Hanshin Electric Railway

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Organization major_railway_company Q1140781
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Hanshin Electric Railway

Summary

Hanshin Electric Railway is a major railway company[1]. It draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #8 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hanshin Electric Railway was a member of Japan Private Railway Association[3].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway was a member of Hankyu Hanshin Toho Group[4].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway is located in Osaka Prefecture[5].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's route map is recorded as Hanshin Electric Railway Linemap.svg[7].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's image is recorded as Headquarters of Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.JPG[8].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as major railway company[9].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[10].
  • Hanshinkan is named after Hanshin Electric Railway[11].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's logo image is recorded as Hanshin-ER Logo 2024S.svg[12].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's followed by is recorded as Hanshin Department Store[13].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's seal image is recorded as Hanshin-logo.svg[14].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Ebie[15].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 144228789[16].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's NACSIS-CAT author ID is recorded as DA00978836[17].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00279794[18].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Hanshin Bus[19].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Hanshin Tigers Baseball Club,Ltd.[20].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's child organization or unit is recorded as Hanshin Contents Link[21].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's Commons category is recorded as Hanshin Electric Railway[22].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's industry is recorded as real estate rental[23].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's industry is recorded as baseball venue[24].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's industry is recorded as rail transport[25].
  • +1899-06-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hanshin Electric Railway[26].
  • Hanshin Electric Railway's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/01hy4k[27].

Body

Founding

+1899-06-12T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hanshin Electric Railway[26].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '阪神電気鉄道株式会社'}[28] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.'}[29]. Its followed by is recorded as Hanshin Department Store[13].

Operations

Hanshin Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Ebie[15]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Hankyu Hanshin Holdings[30]. Subsidiaries include Hanshin Bus[19], a bus company[31], in Japan[32], founded in 2005[33], headquartered in Amagasaki[34]; Hanshin Tigers Baseball Club,Ltd.[20], an operating company[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1935[37], headquartered in Nishinomiya[38]; and Hanshin Contents Link[21], a business[39], in Japan[40], founded in 1989[41], headquartered in Umeda[42].

Industry

Industries include real estate rental[23], baseball venue[24], and rail transport[25].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Hanshin Electric Railway include Koshien Stadium[43], a baseball venue[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1924[46].

Why It Matters

Hanshin Electric Railway draws 102 Wikipedia views per month (major_railway_company category, ranking #8 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

Entities named for it include Koshien Stadium[43], a baseball venue[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1924[46].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  11. [15] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . CiNii Research. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . hanshin-bus.co.jp. hanshin-bus.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [20] . wikidata.org.
  17. [21] . wikidata.org.
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  19. [23] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . mintetsu.or.jp. mintetsu.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  23. [4] . hankyu-hanshin.co.jp. hankyu-hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  26. [30] . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] . hanshin.co.jp. hanshin.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [43] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [38] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [39] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  11. [41] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [42] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [44] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  14. [45] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  15. [46] . 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. [47] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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