Hirota Station

Summary

Hirota Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #180 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Hirota Station is located in Aizuwakamatsu^[3].
• Hirota Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Hirota Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as unmanned station^[8].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as Q122397434^[9].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[10].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as Q123094976^[11].
• Hirota Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[12].
• Hirota Station's connecting line is recorded as Ban'etsu West Line^[13].
• Hirota Station's founder is recorded as Gan’etsu Railway^[14].
• Hirota Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Hirota Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Hirota Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Hirota Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Hirota Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Hirota Station's adjacent station is recorded as Higashi-Nagahara Station^[20].
• Hirota Station's adjacent station is recorded as Aizu-Wakamatsu Station^[21].
• Hirota Station's station code is recorded as ロタ^[22].
• Hirota Station's Commons category is recorded as Hirota Station^[23].
• Hirota Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[24].
• July 15, 1899 marks the founding of Hirota Station^[25].
• Hirota Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.54917777777778, 'lon': 139.93320555555556}^[26].
• Hirota Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=1345^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], unmanned station^[8], Q122397434^[9], general station^[10], and Q123094976^[11].

History and Context

July 15, 1899 marks the founding of Hirota Station^[25]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[31] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1987^[34], headquartered in Sendagaya^[35].

Why It Matters

Hirota Station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4 views/month, #180 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]