Puffing Billy Railway

heritage rail service in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Organization train_service Q2117546
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Puffing Billy Railway

Summary

Puffing Billy Railway is a train service[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Puffing Billy Railway is located in Victoria[3].
  • Puffing Billy Railway is in the country of Australia[4].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as train service[5].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as heritage railway[6].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's instance of is recorded as narrow-gauge railway[7].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Belgrave[8].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's Commons category is recorded as Puffing Billy Railway, Melbourne[9].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's terminus is recorded as Gembrook railway station[10].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's terminus is recorded as Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station[11].
  • 1899 marks the founding of Puffing Billy Railway[12].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': -37.9075, 'lon': 145.35666666667}[13].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's official website is recorded as https://puffingbilly.com.au/[14].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's track gauge is recorded as 762 mm track gauge[15].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's heritage designation is recorded as listed on the Victorian Heritage Register[16].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1900[17].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's date of official opening is recorded as 1962[18].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+24'}[19].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's uses is recorded as Gembrook railway line[20].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's date of official closure is recorded as 1954[21].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's number of viewers/listeners is recorded as {'amount': '+406098'}[22].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1158'}[23].
  • Puffing Billy Railway's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+1139'}[24].

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Founding

1899 marks the founding of Puffing Billy Railway[12].

Operations

Puffing Billy Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Belgrave[8].

Why It Matters

Puffing Billy Railway ranks in the top 3% of train_service entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (367 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . 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.
  14. [16] . Victorian Heritage Database. wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . YouTube API. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 25m ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country Australia
    Heritage designation listed on the Victorian Heritage Register
    Terminus Gembrook railway station, Belgrave (Puffing Billy) railway station
    Number of viewers/listeners {'amount': '+406098'}
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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