Chester–Crewe line

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The Chester–Crewe line is a key railway route in northwest England linking the historic city of Chester with the major rail junction at Crewe, serving both regional and long-distance passenger services.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Chester–Crewe line canonical 1
Crewe–Chester section 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf rail transport infrastructure
railway line
connectsCity Chester
connectsHistoricCity Chester
connectsMajorRailJunction Crewe
connectsTo North Wales Coast Line at Chester
West Coast Main Line at Crewe
connectsTown Crewe
country United Kingdom
electrification 25 kV AC overhead line equipment (partially)
electrificationStatus partially electrified
endPoint Crewe railway station
hasJunction Crewe railway junction
hasStation Bache railway station
Capenhurst railway station
Chester railway station
Crewe railway station
Ellesmere Port railway station
Green Lane railway station
Hooton railway station
Little Sutton railway station
Overpool railway station
Rock Ferry railway station
historicalSignificance forms part of a key route between North Wales and the West Coast Main Line
locatedIn Borough of Cheshire East
linked to: Cheshire East

Cheshire West and Chester
North West England
operator Network Rail
owner Network Rail
partOf British railway network
passengerOperator Avanti West Coast
Northern Trains
Transport for Wales
West Midlands Trains
primaryUse passenger services
railwaySystem National Rail (Great Britain)
linked to: National Rail
regionServed Cheshire
serviceType long-distance rail
regional rail
startPoint Chester railway station
status operational
terminus Chester railway station
Crewe railway station
trackGauge 1435 mm
standard gauge
usedFor airport connections via Crewe
commuter traffic
intercity connections

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Chester railway station isMajorHubFor Chester–Crewe line
North Wales rail network hasElectrifiedSection Crewe–Chester section
linked to: Chester–Crewe line