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electronic interlocking

design of a signalling box for controlling railway operations without mechanical switches or relais
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electronic interlocking

Summary

electronic interlocking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • electronic interlocking is a type of signalling control[2].
  • electronic interlocking's Commons category is recorded as Electronic interlockings[3].
  • electronic interlocking's OpenStreetMap tag is recorded as railway:signal_box=electronic[4].
  • electronic interlocking's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'de', 'text': 'ESt'}[5].

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Definition and Type

electronic interlocking is a type of signalling control[2].

Why It Matters

electronic interlocking ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wiki.openstreetmap.org. wiki.openstreetmap.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). electronic interlocking. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/electronic-interlocking
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_electronic-interlocking_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{electronic interlocking}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/electronic-interlocking}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 3d ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14692 → Q22686
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → signalling control
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48943|batch #48943]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM tags"
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