Iwata Station

Summary

Iwata Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Iwata Station is located in Iwata^[3].
• Iwata Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[7].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[8].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[9].
• Iwata Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[10].
• Iwata Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōkaidō Main Line^[11].
• Iwata Station's maintained by is recorded as Central Japan Railway Company^[12].
• Iwata Station is owned by Central Japan Railway Company^[13].
• Iwata Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[14].
• Iwata Station is operated by Central Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Iwata Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[16].
• Iwata is named after Iwata Station^[17].
• Iwata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Mikuriya Station^[18].
• Iwata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Toyodachō Station^[19].
• Iwata Station's station code is recorded as ワタ^[20].
• Iwata Station's station code is recorded as CA31^[21].
• Iwata Station's Commons category is recorded as Iwata Station (Shizuoka)^[22].
• Iwata Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[23].
• April 16, 1889 marks the founding of Iwata Station^[24].
• Iwata Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.710075, 'lon': 137.851725}^[25].
• Iwata Station's official website is recorded as https://railway.jr-central.co.jp/station-guide/shizuoka/iwata/^[26].
• Iwata Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

April 16, 1889 marks the founding of Iwata Station^[24]. Owners include Central Japan Railway Company^[13], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in JR Central Towers^[31] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1987^[34], headquartered in Sendagaya^[35]. Iwata is named after it^[17].

Why It Matters

Iwata Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (46 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]