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West Highland Line

railway line in Scotland
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West Highland Line

Summary

West Highland Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #27 of 3,177).[2]

Key Facts

  • West Highland Line is located in Glasgow City[3].
  • West Highland Line is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • West Highland Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].
  • West Highland Line is owned by Network Rail[6].
  • West Highland Line is part of National Rail[7].
  • West Highland Line's Commons category is recorded as West Highland Line[8].
  • West Highland Line comprises Mallaig Line, Banavie Junction to Mallaig[9].
  • West Highland Line comprises Mallaig Line, Fort William Junction to Banavie Junction[10].
  • West Highland Line comprises West Highland Line (Craigendoran - Fort William)[11].
  • West Highland Line comprises Oban Line, Crianlarich Junction to Crianlarich Lower Junction[12].
  • West Highland Line comprises Oban Line, Crianlarich Lower Junction to Oban[13].
  • West Highland Line's terminus is recorded as Glasgow Queen Street railway station[14].
  • West Highland Line's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 56.3447, 'lon': -4.7253}[15].
  • West Highland Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:West Highland Line[16].
  • West Highland Line's track gauge is recorded as standard-gauge railway[17].
  • West Highland Line's date of official opening is recorded as August 11, 1894[18].
  • West Highland Line's different from is recorded as West Highland Line (Craigendoran - Fort William)[19].
  • West Highland Line's railway signalling system is recorded as radio electronic token block[20].
  • West Highland Line's vehicle normally used is recorded as British Rail Class 156[21].
  • West Highland Line's route diagram template is recorded as Template:West Highland Line[22].
  • West Highland Line's historic county is recorded as Perthshire[23].

Body

Geography

West Highland Line is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Glasgow City[3]. It is part of National Rail[7].

Designation and Status

West Highland Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[5].

History and Context

West Highland Line is owned by Network Rail[6].

Why It Matters

West Highland Line ranks in the top 0.85% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (266 views/month, #27 of 3,177).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24]

Related Entities

United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Voldesade · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has part(s) → Mallaig Line, Banavie Junction to Mallaig, Mallaig Line, Fort William Junction to Banavie Junction, West Highland Line (Craigendoran - Fort William) +2
    Aliases → —
    Owned by → —
    Track gauge → standard-gauge railway
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2043]]: 206 mile"
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