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Great Southern Railways

Irish railway company (1925–1945)
Organization railway_company Q5600013
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Summary

Great Southern Railways is a railway company[1]. It draws 447 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #144 of 924).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Southern Railways is in the country of Ireland[3].
  • Great Southern Railways's instance of is recorded as railway company[4].
  • Great Southern Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Dublin[5].
  • Great Southern Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[6].
  • January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Great Southern Railways[7].
  • Great Southern Railways's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Great Southern Railways[8].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaces is recorded as Midland Great Western Railway[9].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaces is recorded as Cork, Bandon and South Coast Railway[10].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaces is recorded as Cork and Macroom Direct Railway[11].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaces is recorded as Dublin and South Eastern Railway[12].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaces is recorded as Great Southern and Western Railway[13].
  • Great Southern Railways's replaced by is recorded as Córas Iompair Éireann[14].
  • Great Southern Railways's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1925[15].

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Founding

January 1, 1924 marks the founding of Great Southern Railways[7].

Operations

Great Southern Railways's headquarters location is recorded as Dublin[5].

Industry

Great Southern Railways's industry is recorded as rail transport[6].

Why It Matters

Great Southern Railways draws 447 Wikipedia views per month (railway_company category, ranking #144 of 924).[2] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 20th Century Press Archives. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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