Kawagoe Station

Summary

Kawagoe Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.85% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #158 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kawagoe Station is located in Kawagoe^[3].
• Kawagoe Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kawagoe Station's transport network is recorded as Tōbu Tōjō Lines^[5].
• Kawagoe Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[8].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[9].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[10].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[11].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[12].
• Kawagoe Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[13].
• Kawagoe Station's connecting line is recorded as Tobu Tojo Line^[14].
• Kawagoe Station's connecting line is recorded as Kawagoe Line^[15].
• Kawagoe Station's founder is recorded as Q117269821^[16].
• Kawagoe Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Kawagoe Station is owned by Tobu Railway^[18].
• Kawagoe Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[19].
• Kawagoe Station is operated by Tobu Railway^[20].
• Kawagoe is named after Kawagoe Station^[21].
• Kawagoe Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shingashi Station^[22].
• Kawagoe Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kawagoeshi Station^[23].
• Kawagoe Station's adjacent station is recorded as Minami-Furuya Station^[24].
• Kawagoe Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nishi-Kawagoe Station^[25].
• Kawagoe Station's station code is recorded as TJ21^[26].
• Kawagoe Station's station code is recorded as ハエ^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], railway station above ground^[8], over-track railway station^[9], interchange station^[10], overtaking station^[11], and Q121844395^[12].

History and Context

April 1, 1915 marks the founding of Kawagoe Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Tobu Railway^[18], a major railway company^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1897^[35], headquartered in Oshiage^[36]. Kawagoe is named after it^[21].

Why It Matters

Kawagoe Station ranks in the top 0.85% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (487 views/month, #158 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]