Hirafu Station

Summary

Hirafu Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirafu Station is located in Kutchan^[3].
• Hirafu Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirafu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Hirafu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Hirafu Station's connecting line is recorded as Hakodate Main Line^[7].
• Abe no Hirafu is named after Hirafu Station^[8].
• Hirafu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kutchan Station^[9].
• Hirafu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Niseko Station^[10].
• Hirafu Station's station code is recorded as S24^[11].
• Hirafu Station's Commons category is recorded as Hirafu Station^[12].
• October 15, 1904 marks the founding of Hirafu Station^[13].
• Hirafu Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.8486, 'longitude': 140.7222}^[14].
• Hirafu Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}^[15].
• Hirafu Station's date of official opening is recorded as October 15, 1904^[16].
• Hirafu Station's state of use is recorded as in use^[17].
• Hirafu Station's street address is recorded as Hirafu, Kutchan, Abuta, Hokkaidō, Japan^[18].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5] and railway station above ground^[6].

History and Context

October 15, 1904 marks the founding of Hirafu Station^[13]. Abe no Hirafu is named after it^[8].

Why It Matters

Hirafu Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[19] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[20]