European Train Control System

component of the unified European Rail Traffic Management System
Product control_system Q604804
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European Train Control System

Summary

European Train Control System is a control system[1]. It draws 575 Wikipedia views per month (control_system category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]

Key Facts

  • European Train Control System's image is recorded as ETCS Systéme de contrôle des trains.jpg[3].
  • European Train Control System's instance of is recorded as control system[4].
  • European Train Control System's instance of is recorded as train protection system[5].
  • European Train Control System's instance of is recorded as railway signalling system[6].
  • European Train Control System's GND ID is recorded as 7734231-8[7].
  • European Train Control System's part of is recorded as European Rail Traffic Management System[8].
  • European Train Control System's Commons category is recorded as European Train Control System[9].
  • European Train Control System's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06wgk5[10].
  • European Train Control System's facet of is recorded as Interoperability of rail traffic[11].
  • European Train Control System's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ETCS'}[12].
  • European Train Control System's BabelNet ID is recorded as 01511264n[13].
  • European Train Control System's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2781077476[14].
  • European Train Control System's OpenStreetMap key is recorded as railway:etcs[15].

Why It Matters

European Train Control System draws 575 Wikipedia views per month (control_system category, ranking #2 of 7).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . BabelNet. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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