Hirooka Station

Summary

Hirooka Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirooka Station is located in Shiojiri^[3].
• Hirooka Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirooka Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[8].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as contracted station^[9].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as passenger railway station^[10].
• Hirooka Station's instance of is recorded as Q123094976^[11].
• Hirooka Station's connecting line is recorded as Shinonoi Line^[12].
• Hirooka Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Railways^[13].
• Hirooka Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[14].
• Hirooka Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Hirooka Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shiojiri Station^[16].
• Hirooka Station's adjacent station is recorded as Murai Station^[17].
• Hirooka Station's station code is recorded as ヒロ^[18].
• Hirooka Station's Commons category is recorded as Hirooka Station^[19].
• Hirooka Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[20].
• July 10, 1933 marks the founding of Hirooka Station^[21].
• Hirooka Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.1482, 'lon': 137.9496}^[22].
• Hirooka Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1343^[23].
• Hirooka Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[24].
• Hirooka Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+2428'}^[25].
• Hirooka Station's date of official opening is recorded as July 10, 1933^[26].
• Hirooka Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+664.5'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Physical Characteristics

Hirooka Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+664.5'}^[27].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], over-track railway station^[8], contracted station^[9], passenger railway station^[10], and Q123094976^[11].

History and Context

July 10, 1933 marks the founding of Hirooka Station^[21]. It is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[14].

Why It Matters

Hirooka Station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (3 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28]