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The Canadian

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The Canadian

Summary

The Canadian is an inter-city rail[1]. It ranks in the top 7% of inter_city_rail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Canadian is located in Ontario[3].
  • The Canadian is located in Manitoba[4].
  • The Canadian is located in Saskatchewan[5].
  • The Canadian is located in Alberta[6].
  • The Canadian is located in British Columbia[7].
  • The Canadian is in the country of Canada[8].
  • The Canadian's transport network is recorded as Via Rail[9].
  • The Canadian's instance of is recorded as inter-city rail[10].
  • The Canadian's instance of is recorded as named passenger train service[11].
  • The Canadian's instance of is recorded as train service[12].
  • The Canadian is operated by Via Rail[13].
  • The Canadian's Commons category is recorded as The Canadian[14].
  • The Canadian comprises sleeping car[15].
  • The Canadian comprises dining car[16].
  • The Canadian's terminus is recorded as Union Station[17].
  • The Canadian's terminus is recorded as Pacific Central Station[18].
  • April 24, 1955 marks the founding of The Canadian[19].
  • The Canadian's official website is recorded as https://www.viarail.ca/en/explore-our-destinations/trains/rockies-and-pacific/toronto-vancouver-canadian[20].
  • The Canadian's official website is recorded as https://www.viarail.ca/fr/decouvrez-nos-destinations/trains/rocheuses-et-pacifique/toronto-vancouver-le-canadien[21].
  • The Canadian's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+4466'}[22].
  • The Canadian's duration is recorded as {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+82'}[23].
  • The Canadian's Wi-Fi access is recorded as no[24].
  • The Canadian's route diagram template is recorded as Template:VIAcdn[25].
  • The Canadian's state of use is recorded as in use[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include inter-city rail[10], named passenger train service[11], and train service[12].

Origins

April 24, 1955 marks the founding of The Canadian[19].

Use and Application

Components include sleeping car[15] and dining car[16].

Why It Matters

The Canadian ranks in the top 7% of inter_city_rail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,135 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

Related Entities

Canada Canadian Pacific Railway

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . viarail.ca. viarail.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . viarail.ca. viarail.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . viarail.ca. viarail.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    State of use → in use
    Has part(s) → sleeping car, dining car
    Duration → {'unit': 'Q25235', 'amount': '+82'}
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|1 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007539463105171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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