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main line

a track that is used for through trains or is the principal artery of the system from which branch lines, yards, sidings and spurs are connected
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Summary

main line ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • main line is a type of railway line[2].
  • main line is a type of Raccordement[3].
  • main line is the opposite of branch line[4].
  • main line's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as route=train[5].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include railway line[2] and Raccordement[3]. main line is the opposite of branch line[4].

Why It Matters

main line ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (342 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 7w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q5059
    Subclass of → —
    Opposite of → branch line
    Subclass of → railway line, Raccordement
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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