Jōetsu Line

Summary

Jōetsu Line is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Jōetsu Line is located in Gunma Prefecture^[3].
• Jōetsu Line is located in Niigata Prefecture^[4].
• Jōetsu Line is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Jōetsu Line's route map is recorded as JR Jōetsu Line linemap.svg^[6].
• Jōetsu Line's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[7].
• Jōetsu Line's transport network is recorded as Q122054146^[8].
• Jōetsu Line's transport network is recorded as Q122168533^[9].
• Jōetsu Line's image is recorded as Joetsu-Line-Series211-A28.jpg^[10].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as railway line^[11].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen^[12].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as JR main line^[13].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as train service^[14].
• Jōetsu Line's owned by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Jōetsu Line's operator is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Jōetsu Line's operator is recorded as Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Kōzuke Province is named after Jōetsu Line^[18].
• Echigo Province is named after Jōetsu Line^[19].
• Jōetsu Line's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 4338154983543367860005^[20].
• Jōetsu Line's NDL Authority ID is recorded as 001311759^[21].
• Jōetsu Line's Commons category is recorded as Jōetsu Line^[22].
• Jōetsu Line's OpenStreetMap relation ID is recorded as 1924544^[23].
• Jōetsu Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 00BFFF^[24].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Takasaki Station^[25].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Miyauchi Station^[26].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Echigo-Yuzawa Station^[27].

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Geography

Jōetsu Line is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Gunma Prefecture^[3], a prefecture of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1871^[30] and Niigata Prefecture^[4], a prefecture of Japan^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1870^[33].

Physical Characteristics

Jōetsu Line's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q828224', 'amount': '+162.6'}^[34].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1884-08-20T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Jōetsu Line^[35]. Its owned by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15]. Things named after include Kōzuke Province^[18], a province of Japan^[36], in Japan^[37] and Echigo Province^[19], a province of Japan^[38], in Japan^[39].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jōetsu Line include Jōetsu Shinkansen^[40], a high-speed railway line^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1982^[43].

Why It Matters

Jōetsu Line ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[44] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[45]

Entities named for it include Jōetsu Shinkansen^[40], a high-speed railway line^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1982^[43].