Chorley railway station[8].
  • Chorley railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Buckshaw Parkway railway station[9].
  • Chorley railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Adlington railway station[10].
  • Chorley railway station's Commons category is recorded as Chorley railway station[11].
  • Chorley railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SD586175[12].
  • Chorley railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.653, 'lon': -2.627}[13].
  • Chorley railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Manchester Victoria and Euxton Junction Line, Bolton to Euxton Junction[14].
  • Chorley railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[15].
  • Chorley railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1841[16].
  • Chorley railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[17].
  • Chorley railway station's historic county is recorded as Lancashire[18].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Chorley railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].

History and Context

Chorley railway station is owned by Network Rail[6]. Chorley is named after it[8].

Why It Matters

Chorley railway station ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (43 views/month, #173 of 18,574).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[19]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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