Karuizawa Station

Summary

Karuizawa Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.86% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month, #160 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Karuizawa Station is located in Karuizawa^[3].
• Karuizawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Karuizawa Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as dead-end railway station^[8].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[9].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[10].
• Karuizawa Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[11].
• Karuizawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Hokuriku Shinkansen^[12].
• Karuizawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Shinano Railway Line^[13].
• Karuizawa Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[14].
• Karuizawa Station is owned by Shinano Railway^[15].
• Karuizawa Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Karuizawa Station is operated by Shinano Railway^[17].
• Karuizawa is named after Karuizawa Station^[18].
• Karuizawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Annaka-Haruna Station^[19].
• Karuizawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Sakudaira Station^[20].
• Karuizawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Naka-Karuizawa Station^[21].
• Karuizawa Station's station code is recorded as カル^[22].
• Karuizawa Station's Commons category is recorded as Karuizawa Station^[23].
• Karuizawa Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[24].
• December 1, 1888 marks the founding of Karuizawa Station^[25].
• Karuizawa Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 36.34255, 'lon': 138.63506111}^[26].
• Karuizawa Station's interchange station is recorded as Shin-Karuizawa Station^[27].

Body

Geography

Karuizawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Karuizawa^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Karuizawa Station sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+940.5'}^[28].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], dead-end railway station^[8], interchange station^[9], over-track railway station^[10], and last station^[11].

History and Context

December 1, 1888 marks the founding of Karuizawa Station^[25]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[14], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Shinano Railway^[15], a third sector railways^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1996^[35], headquartered in Ueda^[36]. Karuizawa is named after it^[18].

Why It Matters

Karuizawa Station ranks in the top 0.86% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (201 views/month, #160 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]