London Waterloo station

central London railway terminus; interchange with the London Underground station of the same name
TrainStation central_station Q795691
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London Waterloo station

Summary

London Waterloo station is a central station[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of central_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • London Waterloo station is located in London Borough of Lambeth[3].
  • London Waterloo station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • London Waterloo station's instance of is recorded as central station[5].
  • London Waterloo station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station[6].
  • London Waterloo station's connecting line is recorded as South Western Main Line[7].
  • London Waterloo station is owned by Network Rail[8].
  • London Waterloo station is operated by Network Rail[9].
  • Waterloo Bridge is named after London Waterloo station[10].
  • London Waterloo station's adjacent station is recorded as Vauxhall station[11].
  • London Waterloo station is part of London station group[12].
  • London Waterloo station's Commons category is recorded as London Waterloo station[13].
  • London Waterloo station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5031, 'lon': -0.1132}[14].
  • London Waterloo station's located on linear feature is recorded as Reading Line, Waterloo to Wokingham Junction[15].
  • London Waterloo station's located on linear feature is recorded as Bournemouth Main Line (Waterloo to Weymouth), Waterloo to Northam Short Mile[16].
  • London Waterloo station's interchange station is recorded as Waterloo tube station[17].
  • London Waterloo station's interchange station is recorded as London Waterloo East railway station[18].
  • London Waterloo station's interchange station is recorded as Embankment tube station[19].
  • London Waterloo station's interchange station is recorded as London Eye Pier[20].
  • London Waterloo station's interchange station is recorded as Festival Pier[21].
  • London Waterloo station's official website is recorded as http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/stations_destinations/WAT.aspx[22].
  • London Waterloo station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+22'}[23].
  • London Waterloo station's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[24].
  • London Waterloo station's described by source is recorded as Subterranea[25].
  • London Waterloo station's date of official opening is recorded as July 11, 1848[26].
  • London Waterloo station's different from is recorded as Waterloo railway station[27].

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Works and Contributions

Things named for London Waterloo station include Waterloo Sunset[28], a single[29]; London Waterloo East railway station[30], a railway station[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and Waterloo tube station[33], a London Underground station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

Why It Matters

London Waterloo station ranks in the top 3% of central_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (960 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[36] It is known by 25 alternative names across languages and contexts.[37]

Entities named for it include Waterloo Sunset[28], a single[29]; London Waterloo East railway station[30], a railway station[31], in United Kingdom[32]; and Waterloo tube station[33], a London Underground station[34], in United Kingdom[35].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . Category:Dead-end railway stations. wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [36] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [37] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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