Directly Operated Railways

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Organization business Q5280480
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Directly Operated Railways

Summary

Directly Operated Railways is a business[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Directly Operated Railways is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Directly Operated Railways's instance of is recorded as business[4].
  • Directly Operated Railways is owned by Department for Transport[5].
  • Directly Operated Railways's headquarters location is recorded as London[6].
  • Directly Operated Railways's child organization or unit is recorded as East Coast[7].
  • Directly Operated Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[8].
  • 2009 marks the founding of Directly Operated Railways[9].
  • Directly Operated Railways was dissolved in 2015[10].
  • Directly Operated Railways's parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Transport[11].
  • Directly Operated Railways's official website is recorded as http://www.directlyoperatedrailways.co.uk[12].
  • Directly Operated Railways's replaced by is recorded as DfT Operator[13].

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Founding

2009 marks the founding of Directly Operated Railways[9].

Operations

Directly Operated Railways's headquarters location is recorded as London[6]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Department for Transport[11]. Its child organization or unit is recorded as East Coast[7].

Industry

Directly Operated Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[8].

Ownership

Directly Operated Railways is owned by Department for Transport[5].

Dissolution

Directly Operated Railways was dissolved in 2015[10].

Why It Matters

Directly Operated Railways ranks in the top 4% of business entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14 views/month).[2]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  5. [7] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Gwirex · 2026-07-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from
    Headquarters location London
    Official website http://www.directlyoperatedrailways.co.uk
    Uk parliament thesaurus id 346071
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P856]]: http://www.directlyoperatedrailways.co.uk"
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