Shiokawa Station

Summary

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

Key Facts

• Shiokawa Station is located in Kitakata^[3].
• Shiokawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shiokawa Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as kan'i itaku station^[8].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[9].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q123094976^[10].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q122397434^[11].
• Shiokawa Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[12].
• Shiokawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Ban'etsu West Line^[13].
• Shiokawa Station's founder is recorded as Gan’etsu Railway^[14].
• Shiokawa Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Shiokawa Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Shiokawa Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Shiokawa Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Shiokawa Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Shiokawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Oikawa Station^[20].
• Shiokawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Ubadō Station^[21].
• Shiokawa Station's station code is recorded as シヲ^[22].
• Shiokawa Station's station code is recorded as シオ^[23].
• Shiokawa Station's Commons category is recorded as Shiokawa Station^[24].
• Shiokawa Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[25].
• January 20, 1904 marks the founding of Shiokawa Station^[26].
• Shiokawa Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.594477777777776, 'lon': 139.887325}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], kan'i itaku station^[8], general station^[9], Q123094976^[10], and Q122397434^[11].

History and Context

January 20, 1904 marks the founding of Shiokawa Station^[26]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[31] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1987^[34], headquartered in Sendagaya^[35].

Why It Matters

Shiokawa Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2 views/month, #179 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]