Hikari Station

Summary

Hikari Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hikari Station is located in Hikari^[3].
• Hikari Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hikari Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Hikari Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Hikari Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[7].
• Hikari Station's instance of is recorded as contracted station^[8].
• Hikari Station's connecting line is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[9].
• Hikari Station's founder is recorded as Imperial Railway Board^[10].
• Hikari Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[11].
• Hikari Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[12].
• Hikari is named after Hikari Station^[13].
• Hikari Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shimata Station^[14].
• Hikari Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kudamatsu Station^[15].
• Hikari Station's station code is recorded as カリ^[16].
• Hikari Station's Commons category is recorded as Hikari Station^[17].
• Hikari Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[18].
• April 11, 1912 marks the founding of Hikari Station^[19].
• Hikari Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 33.973686111111, 'lon': 131.91474722222}^[20].
• Hikari Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0800635^[21].
• Hikari Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[22].
• Hikari Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+1849'}^[23].
• Hikari Station's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '光駅'}^[24].
• Hikari Station's date of official opening is recorded as January 1, 1897^[25].
• Hikari Station's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[26].
• Hikari Station's state of use is recorded as in use^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], railway station above ground^[6], overtaking station^[7], and contracted station^[8].

History and Context

April 11, 1912 marks the founding of Hikari Station^[19]. It is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[11]. Hikari is named after it^[13].

Why It Matters

Hikari Station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (33 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]