Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway

railway line in Germany
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Summary

Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is located in Canton of Basel-Stadt[3].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is located in Baden-Württemberg[4].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is in the country of Germany[5].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is in the country of Switzerland[6].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[7].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is owned by DB InfraGO[8].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is owned by Bundeseisenbahnvermögen[9].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is operated by Deutsche Bahn[10].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is part of railway line 4000[11].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's Commons category is recorded as Rheintalbahn[12].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's terminus is recorded as Mannheim Central Station[13].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's terminus is recorded as Basel Badischer Bahnhof[14].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway[15].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's type of electrification is recorded as 15 kV, 16.7 Hz AC railway electrification[16].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's Commons gallery is recorded as Rheintalbahn[17].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[18].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1840[19].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's route number is recorded as 4000[20].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's route number is recorded as 4002[21].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's route number is recorded as 4003[22].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's route number is recorded as 4280[23].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+270.7'}[24].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's connects with is recorded as Tram line VBK Schloss Gottesaue - DB VzG 4000[25].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's speed limit is recorded as {'amount': '+250'}[26].
  • Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's railway traffic side is recorded as right[27].

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Geography

Country listings include Germany[5], a sovereign state[28], in Germany[29], founded in 1949[30] and Switzerland[6], 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] and Baden-Württemberg[4], a federated state of Germany[37], in Germany[38], founded in 1952[39]. Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway is part of railway line 4000[11].

Physical Characteristics

Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+270.7'}[24].

Designation and Status

Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[7].

History and Context

Owners include DB InfraGO[8], a railway infrastructure manager[40], in Germany[41], founded in 2023[42], headquartered in Frankfurt[43] and Bundeseisenbahnvermögen[9], an off-budget fund[44], in Germany[45], founded in 1994[46], headquartered in Bonn[47].

Why It Matters

Mannheim–Karlsruhe–Basel railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (412 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[48] It is known by 33 alternative names across languages and contexts.[49]

References

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Class ancestry

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

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  2. [48] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [49] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Length → {'amount': '+270.7'}
    Speed limit → {'amount': '+250'}
    Part of → railway line 4000
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