Korean State Railway

national railway of North Korea
Organization railway_company Q864803
Korean State Railway
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Korean State Railway

Summary

Korean State Railway is a railway company[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Korean State Railway is in the country of North Korea[3].
  • Korean State Railway's image is recorded as North korea railways.png[4].
  • Korean State Railway's instance of is recorded as railway company[5].
  • Korean State Railway's instance of is recorded as ministry[6].
  • Korean State Railway's owned by is recorded as Government of North Korea[7].
  • Korean State Railway's logo image is recorded as DPRKRailway -vector.svg[8].
  • Korean State Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Pyongyang[9].
  • Korean State Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport[10].
  • +1948-09-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Korean State Railway[11].
  • Korean State Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0h51m16[12].
  • Korean State Railway's product or material produced is recorded as railway[13].
  • Korean State Railway's replaces is recorded as Chōsen Government Railway[14].
  • Korean State Railway's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise[15].
  • Korean State Railway's reporting mark is recorded as ZC[16].
  • Korean State Railway's date of official opening is recorded as +1946-00-00T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Korean State Railway's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko-kp', 'text': '조선 민주주의 인민 공화국 철도성'}[18].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Pyongyang Station[19].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as P'yŏngbu Line[20].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Pyongui Line[21].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Changjin Line[22].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Sunchon Station[23].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Ponghak Station[24].
  • Korean State Railway's owner of is recorded as Pupung Station[25].
  • Korean State Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+6375'}[26].
  • Korean State Railway's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Minister of Railways[27].

Body

Founding

+1948-09-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Korean State Railway[11].

Operations

Korean State Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Pyongyang[9].

Industry

Korean State Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport[10].

Ownership

Korean State Railway's owned by is recorded as Government of North Korea[7]. Its product or material produced is recorded as railway[13].

Why It Matters

Korean State Railway ranks in the top 7% of railway_company entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (144 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  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.

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