Paignton railway station

Summary

Paignton railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.74% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #137 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Paignton railway station is located in Paignton^[3].
• Paignton railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Paignton railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Paignton railway station is owned by Network Rail^[6].
• Paignton railway station is operated by Great Western Railway^[7].
• Paignton is named after Paignton railway station^[8].
• Paignton railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Torquay railway station^[9].
• Paignton railway station's Commons category is recorded as Paignton railway station^[10].
• Paignton railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SX889605^[11].
• Paignton railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 50.435, 'lon': -3.565}^[12].
• Paignton railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Torquay Branch^[13].
• Paignton railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[14].
• Paignton railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1859^[15].
• Paignton railway station's state of use is recorded as in use^[16].
• Paignton railway station's historic county is recorded as Devon^[17].

Body

Geography

Paignton railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Paignton^[3].

Designation and Status

Paignton railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].

History and Context

Paignton railway station is owned by Network Rail^[6]. Paignton is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Paignton railway station ranks in the top 0.74% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (173 views/month, #137 of 18,574).^[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[18]