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single-track railway

railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track
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Summary

single-track railway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,890 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • single-track railway is a type of railway line[2].
  • single-track railway's Commons category is recorded as Single track railway lines[3].
  • single-track railway is the opposite of double-track railway[4].
  • single-track railway's different from is recorded as monorail[5].

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Definition and Type

single-track railway is a type of railway line[2]. It is the opposite of double-track railway[4].

Why It Matters

single-track railway ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,890 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · Tony Rotondas · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Opposite of → double-track railway
    Different from → monorail
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → railway line
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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