Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway
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The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line section
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underground railway ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Camden
NERFINISHED
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City of London NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsStation |
Baker Street
NERFINISHED
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Edgware Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Euston Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Farringdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Portland Street NERFINISHED ⓘ King’s Cross St Pancras NERFINISHED ⓘ Paddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | cut-and-cover ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified at opening ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | world’s first underground railway line ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | original section of the Metropolitan Railway ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
cut-and-cover trench
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tunnel ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | London Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineCharacter | sub-surface ⓘ |
| linkedTerminusRailway |
Great Western Railway at Paddington
NERFINISHED
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Thameslink route at Farringdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first urban underground railway in the world ⓘ |
| opened | 1863 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1863-01-10 ⓘ |
| operatorAtOpening | Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| originalTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Circle line
NERFINISHED
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Hammersmith & City line NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceInTransportHistory | prototype for later metro systems worldwide ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Farringdon
NERFINISHED
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Paddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station
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Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway
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