Cuckoo Line
defunct railway service which linked Polegate and Eridge in East Sussex, England
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Cuckoo Line
Summary
Cuckoo Line is a branch line[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of branch_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Cuckoo Line is located in East Sussex[3].
- Cuckoo Line is located in Kent[4].
- Cuckoo Line is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
- Cuckoo Line's instance of is recorded as branch line[6].
- Cuckoo Line's instance of is recorded as ELR railway line section[7].
- Cuckoo Line's commissioned by is recorded as London, Brighton and South Coast Railway[8].
- Cuckoo Line is owned by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway[9].
- Cuckoo Line is operated by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway[10].
- Cuckoo Line's Commons category is recorded as Cuckoo Line[11].
- Cuckoo Line's terminus is recorded as Polegate[12].
- Cuckoo Line's terminus is recorded as Keymer Junction to Eastbourne Line, Southerham Junction to Eastbourne[13].
- Cuckoo Line's terminus is recorded as South Croydon to Uckfield Branch, South Croydon to Uckfield[14].
- Cuckoo Line ended on 1968[15].
- Cuckoo Line's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 50.831, 'longitude': 0.253, 'precision': 0.001}[16].
- Cuckoo Line's described by source is recorded as Engineer's Line References (ELRs): A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing[17].
- Cuckoo Line's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data[18].
- Cuckoo Line's date of official opening is recorded as 1880[19].
- Cuckoo Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+19.2875'}[20].
- Cuckoo Line's date of official closure is recorded as 1965[21].
- Cuckoo Line's historic county is recorded as Sussex[22].
Body
Geography
Cuckoo Line is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include East Sussex[3], a ceremonial county of England[23], in United Kingdom[24] and Kent[4], a ceremonial county of England[25], in United Kingdom[26].
Physical Characteristics
Cuckoo Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+19.2875'}[20].
Designation and Status
Recorded instance of include branch line[6] and ELR railway line section[7].
History and Context
Cuckoo Line is owned by London, Brighton and South Coast Railway[9].
Why It Matters
Cuckoo Line ranks in the top 9% of branch_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (100 views/month).[2]