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Shin'etsu Main Line

railway line in Japan
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Shin'etsu Main Line

Summary

Shin'etsu Main Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,556 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Shin'etsu Main Line is located in Gunma Prefecture[3].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is located in Nagano Prefecture[4].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is located in Niigata Prefecture[5].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's transport network is recorded as Q122168533[7].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East[8].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[9].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen[10].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's instance of is recorded as JR main line[11].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is owned by East Japan Railway Company[12].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company[13].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company[14].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's Commons category is recorded as Shin'etsu Main Line[15].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 9ACD32[16].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's terminus is recorded as Takasaki Station[17].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's terminus is recorded as Niigata Station[18].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Shin'etsu Main Line[19].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[20].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[21].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's replaced by is recorded as Kita-Shinano Line[22].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's replaced by is recorded as Shinano Railway Line[23].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's replaced by is recorded as Myōkō Haneuma Line[24].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's replaced by is recorded as Q11587751[25].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's topic has template is recorded as Q13621511[26].
  • Shin'etsu Main Line's topic has template is recorded as Q13621480[27].

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Geography

Shin'etsu Main Line is in the country of Japan[6]. Located in include Gunma Prefecture[3], a prefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1871[30]; Nagano Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[31], in Japan[32], founded in 1871[33]; and Niigata Prefecture[5], a prefecture of Japan[34], in Japan[35], founded in 1870[36].

Physical Characteristics

Shin'etsu Main Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+181.5'}[37].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[9], zairaisen[10], and JR main line[11].

History and Context

Shin'etsu Main Line is owned by East Japan Railway Company[12].

Why It Matters

Shin'etsu Main Line ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (11,556 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] It is known by 18 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

Related Entities

East Japan Railway Company Japan

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · 土屋伸之 · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Country → —
    Operator → East Japan Railway Company, Japan Freight Railway Company
    Track gauge → 1067 mm track gauge
    Terminus → Takasaki Station, Niigata Station
    + 20 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P2789]]: [[Q11664984]]"
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