Kōfu Station

Summary

Kōfu Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #153 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kōfu Station is located in Kofu^[3].
• Kōfu Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kōfu Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[8].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[9].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[10].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[11].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[12].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[13].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[14].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as passenger railway station^[15].
• Kōfu Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[16].
• Kōfu Station's connecting line is recorded as Chūō Main Line^[17].
• Kōfu Station's connecting line is recorded as Minobu Line^[18].
• Kōfu Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Communications^[19].
• Kōfu Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[20].
• Kōfu Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[21].
• Kōfu Station is owned by Central Japan Railway Company^[22].
• Kōfu Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[23].
• Kōfu Station is operated by Central Japan Railway Company^[24].
• Kofu is named after Kōfu Station^[25].
• Kōfu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Sakaori Station^[26].
• Kōfu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Ryūō Station^[27].

Body

Geography

Kōfu Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Kofu^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], over-track railway station^[8], Q121844395^[9], Q11429081^[10], and junction station^[11].

History and Context

June 11, 1903 marks the founding of Kōfu Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[21], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Central Japan Railway Company^[22], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in JR Central Towers^[36]. Kofu is named after it^[25].

Why It Matters

Kōfu Station ranks in the top 0.82% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #153 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]