Iwakuni Station

Summary

Iwakuni Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #173 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iwakuni Station is located in Iwakuni^[3].
• Iwakuni Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[7].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[8].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[9].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[10].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[11].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[12].
• Iwakuni Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[13].
• Iwakuni Station's connecting line is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[14].
• Iwakuni Station's connecting line is recorded as Gantoku Line^[15].
• Iwakuni Station's founder is recorded as San'yō Railway^[16].
• Iwakuni Station's maintained by is recorded as West Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Iwakuni Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Iwakuni Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Iwakuni Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[20].
• Iwakuni Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[21].
• Iwakuni is named after Iwakuni Station^[22].
• Iwakuni Station's adjacent station is recorded as Waki Station^[23].
• Iwakuni Station's adjacent station is recorded as Minami-Iwakuni Station^[24].
• Iwakuni Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nishi-Iwakuni Station^[25].
• Iwakuni Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nishi-Iwakuni Station^[26].
• Iwakuni Station's station code is recorded as クニ^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], railway station above ground^[6], over-track railway station^[7], general station^[8], Q121844395^[9], and Q123025722^[10].

History and Context

September 25, 1897 marks the founding of Iwakuni Station^[28]. Owners include West Japan Railway Company^[18], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[32] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[19], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Sendagaya^[36]. Iwakuni is named after it^[22].

Why It Matters

Iwakuni Station ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (86 views/month, #173 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]