North Island Main Trunk

railway line in New Zealand running between Auckland and Wellington
Place railway_line Q1396997
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North Island Main Trunk

Summary

North Island Main Trunk is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • North Island Main Trunk is in the country of New Zealand[3].
  • North Island Main Trunk's route map is recorded as Map of North Island Main Trunk Line, August 2024.png[4].
  • North Island Main Trunk's image is recorded as AMA 103 at Puhinui.jpg[5].
  • North Island Main Trunk's instance of is recorded as railway line[6].
  • North Island Main Trunk's owned by is recorded as KiwiRail[7].
  • North Island Main Trunk's operator is recorded as KiwiRail[8].
  • North Island Main Trunk's part of is recorded as rail transport in New Zealand[9].
  • North Island Main Trunk's Commons category is recorded as North Island Main Trunk[10].
  • North Island Main Trunk's terminus is recorded as Wellington Railway Station[11].
  • North Island Main Trunk's terminus is recorded as Waitematā railway station[12].
  • North Island Main Trunk's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -39.274, 'lon': 175.3895}[13].
  • North Island Main Trunk's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/05xyd5[14].
  • North Island Main Trunk's topic's main category is recorded as Category:North Island Main Trunk[15].
  • North Island Main Trunk's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[16].
  • North Island Main Trunk's heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[17].
  • North Island Main Trunk's date of official opening is recorded as +1908-11-06T00:00:00Z[18].
  • North Island Main Trunk's route diagram template is recorded as Template:North Island Main Trunk[19].
  • North Island Main Trunk's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 58532[20].
  • North Island Main Trunk's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 58530[21].
  • North Island Main Trunk's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 57504[22].
  • North Island Main Trunk's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 7262[23].
  • North Island Main Trunk's New Zealand Gazetteer place ID is recorded as 50480[24].
  • North Island Main Trunk's ASCE Historical Civil Engineering Landmark ID is recorded as north-island-main-trunk-railway[25].

Body

Geography

North Island Main Trunk is in the country of New Zealand[3]. Its part of is recorded as rail transport in New Zealand[9].

Designation and Status

North Island Main Trunk's instance of is recorded as railway line[6]. Its heritage designation is recorded as Historic Civil Engineering Landmark[17].

History and Context

North Island Main Trunk's owned by is recorded as KiwiRail[7].

Why It Matters

North Island Main Trunk ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
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  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
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  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [26] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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