Kaikyō Line

Freight railway line connecting Aomori and Hokkaido through the Seikan Tunnel
Place railway_line Q907716
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Kaikyō Line

Summary

Kaikyō Line is a railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Kaikyō Line is located in Aomori Prefecture[3].
  • Kaikyō Line is located in Hokkaido[4].
  • Kaikyō Line is in the country of Japan[5].
  • Kaikyō Line's instance of is recorded as railway line[6].
  • Kaikyō Line's instance of is recorded as freight railway line[7].
  • Kaikyō Line's instance of is recorded as Local Transport Line of JR[8].
  • Kaikyō Line is owned by Hokkaido Railway Company[9].
  • Kaikyō Line is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company[10].
  • Kaikyō Line is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company[11].
  • Tsugaru Strait is named after Kaikyō Line[12].
  • Kaikyō Line's crosses is recorded as Tsugaru Strait[13].
  • Kaikyō Line's Commons category is recorded as Kaikyō Line[14].
  • Kaikyō Line's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 2CB431[15].
  • Kaikyō Line's terminus is recorded as Naka-Oguni Station[16].
  • Kaikyō Line's terminus is recorded as Kikonai Station[17].
  • Kaikyō Line's terminus is recorded as Shin-Naka-Oguni Signal Base[18].
  • March 10, 1988 marks the founding of Kaikyō Line[19].
  • Kaikyō Line's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 41.37448888888889, 'longitude': 140.287}[20].
  • Kaikyō Line's train depot is recorded as Q11372589[21].
  • Kaikyō Line's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Kaikyō Line[22].
  • Kaikyō Line's type of electrification is recorded as 20 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[23].
  • Kaikyō Line's type of electrification is recorded as 25 kV, 50 Hz AC railway electrification[24].
  • Kaikyō Line's track gauge is recorded as 1067 mm track gauge[25].
  • Kaikyō Line's partially coincident with is recorded as Hokkaido Shinkansen[26].
  • Kaikyō Line's topic has template is recorded as Q26131998[27].

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Geography

Kaikyō Line is in the country of Japan[5]. Located in include Aomori Prefecture[3], a prefecture of Japan[28], in Japan[29], founded in 1871[30] and Hokkaido[4], a prefecture of Japan[31], in Japan[32].

Physical Characteristics

Kaikyō Line's length is recorded as {'amount': '+87.8'}[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway line[6], freight railway line[7], and Local Transport Line of JR[8].

History and Context

March 10, 1988 marks the founding of Kaikyō Line[19]. It is owned by Hokkaido Railway Company[9]. Tsugaru Strait is named after it[12].

Why It Matters

Kaikyō Line ranks in the top 5% of railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (725 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [30] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 22d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-15 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in time zone → —
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  2. 25d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-09-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    State of use → in use
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/53597|batch #53597]]: probably due to their P402"
  3. 9w ago · K8hishi · 2026-07-31 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Name in kana → かいきょうせん
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P1814]]: かいきょうせん, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/262512|batch #262512]]"
  4. 13w ago · DeltaBot bot · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Srgb color hex triplet → 2CB431
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  5. 13w ago · Soren Bradley · 2026-07-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Located in → —
    Owned by → —
    Partially coincident with → Hokkaido Shinkansen
    Train depot → Q11372589
    + 27 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P465]]: 2cb431"
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