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Kolkata Suburban Railway

Rail system in Kolkata, India
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Summary

Kolkata Suburban Railway is a commuter rail network[1]. It draws 615 Wikipedia views per month (commuter rail network category, ranking #13 of 72).[2]

Key Facts

  • Located in the administrative territorial entity: Kolkata[3]
  • Country: India[4]
  • Part of: rail network of Kolkata[5]
  • Commons category: Kolkata Suburban Railway[6]
  • Has part(s): South Eastern line[7], Eastern line[8], Kolkata Circular Railway[9], Sealdah–Bangaon line[10], Chord link line[11]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Kolkata Suburban Railway[12]
  • Type of electrification: 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[13]
  • Track gauge: 1676 mm track gauge[14]
  • Date of official opening: August 15, 1854[15]
  • State of use: in use[16]

Why It Matters

Kolkata Suburban Railway is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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