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railway stop

railway facility where passengers can hop on and off
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railway stop

Summary

railway stop is a type of station[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • railway stop's instance of is recorded as type of station[3].
  • railway stop is a type of public transport stop[4].
  • railway stop is a type of railway facility[5].
  • railway stop is a type of operation point[6].
  • railway stop is a type of rail transport station[7].
  • railway stop is part of railway[8].
  • railway stop is used for rail transport[9].
  • railway stop's Commons category is recorded as Train halts[10].
  • railway stop comprises railway platform[11].
  • railway stop's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Train halts[12].
  • railway stop's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=halt[13].
  • railway stop's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway=stop[14].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as railway station[15].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as unmanned station[16].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as public transport stop[17].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as overtaking station[18].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as terminus[19].
  • railway stop's different from is recorded as request stop[20].
  • railway stop's properties for this type is recorded as P17[21].
  • railway stop's properties for this type is recorded as P131[22].
  • railway stop's properties for this type is recorded as P625[23].
  • railway stop's properties for this type is recorded as P81[24].
  • railway stop's properties for this type is recorded as P1192[25].
  • railway stop's has part is recorded as former railway stop[26].

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Definition and Type

railway stop's instance of is recorded as type of station[3]. Recorded subclass of include public transport stop[4], railway facility[5], operation point[6], and rail transport station[7].

Use and Application

railway stop is used for rail transport[9]. It comprises railway platform[11]. It is part of railway[8].

Why It Matters

railway stop has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.[27]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 1d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → railway
    Subclass of → —
    Different from → railway station, unmanned station, public transport stop +3
    Part of → —
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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