Hirosaki Station

Summary

Hirosaki Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirosaki Station is located in Hirosaki^[3].
• Hirosaki Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirosaki Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[8].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[9].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[10].
• Hirosaki Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[11].
• Hirosaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Ōu Main Line^[12].
• Hirosaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Kōnan Line^[13].
• Hirosaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Gonō Line^[14].
• Hirosaki Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Hirosaki Station is owned by Kōnan Railway Company^[16].
• Hirosaki Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Hirosaki Station is operated by Kōnan Railway Company^[18].
• Hirosaki Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[19].
• Hirosaki Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[20].
• Hirosaki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Ishikawa Station^[21].
• Hirosaki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Naijōshi Station^[22].
• Hirosaki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Hirosaki-Higashikōmae Station^[23].
• Hirosaki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Naijōshi Station^[24].
• Hirosaki Station's station code is recorded as KK01^[25].
• Hirosaki Station's station code is recorded as ヒロ^[26].
• Hirosaki Station's Commons category is recorded as Hirosaki Station^[27].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], junction station^[8], interchange station^[9], over-track railway station^[10], and Q121844395^[11].

History and Context

December 1, 1894 marks the founding of Hirosaki Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[15], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32]; Kōnan Railway Company^[16], a private railway^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1926^[35], headquartered in Hiraka Station^[36]; and Japan Freight Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1987^[39], headquartered in Sendagaya^[40].

Why It Matters

Hirosaki Station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (696 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]