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track gauge

spacing of the rails on a railway track
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track gauge
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Summary

track gauge ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,253 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: distance[2], mechanical standard[3]
  • Part of: track geometry[4]
  • Commons category: Track gauge[5]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Track gauges[6]
  • Facet of: rail track[7]
  • Main Wikidata property: P1064[8]
  • Different from: Gauge[9]

Why It Matters

track gauge has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 8w ago · Lucidieaux · 2026-08-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → track geometry
    Subclass of → —
    Facet of → rail track
    + 7 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/48942|batch #48942]]: Add OSM wiki item IDs to items with matching OSM keys"
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