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Pilatus railway

rack railway in Alpnachstad in the canton of Obwalden, Switzerland
Place railway_line Q277174
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Pilatus railway

Summary

Pilatus railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Pilatus railway is located in Alpnach[3].
  • Pilatus railway is in the country of Switzerland[4].
  • Pilatus railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Pilatus railway's instance of is recorded as rack railway[6].
  • Pilatus railway is owned by Pilatus-Bahnen AG[7].
  • Pilatus railway is operated by Pilatus-Bahnen AG[8].
  • Mount Pilatus is named after Pilatus railway[9].
  • The location of Pilatus railway was Alpnachstad[10].
  • Pilatus railway's postal code is recorded as 6053[11].
  • Pilatus railway is part of list of cultural properties in Alpnach[12].
  • Pilatus railway's Commons category is recorded as Pilatusbahn[13].
  • Pilatus railway comprises Alpnachstad Pilatus-Bahn railway station[14].
  • Pilatus railway's terminus is recorded as Pilatus Kulm station[15].
  • Pilatus railway's terminus is recorded as Alpnachstad Pilatus-Bahn railway station[16].
  • Pilatus railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 46.955556, 'lon': 8.276944}[17].
  • Pilatus railway's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[18].
  • Pilatus railway's described at URL is recorded as https://api.geo.admin.ch/rest/services/ech/MapServer/ch.babs.kulturgueter/09742/extendedHtmlPopup[19].
  • Pilatus railway's described at URL is recorded as https://data.geo.admin.ch/ch.babs.kulturgueter/PDF/kgs_09742_gsk-d.pdf[20].
  • Pilatus railway's track gauge is recorded as 800 mm track gauge[21].
  • Pilatus railway's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[22].
  • Pilatus railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1889[23].
  • Pilatus railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.27'}[24].
  • Pilatus railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+480'}[25].
  • Pilatus railway's appears in the heritage monument list is recorded as list of cultural properties in Alpnach[26].
  • Pilatus railway's vehicle normally used is recorded as Pilatusbahn rack railcars[27].

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Geography

Pilatus railway is in the country of Switzerland[4]. It is located in Alpnach[3]. It is part of list of cultural properties in Alpnach[12].

Physical Characteristics

Pilatus railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4.27'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[5] and rack railway[6]. Pilatus railway's heritage designation is recorded as class A Swiss cultural property of national significance[22].

History and Context

Pilatus railway is owned by Pilatus-Bahnen AG[7]. Mount Pilatus is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

Pilatus railway ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (391 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

Related Entities

Mount Pilatus Switzerland

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Swiss Inventory of Cultural Property of Regional Significance, February 2017. wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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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Edit History

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  1. 14d ago · Herbert Ortner · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinate location → {'lat': 46.955556, 'lon': 8.276944}
    Part of → —
    Located in the administrative territorial entity → Alpnach
    Has parts → —
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P18]]: En route to Pilatus Pilatusbahn 01.jpg"
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