Hokuhoku Line

railway line in Niigata prefecture, Japan
Place railway_line Q845455
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Hokuhoku Line

Summary

Hokuhoku Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Hokuhoku Line is located in Niigata Prefecture[3].
  • Hokuhoku Line is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Hokuhoku Line's route map is recorded as Hokuhoku Line linemap.svg[5].
  • Hokuhoku Line's route map is recorded as Linemap of Hokuhoku Line with Stations.svg[6].
  • Hokuhoku Line's route map is recorded as Linemap of Hokuetsu Express Corporation Hokuhoku Line.PNG[7].
  • Hokuhoku Line's image is recorded as HK681 Hakutaka13 Mushikawaosugi 20140909.jpg[8].
  • Hokuhoku Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[9].
  • Hokuhoku Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen[10].
  • Hokuhoku Line's owned by is recorded as Hokuetsu Express[11].
  • Hokuhoku Line's operator is recorded as Hokuetsu Express[12].
  • Hokuhoku Line's logo image is recorded as Hokuhoku-Line Logo.png[13].
  • Hokuhoku Line's Commons category is recorded as Hokuetsu Express Hokuhoku Line[14].
  • Hokuhoku Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as C71585[15].
  • Hokuhoku Line's terminus is recorded as Muikamachi Station[16].
  • Hokuhoku Line's terminus is recorded as Saigata Station[17].
  • +1997-03-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hokuhoku Line[18].
  • Hokuhoku Line's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03cj0z3[19].
  • Hokuhoku Line's official website is recorded as https://www.hokuhoku.co.jp/[20].
  • Hokuhoku Line's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification[21].
  • Hokuhoku Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[22].
  • Hokuhoku Line's date of official opening is recorded as +1997-03-22T00:00:00Z[23].
  • Hokuhoku Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+59.5'}[24].
  • Hokuhoku Line's maximum gradient is recorded as {'unit': 'Q181011', 'amount': '+33'}[25].
  • Hokuhoku Line's connects with is recorded as Jōetsu Shinkansen[26].
  • Hokuhoku Line's connects with is recorded as Jōetsu Line[27].

Body

Geography

Hokuhoku Line is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Niigata Prefecture[3].

Physical Characteristics

Hokuhoku Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+59.5'}[24].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[9] and zairaisen[10].

History and Context

+1997-03-22T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Hokuhoku Line[18]. Its owned by is recorded as Hokuetsu Express[11].

Why It Matters

Hokuhoku Line ranks in the top 4% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (36 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] . wikidata.org.
  3. [7] . wikidata.org.
  4. [4] . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . 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.

Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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