March Whitemoor marshalling yard
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March Whitemoor marshalling yard is a large former railway marshalling complex near March in Cambridgeshire, England, historically significant as a major freight and sorting hub on the British rail network.
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail freight facility
ⓘ
railway marshalling yard ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
arrival and departure tracks
ⓘ
classification sidings ⓘ engine facilities ⓘ shunting necks ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
major freight hub
ⓘ
major wagon sorting centre ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
concentration of wagonload freight
ⓘ
redistribution of freight traffic ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
marshalling complex
ⓘ
rail yard ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
East of England ⓘ March, Cambridgeshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Fenland district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | British railway system ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement | March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkRole |
regional freight concentration point
ⓘ
sorting hub for wagonload traffic ⓘ |
| partOf | British rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | freight operations ⓘ |
| railwayFunction |
freight handling
ⓘ
freight marshalling ⓘ wagon sorting ⓘ |
| railwayType | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | Eastern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Anglia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRailTraffic |
freight trains
ⓘ
goods traffic ⓘ |
| status | former marshalling yard ⓘ |
| transportInfrastructure | part of national rail freight system ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.