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Trans-Australian Railway

railway line in South and Western Australia
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Trans-Australian Railway

Summary

Trans-Australian Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Trans-Australian Railway is in the country of Australia[3].
  • Trans-Australian Railway is on the continent of Australian continent[4].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's instance of is recorded as transcontinental railroad[6].
  • Trans-Australian Railway is owned by Australia[7].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's Commons category is recorded as Trans-Australian Railway[8].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's terminus is recorded as Kalgoorlie[9].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's terminus is recorded as Port Augusta railway station[10].
  • January 1, 1917 marks the founding of Trans-Australian Railway[11].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Trans-Australian Railway[12].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[13].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's topic has template is recorded as Template:Trans-Australian Railway[14].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1692.6'}[15].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's route diagram template is recorded as Template:Trans-Australian Railway[16].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's has works in the collection is recorded as Wereldmuseum Rotterdam[17].
  • Trans-Australian Railway's has works in the collection is recorded as Netherlands Photo Museum[18].

Body

Geography

Trans-Australian Railway is in the country of Australia[3]. It is on the continent of Australian continent[4].

Physical Characteristics

Trans-Australian Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+1692.6'}[15].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[5] and transcontinental railroad[6].

History and Context

January 1, 1917 marks the founding of Trans-Australian Railway[11]. It is owned by Australia[7].

Why It Matters

Trans-Australian Railway ranks in the top 2% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (305 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[19] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[20]

Related Entities

Australia

References

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

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . online image library Nederlands Fotomuseum. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [20] ↑ . 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. 23d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Trans-Australian Railway
    Country → —
    Inception → +1917-01-01T00:00:00Z
    Terminus → Kalgoorlie, Port Augusta railway station
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/31757|batch #31757]]: Remove redundant P30"
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