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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Heritage rail line in India
Organization railway_line Q463735
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Nilgiri Mountain Railway

Summary

Nilgiri Mountain Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month, #31 of 3,177).[2]

Key Facts

  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway is located in Tamil Nadu[3].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway is in the country of India[4].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as narrow-gauge railway[6].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as mountain railway[7].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as heritage railway[8].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway is owned by Indian Railways[9].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway is part of Mountain Railways of India[10].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's Commons category is recorded as Nilgiri Mountain Railway[11].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's located in time zone is recorded as UTC+05:30[12].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 11.344316666667, 'lon': 76.791944444444}[13].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's official website is recorded as https://www.irctctourism.com/gallery/nilgiri.html[14].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge[15].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's heritage designation is recorded as part of UNESCO World Heritage Site[16].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's date of official opening is recorded as October 15, 1908[17].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+46'}[18].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+4.59'}[19].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway covers an area of {'unit': 'Q35852', 'amount': '+500'}[20].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+83'}[21].
  • Nilgiri Mountain Railway's rack system is recorded as Abt rack system[22].

Body

Identity

Nilgiri Mountain Railway is part of Mountain Railways of India[10].

Ownership

Nilgiri Mountain Railway is owned by Indian Railways[9].

Why It Matters

Nilgiri Mountain Railway ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,175 views/month, #31 of 3,177).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[23] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

Related Entities

India

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [23] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [24] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → UTC+05:30
    Length → {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+46'}
    Owned by → —
    Owned by → Indian Railways
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