Swindon railway station

Summary

Swindon railway station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.72% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #134 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Swindon railway station is located in Swindon^[3].
• Swindon railway station is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Swindon railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Swindon railway station's connecting line is recorded as Golden Valley line^[6].
• Swindon railway station's connecting line is recorded as Great Western Main Line^[7].
• Swindon railway station is operated by Great Western Railway^[8].
• Swindon is named after Swindon railway station^[9].
• Swindon railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Didcot Parkway railway station^[10].
• Swindon railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Chippenham railway station^[11].
• Swindon railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Kemble railway station^[12].
• Swindon railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Bristol Parkway railway station^[13].
• Swindon railway station took place at Swindon^[14].
• Swindon railway station's Commons category is recorded as Swindon railway station^[15].
• Swindon railway station comprises Stone Building On Island Platform At Swindon Railway Station (MLN1/77 16)^[16].
• Swindon railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as SU149851^[17].
• Swindon railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.5656, 'lon': -1.7854}^[18].
• Swindon railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Main Line (Paddington to Penzance via Bath), Paddington to North Road Junction^[19].
• Swindon railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+4'}^[20].
• Swindon railway station's date of official opening is recorded as 1842^[21].
• Swindon railway station's state of use is recorded as in use^[22].
• Swindon railway station's historic county is recorded as Wiltshire^[23].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Swindon railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].

History and Context

Swindon is named after Swindon railway station^[9].

Why It Matters

Swindon railway station ranks in the top 0.72% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (223 views/month, #134 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[24] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[25]