Itoigawa Station

Summary

Itoigawa Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #175 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Itoigawa Station is located in Itoigawa^[3].
• Itoigawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Itoigawa Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[7].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[8].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[9].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[10].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[11].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[12].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[13].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[14].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[15].
• Itoigawa Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[16].
• Itoigawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Nihonkai Hisui Line^[17].
• Itoigawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Hokuriku Shinkansen^[18].
• Itoigawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Ōito Line^[19].
• Itoigawa Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[20].
• Itoigawa Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[21].
• Itoigawa Station is owned by Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[22].
• Itoigawa Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[23].
• Itoigawa Station is operated by Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[24].
• Itoigawa Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[25].
• Itoigawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Ōmi Station^[26].
• Itoigawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Echigo-Oshiage-Hisuikaigan Station^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

December 16, 1912 marks the founding of Itoigawa Station^[28]. Owners include Japan Freight Railway Company^[20], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in Sendagaya^[32]; West Japan Railway Company^[21], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[36]; and Echigo Tokimeki Railway Company^[22], a third sector railways^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 2010^[39], headquartered in Naoetsu Station^[40].

Why It Matters

Itoigawa Station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #175 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41]