Kitakami Station

Summary

Kitakami Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #179 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kitakami Station is located in Kitakami^[3].
• Kitakami Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kitakami Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Kitakami Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[8].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[9].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[10].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[11].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[12].
• Kitakami Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[13].
• Kitakami Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōhoku Shinkansen^[14].
• Kitakami Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōhoku Main Line^[15].
• Kitakami Station's connecting line is recorded as Kitakami Line^[16].
• Kitakami Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Kitakami Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[18].
• Kitakami Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[19].
• Kitakami Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[20].
• Kitakami is named after Kitakami Station^[21].
• Kitakami Station's adjacent station is recorded as Mizusawa-Esashi Station^[22].
• Kitakami Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shin-Hanamaki Station^[23].
• Kitakami Station's adjacent station is recorded as Rokuhara Station^[24].
• Kitakami Station's adjacent station is recorded as Murasakino Station^[25].
• Kitakami Station's adjacent station is recorded as Yanagihara Station^[26].
• Kitakami Station's station code is recorded as カミ^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], elevated station^[8], railway station above ground^[9], over-track railway station^[10], interchange station^[11], and junction station^[12].

History and Context

November 1, 1890 marks the founding of Kitakami Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[18], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Sendagaya^[36]. Kitakami is named after it^[21].

Why It Matters

Kitakami Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6 views/month, #179 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]