High Rhine Railway

railway line in Germany and Switzerland
Place railway_line Q650389
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High Rhine Railway

Summary

High Rhine Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • High Rhine Railway is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt[3].
  • High Rhine Railway is located in Canton of Schaffhausen[4].
  • High Rhine Railway is located in Canton of Thurgau[5].
  • High Rhine Railway is located in Baden-Württemberg[6].
  • High Rhine Railway is in the country of Germany[7].
  • High Rhine Railway is in the country of Switzerland[8].
  • High Rhine Railway's image is recorded as BR 644 549 Regionalbahn Hochrheinbahn Laufenburg (Baden).jpg[9].
  • High Rhine Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[10].
  • High Rhine Railway's owned by is recorded as DB Netz[11].
  • High Rhine Railway's owned by is recorded as Bundeseisenbahnvermögen[12].
  • High Rhine Railway's owned by is recorded as Swiss Federal Railways[13].
  • High Rhine Railway's operator is recorded as DB Regio[14].
  • High Rhine Railway's part of is recorded as railway line 4000[15].
  • High Rhine Railway's Commons category is recorded as Hochrheinbahn[16].
  • High Rhine Railway's terminus is recorded as Basel Badischer Bahnhof[17].
  • High Rhine Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05sxjg0[18].
  • High Rhine Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Hochrheinbahn[19].
  • High Rhine Railway's type of electrification is recorded as non‐electrified railway system[20].
  • High Rhine Railway's type of electrification is recorded as 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC railway electrification[21].
  • High Rhine Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[22].
  • High Rhine Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1856-00-00T00:00:00Z[23].
  • High Rhine Railway's route number is recorded as 4000[24].
  • High Rhine Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+144.3'}[25].
  • High Rhine Railway's speed limit is recorded as {'unit': 'Q180154', 'amount': '+160'}[26].
  • High Rhine Railway's railway traffic side is recorded as right[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Germany[7], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30] and Switzerland[8], a state[31], in Switzerland[32], founded in 1291[33]. Located in include Canton of Basel-Stadt[3], a canton of Switzerland[34], in Switzerland[35], founded in 1833[36]; Canton of Schaffhausen[4], a canton of Switzerland[37], in Switzerland[38], founded in 1501[39]; Canton of Thurgau[5], a canton of Switzerland[40], in Switzerland[41], founded in 1803[42]; and Baden-Württemberg[6], a federated state of Germany[43], in Germany[44], founded in 1952[45]. High Rhine Railway's part of is recorded as railway line 4000[15].

Physical Characteristics

High Rhine Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+144.3'}[25].

Designation and Status

High Rhine Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[10].

History and Context

Owners include DB Netz[11], a railway infrastructure manager[46], in Germany[47], founded in 1998[48], headquartered in Frankfurt[49]; Bundeseisenbahnvermögen[12], an off-budget fund[50], in Germany[51], founded in 1994[52], headquartered in Bonn[53]; and Swiss Federal Railways[13], a railway company[54], in Switzerland[55], founded in 1902[56], headquartered in Bern[57].

Why It Matters

High Rhine Railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (17 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[58] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[59]

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