Sasebo Line

Summary

Sasebo Line is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sasebo Line is located in Saga Prefecture^[3].
• Sasebo Line is located in Nagasaki Prefecture^[4].
• Sasebo Line is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Sasebo Line's transport network is recorded as Q138870924^[6].
• Sasebo Line's instance of is recorded as railway line^[7].
• Sasebo Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen^[8].
• Sasebo Line's instance of is recorded as JR main line^[9].
• Sasebo Line is owned by Kyushu Railway Company^[10].
• Sasebo Line is operated by Kyushu Railway Company^[11].
• Sasebo Line is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[12].
• Sasebo Line's Commons category is recorded as Sasebo Line^[13].
• Sasebo Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 36B558^[14].
• Sasebo Line's terminus is recorded as Kōhoku Station^[15].
• Sasebo Line's terminus is recorded as Sasebo Station^[16].
• January 20, 1898 marks the founding of Sasebo Line^[17].
• Sasebo Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sasebo Line^[18].
• Sasebo Line's type of electrification is recorded as 20 kV, 60 Hz AC railway electrification^[19].
• Sasebo Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge^[20].
• Sasebo Line's topic has template is recorded as Template:Sasebo Line^[21].
• Sasebo Line's date of official opening is recorded as May 5, 1895^[22].
• Sasebo Line's date of official opening is recorded as July 10, 1897^[23].
• Sasebo Line's date of official opening is recorded as January 20, 1898^[24].
• Sasebo Line's route number is recorded as サホセ^[25].
• Sasebo Line's name in kana is recorded as させぼせん^[26].
• Sasebo Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+48.8'}^[27].

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Geography

Sasebo Line is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Saga Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29] and Nagasaki Prefecture^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[30], in Japan^[31], founded in 1869^[32].

Physical Characteristics

Sasebo Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+48.8'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line^[7], zairaisen^[8], and JR main line^[9].

History and Context

January 20, 1898 marks the founding of Sasebo Line^[17]. It is owned by Kyushu Railway Company^[10].

Why It Matters

Sasebo Line ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (594 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[33] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[34]