Buxton line

E163187

The Buxton line is a railway route in northern England that connects Manchester with the town of Buxton through the Peak District.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Buxton line canonical 8
Buxton Line 2

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf passenger rail line ⓘ
railway line ⓘ
connectsCity Manchester ⓘ
connectsTown Buxton ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
electrification 25 kV AC overhead (Manchester Piccadilly to Hazel Grove) ⓘ
electrifiedSection Manchester Piccadilly–Hazel Grove ⓘ
formerOperator British Rail ⓘ
London Midland ⓘ
gauge standard gauge ⓘ
hasStation Buxton railway station ⓘ
Chapel-en-le-Frith railway station ⓘ
Davenport railway station ⓘ
Disley railway station ⓘ
Dove Holes railway station ⓘ
Furness Vale railway station ⓘ
Hazel Grove railway station ⓘ
Heaton Chapel railway station ⓘ
Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ
Middlewood railway station ⓘ
New Mills Newtown railway station ⓘ
Stockport railway station ⓘ
Whaley Bridge railway station ⓘ
Woodsmoor railway station ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Northern England ⓘ
nonElectrifiedSection Hazel Grove–Buxton ⓘ
linked to: Hazel Grove
notableFeature scenic views across the Peak District National Park ⓘ
steep gradients in the Peak District ⓘ
openingDate 1863 ⓘ
operator Northern Trains ⓘ
originalCompany London and North Western Railway ⓘ
passesThrough Chapel-en-le-Frith ⓘ
Disley ⓘ
Hazel Grove ⓘ
Peak District ⓘ
Stockport ⓘ
Whaley Bridge ⓘ
primaryUse passenger services ⓘ
regionServed Derbyshire ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ
secondaryUse limited freight services ⓘ
serviceType commuter rail ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ
terminus Buxton railway station ⓘ
Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ
trackConfiguration double track (most of route) ⓘ
usesPower diesel multiple units (non-electrified sections) ⓘ
usesSignalling colour light signalling ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Buxton → railwayLine → Buxton line ⓘ
Hazel Grove → railwayLine → Buxton line ⓘ
Buxton railway station → railwayLine → Buxton Line ⓘ
linked to: Buxton line
Whaley Bridge → railwayLine → Buxton Line ⓘ
linked to: Buxton line
Disley → railwayLine → Buxton line ⓘ
Whaley Bridge railway station → line → Buxton line ⓘ