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Doncaster railway station

railway station in South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Doncaster railway station

Summary

Doncaster railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.68% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #126 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Doncaster railway station is located in Doncaster[3].
  • Doncaster railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Doncaster railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Doncaster railway station's connecting line is recorded as East Coast Main Line[6].
  • Doncaster railway station's connecting line is recorded as South Humberside Main Line[7].
  • Doncaster railway station's connecting line is recorded as Wakefield Line[8].
  • Doncaster railway station's connecting line is recorded as Doncaster to Lincoln Line[9].
  • Doncaster railway station's connecting line is recorded as Swinton to Doncaster Line[10].
  • Doncaster railway station is operated by London North Eastern Railway[11].
  • Doncaster is named after Doncaster railway station[12].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Bentley railway station[13].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Kirk Sandall railway station[14].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as York railway station[15].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Selby railway station[16].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Conisbrough railway station[17].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Retford railway station[18].
  • Doncaster railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Gainsborough Lea Road railway station[19].
  • Doncaster railway station's Commons category is recorded as Doncaster railway station[20].
  • Doncaster railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SE571032[21].
  • Doncaster railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.5225, 'lon': -1.1395}[22].
  • Doncaster railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as East Coast Main Line, Kings Cross to Shaftholme Junction[23].
  • Doncaster railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+8'}[24].
  • Doncaster railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1848[25].
  • Doncaster railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[26].
  • Doncaster railway station's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Doncaster is named after Doncaster railway station[12].

Why It Matters

Doncaster railway station ranks in the top 0.68% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #126 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: 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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