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railway signal

optical, acoustic or electronic signal providing information about the state of a railway line
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railway signal

Summary

railway signal is a signal generator[1]. It draws 396 Wikipedia views per month (signal_generator category, ranking #1 of 2).[2]

Key Facts

  • railway signal's instance of is recorded as signal generator[3].
  • railway signal is a type of railway facility[4].
  • railway signal is a type of appliance[5].
  • railway signal is part of rail infrastructure[6].
  • railway signal is used for railway signalling system[7].
  • railway signal is used for rail safety[8].
  • railway signal's Commons category is recorded as Rail transport signals[9].
  • railway signal's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Rail transport signals[10].
  • railway signal's facet of is recorded as railway signalling system[11].
  • railway signal's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=signal[12].
  • railway signal's different from is recorded as railway signal[13].
  • railway signal's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[14].

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Definition and Type

railway signal's instance of is recorded as signal generator[3]. Recorded subclass of include railway facility[4] and appliance[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include railway signalling system[7] and rail safety[8]. railway signal is part of rail infrastructure[6].

Why It Matters

railway signal draws 396 Wikipedia views per month (signal_generator category, ranking #1 of 2).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 30 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 15d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Facet of → railway signalling system
    On focus list of wikimedia project → Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
    Instance of → —
    + 8 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 2948, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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