Jōetsu Shinkansen

high-speed railway line in Japan
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Summary

Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line[1]. It draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (high_speed_railway_line category, ranking #19 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is located in Saitama Prefecture[3].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is located in Gunma Prefecture[4].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is located in Niigata Prefecture[5].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is in the country of Japan[6].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East[7].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's instance of is recorded as high-speed railway line[8].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is owned by East Japan Railway Company[9].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is operated by East Japan Railway Company, Shinkansen General Management Department[10].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is operated by East Japan Railway Company[11].
  • Jōetsu Line is named after Jōetsu Shinkansen[12].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen is part of Shinkansen[13].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's Commons category is recorded as Jōetsu Shinkansen[14].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 008000[15].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Ōmiya Station[16].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Kumagaya Station[17].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Honjō-Waseda Station[18].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Takasaki Station[19].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Jōmō-Kōgen Station[20].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Echigo-Yuzawa Station[21].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Urasa Station[22].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Nagaoka Station[23].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Tsubame-Sanjō Station[24].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen comprises Niigata Station[25].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's terminus is recorded as JR East Tokyo Station[26].
  • Jōetsu Shinkansen's terminus is recorded as Niigata Station[27].

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Definition and Type

Jōetsu Shinkansen's instance of is recorded as high-speed railway line[8].

Origins

Jōetsu Line is named after Jōetsu Shinkansen[12]. January 1, 1982 marks the founding of it[28].

Use and Application

Components include Ōmiya Station[16], a railway station[29], in Japan[30], founded in 1885[31]; Kumagaya Station[17], a railway station[32], in Japan[33], founded in 1883[34]; Honjō-Waseda Station[18], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 2004[37]; Takasaki Station[19], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1884[40]; Jōmō-Kōgen Station[20], a railway station[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1982[43]; and Echigo-Yuzawa Station[21], a railway station[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1925[46]. Jōetsu Shinkansen is part of Shinkansen[13].

Why It Matters

Jōetsu Shinkansen draws 490 Wikipedia views per month (high_speed_railway_line category, ranking #19 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[47] It is known by 21 alternative names across languages and contexts.[48]

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [47] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [48] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 10w ago · K8hishi · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Significant event → Jōetsu Shinkansen derailment
    Named after → Jōetsu Line
    Partially coincident with → Uetsu Shinkansen
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