Malta Railway
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The Malta Railway was a historic narrow-gauge railway line that operated across the island of Malta from the late 19th to the early 20th century, connecting Valletta with inland towns before its eventual closure.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ rail transport in Malta ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | freight transport ⓘ |
| category |
Narrow-gauge railways in Europe
ⓘ
Rail transport in Malta ⓘ Railway lines closed in 1931 ⓘ Railway lines opened in 1883 ⓘ |
| closed | 1931 ⓘ |
| closureDate | 31 March 1931 ⓘ |
| connects |
Attard
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birkirkara NERFINISHED ⓘ Mdina NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Malta ⓘ |
| endPoint | Mdina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
3 ft
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914 mm ⓘ narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasPreservedInfrastructure |
railway bridges
ⓘ
station buildings ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| hasPreservedStation |
Birkirkara railway station
GENERATED
ⓘ
Mdina railway station GENERATED ⓘ |
| heritage | part of Malta industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| length | about 11 km ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | only railway line ever built in Malta ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | around 10 ⓘ |
| opened | 1883 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 28 February 1883 ⓘ |
| operator | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Government of Malta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor | horse-drawn road transport in Malta ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| reasonForClosure |
competition from buses
ⓘ
financial difficulties ⓘ |
| startPoint | Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successor | motor bus services in Malta ⓘ |
| terminus |
Mdina
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Notabile NERFINISHED ⓘ Valletta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
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