281 series

Japanese electric multiple unit train type
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281 series

Summary

281 series is a rolling stock class[1]. It draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (rolling_stock_class category, ranking #179 of 1,216).[2]

Key Facts

  • 281 series received the Brunel Awards[3].
  • 281 series received the Good Design Award[4].
  • 281 series's image is recorded as Series281 Hanwa Line.jpg[5].
  • 281 series's instance of is recorded as rolling stock class[6].
  • 281 series's operator is recorded as West Japan Railway Company[7].
  • 281 series's manufacturer is recorded as Kawasaki Heavy Industries[8].
  • 281 series's manufacturer is recorded as Kinki Sharyo[9].
  • 281 series's subclass of is recorded as diesel multiple unit[10].
  • 281 series's Commons category is recorded as JR West 281[11].
  • 281 series's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/026_k4p[12].
  • 281 series's service entry is recorded as +1994-09-04T00:00:00Z[13].
  • 281 series's nighttime view is recorded as JRW 281 Haruka at Kyoto Station 2016-10-17.jpg[14].
  • 281 series's image of interior is recorded as JRW series281 ordinarycar-inside.jpg[15].

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Designation and Status

281 series's instance of is recorded as rolling stock class[6].

Why It Matters

281 series draws 50 Wikipedia views per month (rolling_stock_class category, ranking #179 of 1,216).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[16] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[17]

FAQs

What awards did 281 series receive?

Honors received include Brunel Awards[3] and Good Design Award[4].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] . g-mark.org. g-mark.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [16] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [17] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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