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shunting

Summary

shunting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • shunting took place at classification yard[2].
  • shunting took place at railway station[3].
  • shunting is a type of activity[4].
  • shunting is part of rail transport[5].
  • shunting's Commons category is recorded as Shunting[6].
  • shunting's said to be the same as is recorded as Shunting[7].
  • shunting's practiced by is recorded as shunter[8].
  • shunting's practiced by is recorded as Q600763[9].
  • shunting's vehicle normally used is recorded as switcher[10].

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Definition and Type

shunting is a type of activity[4].

Use and Application

shunting is part of rail transport[5].

Why It Matters

shunting ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (830 views/month).[1] shunting has Wikipedia articles in 18 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[11] shunting is known by 15 alternative names across languages and contexts.[12]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [11] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). shunting. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/shunting
MLA “shunting.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/shunting.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_shunting_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{shunting}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/shunting}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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  1. 6d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Said to be the same as → Shunting
    Part of → —
    Vehicle normally used → switcher
    Part of → rail transport
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560604505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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