City & South London Railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/City_&_South_London_Railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf underground railway
defunct company
gptkbp:closed 1933
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:diameter 10 ft 2 in (3.10 m)
gptkbp:electrification electric traction
gptkbp:gauge standard gauge
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first railway to use electric traction for entire line
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label City & South London Railway
gptkbp:laterExtension gptkb:Camden_Town
gptkb:Clapham_Common
gptkb:Euston
gptkbp:location gptkb:London
gptkbp:mapType black (on early tube maps)
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:London_Electric_Railway
gptkbp:notableFor first deep-level underground tube railway in the world
gptkbp:opened 1890
gptkbp:operator gptkb:City_&_South_London_Railway_Company
gptkbp:replacedBy gptkb:Northern_line
gptkbp:rollingStock electric multiple units
gptkbp:route 3.2 miles (original)
gptkbp:status defunct
gptkbp:successor gptkb:London_Underground_Northern_line
gptkbp:terminus gptkb:Stockwell
King William Street
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Angel_Underground_station
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7