Jōetsu Line

Summary

Jōetsu Line is a railway line^[1]. It ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 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 transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Jōetsu Line's transport network is recorded as Q122054146^[7].
• Jōetsu Line's transport network is recorded as Q122168533^[8].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as railway line^[9].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as zairaisen^[10].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as JR main line^[11].
• Jōetsu Line's instance of is recorded as train service^[12].
• Jōetsu Line is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[13].
• Jōetsu Line is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[14].
• Jōetsu Line is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[15].
• Kōzuke Province is named after Jōetsu Line^[16].
• Echigo Province is named after Jōetsu Line^[17].
• Jōetsu Line's Commons category is recorded as Jōetsu Line^[18].
• Jōetsu Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 00BFFF^[19].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Takasaki Station^[20].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Miyauchi Station^[21].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Echigo-Yuzawa Station^[22].
• Jōetsu Line's terminus is recorded as Gala-Yuzawa Station^[23].
• August 20, 1884 marks the founding of Jōetsu Line^[24].
• Jōetsu Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Jōetsu Line^[25].
• Jōetsu Line's type of electrification is recorded as 1500 V DC railway electrification^[26].
• Jōetsu Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge^[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^[9], zairaisen^[10], JR main line^[11], and train service^[12].

History and Context

August 20, 1884 marks the founding of Jōetsu Line^[24]. It is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[13]. Things named after include Kōzuke Province^[16], a province of Japan^[35], in Japan^[36] and Echigo Province^[17], a province of Japan^[37], in Japan^[38].

Cultural Significance

Things named for Jōetsu Line include Jōetsu Shinkansen^[39], a high-speed railway line^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1982^[42].

Why It Matters

Jōetsu Line ranks in the top 3% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (359 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[43] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[44]

Entities named for it include Jōetsu Shinkansen^[39], a high-speed railway line^[40], in Japan^[41], founded in 1982^[42].