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Heerlen railway station

railway station in the Netherlands
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Heerlen railway station

Summary

Heerlen railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #174 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Heerlen railway station is located in Heerlen[3].
  • Heerlen railway station is in the country of Netherlands[4].
  • Heerlen railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[5].
  • Heerlen railway station's connecting line is recorded as Sittard–Herzogenrath railway[6].
  • Heerlen railway station's connecting line is recorded as Heerlen–Schin op Geul railway[7].
  • Heerlen railway station's connecting line is recorded as Q2401465[8].
  • Heerlen railway station is owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen[9].
  • Heerlen railway station is operated by Nederlandse Spoorwegen[10].
  • Heerlen railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Hoensbroek railway station[11].
  • Heerlen railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Heerlen Woonboulevard railway station[12].
  • Heerlen railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Heerlen de Kissel railway station[13].
  • Heerlen railway station's station code is recorded as Hrl[14].
  • Heerlen railway station's Commons category is recorded as Station Heerlen[15].
  • Heerlen railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 50.890833, 'longitude': 5.974722}[16].
  • Heerlen railway station's official website is recorded as https://www.ns.nl/stationsinformatie/hrl/heerlen[17].
  • Heerlen railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[18].
  • Heerlen railway station's connecting service is recorded as Sprinter[19].
  • Heerlen railway station's connecting service is recorded as intercity[20].
  • Heerlen railway station's date of official opening is recorded as May 1, 1896[21].
  • Heerlen railway station's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}[22].
  • Heerlen railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[23].

Body

Geography

Heerlen railway station is in the country of Netherlands[4]. It is located in Heerlen[3].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

Heerlen railway station is owned by Nederlandse Spoorwegen[9].

Why It Matters

Heerlen railway station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (45 views/month, #174 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

Related Entities

Netherlands

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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