Wendelstein Rack Railway

cog railway in Bavaria, Germany
Place railway_line Q896156
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Wendelstein Rack Railway

Summary

Wendelstein Rack Railway is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Wendelstein Rack Railway is located in Brannenburg[3].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway is in the country of Germany[4].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as rack railway[6].
  • Wendelstein is named after Wendelstein Rack Railway[7].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's Commons category is recorded as Wendelsteinbahn[8].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway comprises Wendelstein station[9].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's terminus is recorded as lower station of the Wendelsteinbahn furniclar[10].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's terminus is recorded as Wendelstein station[11].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 47.7131545203244, 'longitude': 12.0536427700594}[12].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Mangfall Mountains[13].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's parent organization or unit is recorded as Lechwerke[14].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's significant event is recorded as start of construction[15].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's official website is recorded as https://www.wendelsteinbahn.de/[16].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[17].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge[18].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's heritage designation is recorded as architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[19].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's legal form is recorded as Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung[20].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's date of official opening is recorded as May 25, 1912[21].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's route number is recorded as 9570[22].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's route number is recorded as 11030[23].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.66'}[24].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's capital cost is recorded as {'amount': '+3000000'}[25].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's hashtag is recorded as Wendelsteinbahn[26].
  • Wendelstein Rack Railway's maximum gradient is recorded as {'amount': '+237'}[27].

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Geography

Wendelstein Rack Railway is in the country of Germany[4]. It is located in Brannenburg[3].

Physical Characteristics

Wendelstein Rack Railway's length is recorded as {'amount': '+7.66'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[5] and rack railway[6]. Wendelstein Rack Railway's heritage designation is recorded as architectural heritage monument in Bavaria[19].

History and Context

Wendelstein is named after Wendelstein Rack Railway[7].

Why It Matters

Wendelstein Rack Railway ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (227 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . 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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  1. 29d ago · Project Firecorn · 2026-09-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Parent organization or unit → Lechwerke
    Capital cost → {'amount': '+3000000'}
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    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5252]]: Brannenburg WendeslteinbahnA.jpg"
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