Tyne and Wear Metro

rapid-transit rail network in north-east England
Thing light_rail Q541027
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Tyne and Wear Metro

Summary

Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of light_rail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tyne and Wear Metro was a member of Community of Metros Benchmarking Group[3].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro is located in Tyne and Wear[4].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's image is recorded as 555028 at Callerton Parkway on The Tyne and Wear Metro 010725 (54627082543).jpg[6].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's instance of is recorded as light rail[7].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's item operated is recorded as Green line[8].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's item operated is recorded as Yellow line[9].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's owned by is recorded as Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive[10].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's operator is recorded as Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive[11].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's logo image is recorded as Tyne Wear Metro logo.svg[12].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's part of is recorded as Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive[13].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's Commons category is recorded as Tyne and Wear Metro[14].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's has part is recorded as Green line[15].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's has part is recorded as Yellow line[16].
  • +1980-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Tyne and Wear Metro[17].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 55, 'lon': -1.62}[18].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01_h9j[19].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's train depot is recorded as Howdon depot[20].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's train depot is recorded as South Gosforth TMD[21].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's official website is recorded as https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro[22].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Tyne and Wear Metro[23].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[24].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's Commons gallery is recorded as Tyne and Wear Metro[25].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[26].
  • Tyne and Wear Metro's replaces is recorded as Tyneside Electrics[27].

Why It Matters

Tyne and Wear Metro ranks in the top 4% of light_rail entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (602 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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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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