Atherton line

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The Atherton line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting Manchester with towns such as Swinton, Walkden, and Atherton.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Atherton line canonical 5
Atherton Line 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (39)

Predicate Object
instanceOf railway route
suburban railway line
category Railway lines in Greater Manchester
Suburban rail lines in England
connects Atherton
Manchester
Swinton
Walkden
country England
electrification not electrified
hasServicePattern frequent stopping services
hasStation Atherton
Daisy Hill
Hag Fold
Hindley
Ince
Manchester Victoria
Salford Crescent
Southport
Swinton
Walkden
Wigan Wallgate
historicalOperator Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway
locatedIn Greater Manchester
North West England
partOf National Rail
surface form: National Rail network
primaryOperator Northern Trains
railNetwork Manchester rail network
surface form: Greater Manchester rail network
regionServed Salford
surface form: City of Salford

Wigan
servesCity Manchester
serviceType commuter rail
suburban rail
terminus Kirkby
Manchester Victoria
Southport
trackGauge standard gauge
usedFor commuter travel to Manchester
passenger services

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Manchester Victoria locatedOn Atherton line
Manchester Victoria railway station railRoute Atherton line
this entity surface form: Atherton Line
Manchester rail network includesLine Atherton line
Ince line Atherton line
subject surface form: Ince railway station
Walkden line Atherton line
subject surface form: Walkden railway station
Wigan Wallgate railway station line Atherton line