Western Switzerland Railways

Swiss railway companies
Organization transport_company Q642388
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Summary

Western Switzerland Railways is a transport company[1]. It draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (transport_company category, ranking #95 of 366).[2]

Key Facts

  • Western Switzerland Railways is in the country of Switzerland[3].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's instance of is recorded as transport company[4].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's Commons category is recorded as Steam locomotives of SO[5].
  • 1872 marks the founding of Western Switzerland Railways[6].
  • Western Switzerland Railways was dissolved in 1881[7].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's replaces is recorded as Jougne-Eclépens Railway[8].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's replaces is recorded as West Switzerland Company[9].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's replaces is recorded as Franco-Swiss Company[10].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's replaces is recorded as Lausanne–Fribourg–Bern Railway[11].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's replaced by is recorded as Western Switzerland–Simplon Company[12].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's legal form is recorded as joint-stock company[13].
  • Western Switzerland Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SO'}[14].

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Founding

1872 marks the founding of Western Switzerland Railways[6].

Identity

Western Switzerland Railways's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'SO'}[14].

Dissolution

Western Switzerland Railways was dissolved in 1881[7].

Why It Matters

Western Switzerland Railways draws 3 Wikipedia views per month (transport_company category, ranking #95 of 366).[2] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · MrKeefeJohn · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1881-00-00T00:00:00Z
    Instance of → —
    Replaced by → —
    Inception → +1872-00-00T00:00:00Z
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbremoveclaims-remove:1| */ Commons category: Steam locomotives of SO"
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