Swaffham Branch

Summary

Swaffham Branch is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swaffham Branch is located in England^[3].
• Swaffham Branch is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Swaffham Branch's image is recorded as Crab and Winkle line approaching Swaffham.jpg^[5].
• Swaffham Branch's instance of is recorded as railway line^[6].
• Swaffham Branch's instance of is recorded as ELR railway line section^[7].
• Swaffham Branch's commissioned by is recorded as Thetford and Watton Railway^[8].
• Swaffham Branch's commissioned by is recorded as Watton and Swaffham Railway^[9].
• Swaffham Branch's operator is recorded as Great Eastern Railway^[10].
• Swaffham Branch's operator is recorded as London and North Eastern Railway^[11].
• Swaffham Branch's Commons category is recorded as Bury and Thetford (Swaffham Branch)^[12].
• Swaffham Branch's terminus is recorded as Roudham Junction^[13].
• Swaffham Branch's terminus is recorded as Swaffham Junction^[14].
• +1866-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swaffham Branch^[15].
• Swaffham Branch's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/0131xzxj^[16].
• Swaffham Branch's described at URL is recorded as https://www.heritage.norfolk.gov.uk/record-details?MNF13601-Route-of-Thetford-Watton-and-Swaffham-Railway-(later-Great-Eastern)^[17].
• Swaffham Branch's described by source is recorded as Engineer's Line References (ELRs): A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing^[18].
• Swaffham Branch's described by source is recorded as Signalling Record Society line data^[19].
• Swaffham Branch's date of official opening is recorded as +1869-00-00T00:00:00Z^[20].
• Swaffham Branch's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+18.5125'}^[21].
• Swaffham Branch's date of official closure is recorded as +1964-00-00T00:00:00Z^[22].
• Swaffham Branch's state of use is recorded as decommissioned^[23].
• Swaffham Branch's Engineer's Line Reference is recorded as RJS^[24].

Body

Geography

Swaffham Branch is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in England^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Swaffham Branch's length is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q253276', 'amount': '+18.5125'}^[21].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line^[6] and ELR railway line section^[7].

History and Context

+1866-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Swaffham Branch^[15].

Why It Matters

Swaffham Branch ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month).^[2]