overhead contact line

single or rarely double wire used to transmit electrical energy to trains, trams, or trolleybuses, hanging above the route of the vehicle
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overhead contact line

Summary

overhead contact line is a type of electricity transmission[1]. It draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electricity_transmission category, ranking #1 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • overhead contact line's image is recorded as Wettingen IMG 6711.jpg[3].
  • overhead contact line's image is recorded as Obus-detail-rr-23.jpg[4].
  • overhead contact line's instance of is recorded as type of electricity transmission[5].
  • overhead contact line's instance of is recorded as interface standard[6].
  • overhead contact line's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85041976[7].
  • overhead contact line's subclass of is recorded as rail infrastructure[8].
  • overhead contact line's subclass of is recorded as transport infrastructure[9].
  • overhead contact line's subclass of is recorded as power cable[10].
  • overhead contact line's subclass of is recorded as contact rail or line[11].
  • overhead contact line's part of is recorded as railway electrification system[12].
  • overhead contact line's Commons category is recorded as Overhead lines[13].
  • overhead contact line's BNCF Thesaurus ID is recorded as 44942[14].
  • overhead contact line's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/017zqt[15].
  • overhead contact line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Overhead lines[16].
  • overhead contact line's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as electrified=contact_line[17].
  • overhead contact line's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as trolley_wire=yes[18].
  • overhead contact line's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0089475[19].
  • overhead contact line's nickname is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'ficelle'}[20].
  • overhead contact line's different from is recorded as overhead power line[21].
  • overhead contact line's different from is recorded as high-voltage traction power line[22].
  • overhead contact line's different from is recorded as electric power transmission[23].
  • overhead contact line's different from is recorded as electrical cable[24].
  • overhead contact line's UNSPSC code is recorded as 26121510[25].
  • overhead contact line's connects with is recorded as pantograph[26].
  • overhead contact line's connects with is recorded as trolley pole[27].

Why It Matters

overhead contact line draws 512 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_electricity_transmission category, ranking #1 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 73 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . auteur-roman-nouvelles.com. auteur-roman-nouvelles.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). overhead contact line. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/overhead-contact-line
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