Reading railway station

principal railway station in the English town of Reading
Place railway_station Q801355
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Reading railway station

Summary

Reading railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.3% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month, #55 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Reading railway station is located in Reading[3].
  • Reading railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Reading railway station's transport network is recorded as National Rail[5].
  • Reading railway station's transport network is recorded as Elizabeth line network[6].
  • Reading railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[7].
  • Reading railway station's connecting line is recorded as Great Western Main Line[8].
  • Reading railway station's connecting line is recorded as Waterloo–Reading Line[9].
  • Reading railway station's connecting line is recorded as North Downs Line[10].
  • Reading railway station's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Basingstoke railway line[11].
  • Reading railway station's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Taunton railway line[12].
  • Reading railway station's architect is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel[13].
  • Reading railway station is owned by Network Rail[14].
  • Reading railway station is operated by Network Rail[15].
  • Reading is named after Reading railway station[16].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Twyford railway station[17].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Earley railway station[18].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Tilehurst railway station[19].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Reading West[20].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Twyford railway station[21].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Reading West[22].
  • Reading railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Earley railway station[23].
  • The location of Reading railway station was Reading Town Centre[24].
  • Reading railway station's Commons category is recorded as Reading railway station[25].
  • Reading railway station comprises The Three Guineas[26].
  • Reading railway station comprises Reading railway station car park[27].

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Geography

Reading railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Reading[3].

Designation and Status

Reading railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[7].

History and Context

Reading railway station is owned by Network Rail[14]. Reading is named after it[16].

Why It Matters

Reading railway station ranks in the top 0.3% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (322 views/month, #55 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . content.tfl.gov.uk. content.tfl.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [4] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
  7. [10] . wikidata.org.
  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
  9. [12] . wikidata.org.
  10. [13] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [3] . 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.
  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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