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.
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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
→
surface form: "Severn Tunnel Junction"
|
| status | in use → |
| trackCount | double track → |
| traffic |
freight trains
→
passenger trains → |
| underlies |
Severn
→
surface form: "River Severn"
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "Severn Tunnel Junction"