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Metropolitan Railway

railway company in Great Britain
Organization Railway Company Q935025
Metropolitan Railway

Facts

7 properties

Identity

Instance of
railway company

Status and dates

Replaced by
London Passenger Transport Board[4]

Location

Country
United Kingdom[2]
More facts +4
Date of official closure
July 1, 1933[7]
Date of official opening
January 10, 1863[5]
Described by source
Signalling Record Society line data[3]
Route diagram template
Template:Metropolitan Extension RDT[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Metropolitan Railway en Bayswater, Paddington and Holborn Bridge Railway Company en North Metropolitan Railway en The Met ar محطة سكة حديد متروبوليتان de Met ja メトロポリタン鉄道 ms Kereta Api Metropolitan pt Metropolitan District Railway pt Metropolitan Railway pt Metropolitan Railway e Metropolitan District Railway ru Лондонская столичная железная дорога zh 大都会铁路 zh 大都會鐵路 zh 大都會鐵路#基建改善
🔖 Identifiers · 16
VIAF cluster ID
133769241
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85381809
GND ID
1086777603
British Museum person or institution ID
95083
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
topic/Metropolitan-Railway
FES digital collections entity ID
350291
Freebase ID
/m/034dkd
Grace's Guide ID
Metropolitan_Railway, North_Metropolitan_Railway
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Metropolitan_Railway
National Library of Wales Authority ID
metropolitan-railway
Open Plaques subject ID
7645
RailScot line or company ID
M/Metropolitan_Railway/
Show all 16 identifiers +4
SNARC ID
Zagăr
Science Museum people ID
cp91960, cp26438
Topic's main category
Category:Metropolitan Railway
Yale LUX ID
group/1fb4e60f-4e12-43a7-ae62-05125791702c

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🔗 Connections
← Operator 2
London Underground, Northern City Line
Country 1
United Kingdom
Described by source 1
Signalling Record Society line data
Instance of 1
railway company
Named after 1
Metropolitan line
Owned entities 1
Northern City Line
Replaced by 1
London Passenger Transport Board
SNARC ID 1
Zagăr
← Replaces 1
London Passenger Transport Board
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Summary

Metropolitan Railway is a railway company[1].

Body

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Metropolitan Railway include Metropolitan line[8], a rapid transit line[9], in United Kingdom[10].

Why It Matters

Entities named for it include Metropolitan line[8], a rapid transit line[9], in United Kingdom[10].

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [9] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

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  1. 19w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Described by source → Signalling Record Society line data
    Instance of → railway company
    FES digital collections entity ID → 350291
    Replaced by → London Passenger Transport Board
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: FES digital collections entity ID: 350291, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1782462304762"
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