Hiroshima Electric Railway

Japanese transportation company
Organization tram_system Q1196530
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Hiroshima Electric Railway

Summary

Hiroshima Electric Railway is a tram system[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of tram_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hiroshima Electric Railway was a member of Japan Private Railway Association[3].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway is located in Hiroshima[4].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's video is recorded as Hiroden084.ogv[6].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's route map is recorded as Hiroshima Electric Railway map.png[7].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's route map is recorded as 広島電鉄路線図.gif[8].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's image is recorded as Hiroden-5100-2.jpg[9].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as tram system[10].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as business[11].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's instance of is recorded as rail company (Japan)[12].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's owned by is recorded as Hiroshima Bank[13].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's logo image is recorded as Hiroden Logomark.svg[14].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Sendamachi[15].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 130628021[16].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 00266422[17].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's Commons category is recorded as Hiroshima Electric Railway[18].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's industry is recorded as tram[20].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's industry is recorded as transit bus[21].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 1[22].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 2[23].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 3[24].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 5[25].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 6[26].
  • Hiroshima Electric Railway's has part is recorded as Hiroden Streetcar Route 7[27].

Body

Founding

+1942-04-10T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hiroshima Electric Railway[28].

Identity

Official names include {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '広島電鉄株式会社'}[29] and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Hiroshima Electric Railway Co., Ltd.'}[30]. Its short name is recorded as {'lang': 'ja', 'text': '広電'}[31].

Operations

Hiroshima Electric Railway's headquarters location is recorded as Sendamachi[15].

Industry

Industries include tram[20] and transit bus[21].

Ownership

Hiroshima Electric Railway's owned by is recorded as Hiroshima Bank[13]. Its stock exchange is recorded as Tokyo Stock Exchange[19].

Why It Matters

Hiroshima Electric Railway ranks in the top 8% of tram_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (94 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 13 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[32] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[33]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [6] . wikidata.org.
  2. [7] . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] . wikidata.org.
  5. [9] . wikidata.org.
  6. [10] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [12] . wikidata.org.
  9. [13] . wikidata.org.
  10. [4] . wikidata.org.
  11. [14] . wikidata.org.
  12. [15] . wikidata.org.
  13. [16] . wikidata.org.
  14. [17] . wikidata.org.
  15. [18] . wikidata.org.
  16. [19] . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] . wikidata.org.
  19. [3] . mintetsu.or.jp. mintetsu.or.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.
  26. [28] . wikidata.org.
  27. [29] . hiroden.co.jp. hiroden.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [30] . hiroden.co.jp. hiroden.co.jp. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [31] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [32] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [33] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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