Severn Tunnel
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Severn Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in the United Kingdom that runs beneath the River Severn, linking South West England with South Wales.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Severn Tunnel canonical | 7 |
| Severn Tunnel Junction | 1 |
| Severn Tunnel railway line | 1 |
| Severn Tunnel works | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway tunnel ⓘ |
| builder | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in England
ⓘ
Rail transport in Wales ⓘ Tunnels under rivers ⓘ |
| chiefEngineer | Charles Richardson ⓘ |
| connects |
England
ⓘ
Wales ⓘ |
| constructionEnd | 1886 ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | tunnelling from multiple shafts ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1873 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | England and Wales ⓘ |
| designer |
Sir John Fowler
ⓘ
surface form:
John Hawkshaw
|
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| electrificationCompleted | 2010s ⓘ |
| endCounty | South Gloucestershire ⓘ |
| endPoint | Pilning ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStructure | Sudbrook pumping station ⓘ |
| hasVentilationShaft |
Shafts on English side
ⓘ
Sudbrook shaft ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
British Rail
ⓘ
Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| length |
about 4.35 miles
ⓘ
about 7.01 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bristol Channel
ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Channel area
Severn ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
South Wales ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedNear |
Severn Bridge
ⓘ
surface form:
Second Severn Crossing
Severn Bridge ⓘ |
| notableFeature | one of the longest mainline railway tunnels in the UK ⓘ |
| notableIssue | water ingress requiring continuous pumping ⓘ |
| opened | 1886 ⓘ |
| openedForPassengerTraffic | 1886 ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf |
South Wales Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Great Western Main Line route between London and South Wales
|
| purpose | railway transport ⓘ |
| railwayLine | South Wales Main Line ⓘ |
| startCounty | Monmouthshire ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Severn Tunnel
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Severn Tunnel Junction
|
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trackCount | double track ⓘ |
| traffic |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| underlies |
Severn
ⓘ
surface form:
River Severn
|
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Severn Tunnel Junction
this entity surface form:
Severn Tunnel railway line
this entity surface form:
Severn Tunnel works