Fukuyama Station

Summary

Fukuyama Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.9% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #168 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Fukuyama Station is located in Fukuyama^[3].
• Fukuyama Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[6].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[7].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[8].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[9].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[10].
• Fukuyama Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[11].
• Fukuyama Station's connecting line is recorded as San'yō Shinkansen^[12].
• Fukuyama Station's connecting line is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[13].
• Fukuyama Station's connecting line is recorded as Fukuen Line^[14].
• Fukuyama Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Fukuyama Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[16].
• Fukuyama Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Fukuyama Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[18].
• Fukuyama is named after Fukuyama Station^[19].
• Fukuyama Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shin-Kurashiki Station^[20].
• Fukuyama Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shin-Onomichi Station^[21].
• Fukuyama Station's adjacent station is recorded as Higashi-Fukuyama Station^[22].
• Fukuyama Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bingo-Akasaka Station^[23].
• Fukuyama Station's adjacent station is recorded as Bingo-Honjō Station^[24].
• Fukuyama Station's station code is recorded as フク^[25].
• Fukuyama Station's station code is recorded as JR-X14^[26].
• Fukuyama Station's station code is recorded as JR-W14^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], elevated station^[6], junction station^[7], interchange station^[8], last station^[9], and Q121844395^[10].

History and Context

September 11, 1891 marks the founding of Fukuyama Station^[28]. Owners include West Japan Railway Company^[15], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[32] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Sendagaya^[36]. Fukuyama is named after it^[19].

Why It Matters

Fukuyama Station ranks in the top 0.9% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (151 views/month, #168 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]