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Taunton railway station

railway station in Taunton, Somerset West and Taunton, Somerset, England, UK
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Taunton railway station

Summary

Taunton railway station is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.71% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #132 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taunton railway station is located in Somerset West and Taunton[3].
  • Taunton railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Taunton railway station's image is recorded as 2021 at Taunton station - down side rejuvenated.JPG[5].
  • Taunton railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].
  • Taunton railway station's connecting line is recorded as Chard Branch Line[7].
  • Taunton railway station's connecting line is recorded as Yeovil to Taunton Line[8].
  • Taunton railway station's connecting line is recorded as Reading to Taunton railway line[9].
  • Taunton railway station's operator is recorded as Great Western Railway[10].
  • Taunton is named after Taunton railway station[11].
  • Taunton railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Tiverton Parkway railway station[12].
  • Taunton railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Bridgwater railway station[13].
  • Taunton railway station's adjacent station is recorded as Castle Cary railway station[14].
  • Taunton railway station's location is recorded as Taunton[15].
  • Taunton railway station's Commons category is recorded as Taunton railway station[16].
  • Taunton railway station's has part is recorded as Taunton Station (South Block)[17].
  • Taunton railway station's OS grid reference is recorded as ST227254[18].
  • Taunton railway station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.0228, 'lon': -3.1035}[19].
  • Taunton railway station's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/066vcg[20].
  • Taunton railway station's located on linear feature is recorded as Main Line (Paddington to Penzance via Bath), Paddington to North Road Junction[21].
  • Taunton railway station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+6'}[22].
  • Taunton railway station's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6953701[23].
  • Taunton railway station's date of official opening is recorded as +1842-00-00T00:00:00Z[24].
  • Taunton railway station's TOID is recorded as 4000000073300320[25].
  • Taunton railway station's UK railway station code is recorded as TAU[26].
  • Taunton railway station's state of use is recorded as in use[27].

Body

Geography

Taunton railway station is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Somerset West and Taunton[3].

Designation and Status

Taunton railway station's instance of is recorded as railway station[6].

History and Context

Taunton is named after Taunton railway station[11].

Why It Matters

Taunton railway station ranks in the top 0.71% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (63 views/month, #132 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

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. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . nationalrail.co.uk. Retrieved . nationalrail.co.uk. Provenance: 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] ↑ . Railway Codes and Other Data: A (Hopefully) Comprehensive Listing. railwaycodes.org.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . GeoNames. wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . dataportal.orr.gov.uk. dataportal.orr.gov.uk. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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