Corcovado Rack Railway

railway line in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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Summary

Corcovado Rack Railway is a rack railway[1]. It draws 957 Wikipedia views per month (rack_railway category, ranking #10 of 19).[2]

Key Facts

  • Corcovado Rack Railway is located in Rio de Janeiro[3].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway is in the country of Brazil[4].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as rack railway[5].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as railway line[6].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as island network[7].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's instance of is recorded as single-track railway[8].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's Commons category is recorded as Corcovado Rack Railway[9].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as D32232[10].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's terminus is recorded as Cosme Velho train station[11].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's terminus is recorded as Cristo Redentor train station[12].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's terminus location is recorded as Cosme Velho[13].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's terminus location is recorded as Corcovado[14].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -22.9517, 'lon': -43.2112}[15].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Tijuca National Park[16].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's significant event is recorded as electrification[17].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's train depot is recorded as Corcovado rack railway depot[18].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's official website is recorded as https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/[19].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's type of electrification is recorded as three-phase AC railway electrification[20].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's track gauge is recorded as 1000 mm track gauge[21].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1884[22].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+3.824'}[23].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's vehicle normally used is recorded as Corcovado Rack steam locomotives[24].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's vehicle normally used is recorded as Corcovado Rack trains, 2nd generation[25].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's vehicle normally used is recorded as Corcovado Rack railcars, 3rd generation[26].
  • Corcovado Rack Railway's vehicle normally used is recorded as Corcovado Rack railcars, 4th generation[27].

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Geography

Corcovado Rack Railway is in the country of Brazil[4]. It is located in Rio de Janeiro[3].

Physical Characteristics

Corcovado Rack Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'kilometre', 'amount': '+3.824'}[23].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include rack railway[5], railway line[6], island network[7], and single-track railway[8].

Why It Matters

Corcovado Rack Railway draws 957 Wikipedia views per month (rack_railway category, ranking #10 of 19).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 19 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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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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  1. 15d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.tremdocorcovado.rio/
    Train depot → Corcovado rack railway depot
    Vehicle normally used → Corcovado Rack steam locomotives, Corcovado Rack trains, 2nd generation, Corcovado Rack railcars, 3rd generation +1
    Wikipedia languages → ['commons', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'nl', 'pt', 'ru', 'sl', 'sv', 'tr', 'uk', 'z
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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