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Box Tunnel

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Box Tunnel

Summary

Box Tunnel is a railway tunnel[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Box Tunnel is located in Box[3].
  • Box Tunnel is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Box Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel[5].
  • Box Tunnel's commissioned by is recorded as Great Western Railway[6].
  • Box Tunnel is owned by Network Rail[7].
  • Box Tunnel's Commons category is recorded as Box Tunnel[8].
  • Box Tunnel comprises West Portal of Box Tunnel[9].
  • Box Tunnel comprises Box Tunnel East Portal (MLN1/99 12)[10].
  • 1841 marks the founding of Box Tunnel[11].
  • Box Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Batheaston[12].
  • Box Tunnel's terminus location is recorded as Corsham[13].
  • Box Tunnel's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 51.42128, 'longitude': -2.22617}[14].
  • Box Tunnel's structural engineer is recorded as Isambard Kingdom Brunel[15].
  • Box Tunnel's described by source is recorded as Q141488552[16].
  • Box Tunnel's date of official opening is recorded as June 30, 1841[17].
  • Box Tunnel's different from is recorded as Middlehill Tunnel[18].
  • Box Tunnel's carries thoroughfare is recorded as Great Western Main Line[19].
  • Box Tunnel's historic county is recorded as Wiltshire[20].

Body

Geography

Box Tunnel is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Box[3].

Designation and Status

Box Tunnel's instance of is recorded as railway tunnel[5].

History and Context

1841 marks the founding of Box Tunnel[11]. It is owned by Network Rail[7].

Why It Matters

Box Tunnel ranks in the top 6% of railway_tunnel entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,144 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

Isambard Kingdom Brunel United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_box-tunnel_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Box Tunnel}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/box-tunnel}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 3d ago · Vicarage · 2026-09-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has parts → —
    Structural engineer → Isambard Kingdom Brunel
    Has part(s) → West Portal of Box Tunnel, Box Tunnel East Portal (MLN1/99 12)
    Coordinates → —
    + 18 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1343]]: [[Q141488552]]"
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