Transnet Freight Rail

railway operator in South Africa
Organization railway_company Q2449525
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Transnet Freight Rail

Summary

Transnet Freight Rail is a railway company[1]. It draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #114 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Transnet Freight Rail is in the country of South Africa[3].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's instance of is recorded as business[5].
  • Transnet Freight Rail followed Central South African Railways[6].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg[7].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's Commons category is recorded as Transnet Freight Rail[8].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's industry is recorded as rail transport[9].
  • 1910 marks the founding of Transnet Freight Rail[10].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's official website is recorded as http://www.transnetfreightrail.co.za[11].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[12].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's legal form is recorded as state-owned enterprise of South Africa[13].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's date of official opening is recorded as 1910[14].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's owner of is recorded as Huguenot railway station[15].
  • Transnet Freight Rail's owner of is recorded as Port Elizabeth Railway Station[16].

Body

Founding

1910 marks the founding of Transnet Freight Rail[10].

Identity

Transnet Freight Rail followed Central South African Railways[6].

Operations

Transnet Freight Rail's headquarters location is recorded as Johannesburg[7].

Industry

Transnet Freight Rail's industry is recorded as rail transport[9].

Why It Matters

Transnet Freight Rail draws 181 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #114 of 924).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[17] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[18]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [17] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [18] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 18d ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of railway company, business
    Official website http://www.transnetfreightrail.co.za
    Country South Africa
    Inception +1910-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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