Norristown Branch

Summary

Norristown Branch is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Norristown Branch is located in Pennsylvania^[3].
• Norristown Branch is in the country of United States^[4].
• Norristown Branch's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].
• Norristown Branch's owned by is recorded as Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority^[6].
• Norristown Branch's owned by is recorded as Conrail^[7].
• Norristown Branch's owned by is recorded as Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad^[8].
• Norristown Branch's Commons category is recorded as Norristown Branch^[9].
• Norristown Branch's type of electrification is recorded as 12 kV, 25 Hz AC railway electrification^[10].
• Norristown Branch's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway^[11].
• Norristown Branch's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[12].

Body

Geography

Norristown Branch is in the country of United States^[4]. It is located in Pennsylvania^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Norristown Branch's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+14.6'}^[12].

Designation and Status

Norristown Branch's instance of is recorded as railway line^[5].

History and Context

Owners include Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority^[6], a transit district^[13], in United States^[14], founded in 1964^[15], headquartered in Philadelphia^[16]; Conrail^[7], a railway company^[17], in United States^[18], founded in 1976^[19], headquartered in Philadelphia^[20]; and Philadelphia, Germantown and Norristown Railroad^[8], a railway company^[21], in United States^[22], founded in 1831^[23].

Why It Matters

Norristown Branch ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month).^[2]