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Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad

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Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad

Summary

Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad is located in Virginia[3].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad is in the country of United States[4].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's replaced by is recorded as Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad[6].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's date of official opening is recorded as 1858[7].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's date of official closure is recorded as 1870[8].
  • Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[9].

Body

Geography

Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad is in the country of United States[4]. It is located in Virginia[3].

Designation and Status

Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].

Why It Matters

Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (34 views/month).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · Muell132 · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Imported from → —
    Freebase id → /m/0513lm
    Date of official closure → +1870-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Virginia
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P373]]: Norfolk and Petersburg Railroad"
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