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Liverpool–Manchester line
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Liverpool–Manchester_line
GPTKB entity
Statements (34)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:railway_line
gptkbp:connects
gptkb:Liverpool
gptkb:Manchester
gptkbp:currentUse
passenger rail
freight rail
gptkbp:electricSystem
25 kV AC overhead
gptkbp:electrification
yes
gptkbp:hasJunctionWith
gptkb:Chat_Moss
Earlestown Junction
Edge Hill Junction
Olive Mount Junction
Parkside Junction
gptkbp:hasStation
gptkb:Manchester_Victoria
gptkb:Warrington_Central
gptkb:Newton-le-Willows
gptkb:Liverpool_Lime_Street
gptkb:Manchester_Piccadilly
gptkbp:historicalSignificance
first inter-city railway
first railway to carry mail
first railway to have a signalling system
first railway to rely exclusively on steam power
first railway to be fully timetabled
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Liverpool–Manchester line
gptkbp:length
31 miles
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:England
gptkbp:mapType
red (on some maps)
gptkbp:opened
1830
gptkbp:operator
gptkb:Network_Rail
gptkbp:originalOperator
gptkb:Liverpool_and_Manchester_Railway
gptkbp:partOf
gptkb:National_Rail_network
gptkbp:trackGauge
standard gauge
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Warrington_Bank_Quay_railway_station
gptkb:Warrington_Bank_Quay
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7