railroad switch

Summary

railroad switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).^[1]

Key Facts

• railroad switch is a type of track switch^[2].
• railroad switch is a type of switches and crossings^[3].
• railroad switch is part of railway station^[4].
• railroad switch's Commons category is recorded as Railway points^[5].
• railroad switch comprises rail track^[6].
• railroad switch comprises stock rail^[7].
• railroad switch comprises check rail^[8].
• railroad switch comprises point frog^[9].
• railroad switch comprises points^[10].
• railroad switch comprises Q114076267^[11].
• railroad switch comprises point heating^[12].
• railroad switch's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=switch^[13].
• railroad switch's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia^[14].
• railroad switch's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'pt', 'text': 'AMV'}^[15].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include track switch^[2] and switches and crossings^[3].

Use and Application

Components include rail track^[6], stock rail^[7], check rail^[8], point frog^[9], points^[10], and Q114076267^[11]. railroad switch is part of railway station^[4].

Why It Matters

railroad switch ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,509 views/month).^[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[16] It is known by 83 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[17]