railway line

constructional unit in rail transport, the route or way of rail tracks between defined locations
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railway line

Summary

railway line has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1]

Key Facts

  • railway line is a type of thoroughfare[2].
  • railway line is a type of rail infrastructure[3].
  • railway line is a type of rail network[4].
  • railway line is part of railway network[5].
  • railway line is part of railway[6].
  • railway line is used for rail transport[7].
  • railway line's Commons category is recorded as Railway lines[8].
  • railway line comprises railway track[9].
  • railway line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Railway lines[10].
  • railway line's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as route=tracks[11].
  • railway line's described by source is recorded as Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band[12].
  • railway line's topic has template is recorded as Template:Infobox rail line[13].
  • railway line's topic has template is recorded as Q25774844[14].
  • railway line's has characteristic is recorded as rail direction[15].
  • railway line's has characteristic is recorded as right- and left-hand train traffic[16].
  • railway line's main Wikidata property is recorded as P81[17].
  • railway line's equivalent class is recorded as http://dbpedia.org/ontology/RailwayLine[18].
  • railway line's different from is recorded as transport service itinerary[19].
  • railway line's different from is recorded as train service[20].
  • railway line's different from is recorded as Q25516835[21].
  • railway line's different from is recorded as tram line[22].
  • railway line's different from is recorded as railway track[23].
  • railway line's properties for this type is recorded as P127[24].
  • railway line's properties for this type is recorded as P131[25].
  • railway line's properties for this type is recorded as P17[26].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include thoroughfare[2], rail infrastructure[3], and rail network[4].

Use and Application

railway line is used for rail transport[7]. It comprises railway track[9]. Part of include railway network[5] and railway[6], an ambiguous Wikidata item[27].

Why It Matters

railway line has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[1] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
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  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.
  24. [25] . wikidata.org.
  25. [26] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 9d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 Q5167
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
  2. 15d ago · GeertivpBot bot · 2026-08-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of
    Has parts
    Part of railway network, railway
    Described by source Meyer’s Universum, Dreizehnter Band
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P527]]: [[Q1210334]], #pwb Copy label Add omvat deel (P527)"
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