Jōban Line

railway line in Japan
Place railway_line Q1369263
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Jōban Line

Summary

Jōban Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 0.63% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,342 views/month, #20 of 3,177).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jōban Line is located in Tokyo[3].
  • Jōban Line is located in Chiba Prefecture[4].
  • Jōban Line is located in Ibaraki Prefecture[5].
  • Jōban Line is located in Fukushima Prefecture[6].
  • Jōban Line is located in Miyagi Prefecture[7].
  • Jōban Line is in the country of Japan[8].
  • Jōban Line's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East[9].
  • Jōban Line's transport network is recorded as Q122054146[10].
  • Jōban Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[11].
  • Jōban Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen[12].
  • Jōban Line's instance of is recorded as train service[13].
  • Jōban Line's instance of is recorded as JR main line[14].
  • Jōban Line's founder is recorded as Mito Railway[15].
  • Jōban Line is owned by East Japan Railway Company[16].
  • Jōban Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company[17].
  • Jōban Line is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company[18].
  • Hitachi Province is named after Jōban Line[19].
  • Iwaki Province is named after Jōban Line[20].
  • Jōban Line's Commons category is recorded as Jōban Line[21].
  • Jōban Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 0000FF[22].
  • Jōban Line comprises Jōban Rapid Line[23].
  • Jōban Line comprises Jōban Line (Local)[24].
  • Jōban Line's terminus is recorded as JR East Shinagawa Station[25].
  • Jōban Line's terminus is recorded as JR East Sendai Station[26].
  • Jōban Line's terminus is recorded as JR East Nippori Station[27].

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Geography

Jōban Line is in the country of Japan[8]. Located in include Tokyo[3], a metropolitan prefecture[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1868[30], headquartered in Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building[31]; Chiba Prefecture[4], a prefecture of Japan[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1873[34]; Ibaraki Prefecture[5], a prefecture of Japan[35], in Japan[36]; Fukushima Prefecture[6], a prefecture of Japan[37], in Japan[38], founded in 1876[39]; and Miyagi Prefecture[7], a prefecture of Japan[40], in Japan[41], founded in 1871[42].

Physical Characteristics

Jōban Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+350.4'}[43].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[11], zairaisen[12], train service[13], and JR main line[14].

History and Context

August 23, 1898 marks the founding of Jōban Line[44]. It is owned by East Japan Railway Company[16]. Things named after include Hitachi Province[19], a province of Japan[45], in Japan[46] and Iwaki Province[20], a province of Japan[47], in Japan[48], founded in 1869[49].

Why It Matters

Jōban Line ranks in the top 0.63% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,342 views/month, #20 of 3,177).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[50] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[51]

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Class ancestry

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

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [50] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [51] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4w ago · K8hishi · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of railway line, zairaisen, train service +1
    Transport network local lines network of JR East, Q122054146
    Train depot Katsuta Rolling Stock Centre, Matsudo Rolling Stock Center
    Operator
    + 31 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1814]]: じょうばんせん, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/262480|batch #262480]]"
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