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Snowdon Mountain Railway

railway line in the UK
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Snowdon Mountain Railway

Summary

Snowdon Mountain Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Snowdon Mountain Railway is located in Gwynedd[3].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's instance of is recorded as rack railway[6].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's Commons category is recorded as Snowdon Mountain Railway[7].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's terminus is recorded as Llanberis[8].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's terminus is recorded as Summit (SMR) railway station[9].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 53.0998, 'longitude': -4.1045}[10].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's track gauge is recorded as 800 mm track gauge[11].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[12].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1896[13].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.6'}[14].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's average gradient is recorded as {'amount': '+0.1272'}[15].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'amount': '+18.18'}[16].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's route diagram template is recorded as Template:SMR RDT[17].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's mountain range is recorded as Snowdonia[18].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's state of use is recorded as in use[19].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's historic county is recorded as Caernarfonshire[20].
  • Snowdon Mountain Railway's rack system is recorded as Abt rack system[21].

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Geography

Snowdon Mountain Railway is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Gwynedd[3].

Physical Characteristics

Snowdon Mountain Railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.6'}[14].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[5] and rack railway[6]. Snowdon Mountain Railway's heritage designation is recorded as National Monuments of Wales[12].

Why It Matters

Snowdon Mountain Railway ranks in the top 1% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,423 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 23d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Coordinates → —
    Length → {'amount': '+7.6'}
    Route diagram template → Template:SMR RDT
    Coordinate location → {'latitude': 53.0998, 'longitude': -4.1045}
    + 17 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53597|batch #53597]]: probably due to their P402"
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