Rotherham Central railway station

railway station and tram stop in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, England, UK
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Rotherham Central railway station

Summary

Rotherham Central railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.88% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #163 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Rotherham Central railway station is located in Rotherham[3].
  • Rotherham Central railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's transport network is recorded as Supertram[5].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's instance of is recorded as tram stop[7].
  • Rotherham Central railway station is owned by Network Rail[8].
  • Rotherham Central railway station is operated by Northern Trains[9].
  • Rotherham is named after Rotherham Central railway station[10].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Rotherham Parkgate railway station[11].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Meadowhall South/Tinsley[12].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Magna railway station[13].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's Commons category is recorded as Rotherham Central railway station[14].
  • 1987 marks the founding of Rotherham Central railway station[15].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SK425930[16].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 53.4322, 'lon': -1.3605}[17].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Woodburn Junction to Mexborough East Junction Line[18].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's connecting service is recorded as Sheffield tram-train[20].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1877[21].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[22].
  • Rotherham Central railway station's historic county is recorded as Yorkshire[23].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station[6] and tram stop[7].

History and Context

1987 marks the founding of Rotherham Central railway station[15]. It is owned by Network Rail[8]. Rotherham is named after it[10].

Why It Matters

Rotherham Central railway station ranks in the top 0.88% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (51 views/month, #163 of 18,574).[2] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[24]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . stagecoachbus.com. stagecoachbus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . stagecoachbus.com. stagecoachbus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . stagecoachbus.com. stagecoachbus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . stagecoachbus.com. stagecoachbus.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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