European standard gauge railway

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/European_standard_gauge_railway
GPTKB entity
Statements (35)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:adoptedBy gptkb:China
gptkb:European_Union
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:International_Union_of_Railways
Russia (for high-speed lines)
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs standard gauge
Stephenson gauge
gptkbp:category gptkb:Rail_transport_in_Europe
Railway track gauges
gptkbp:compatibleWith gptkb:Finland
gptkb:India
gptkb:Ireland
Iberian Peninsula (main lines)
Japan (conventional lines)
Russia (conventional lines)
gptkbp:differenceFromBroadGauge narrower
gptkbp:differenceFromNarrowGauge wider
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label European standard gauge railway
gptkbp:introducedIn gptkb:Stockton_and_Darlington_Railway
1825
gptkbp:inventedBy gptkb:George_Stephenson
gptkbp:notableFor most widely used railway gauge
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:trackGauge 1435 mm
gptkbp:UICClassification UIC 1,435 mm
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:train
freight trains
passenger trains
gptkbp:usedIn gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_Kingdom
most of the world
gptkbp:width 1435 mm
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Rail_Baltica_terminal
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8