Kiryū Station

Summary

Kiryū Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kiryū Station is located in Kiryū^[3].
• Kiryū Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kiryū Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[7].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[8].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[9].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[10].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[11].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[12].
• Kiryū Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[13].
• Kiryū Station's connecting line is recorded as Ryōmō Line^[14].
• Kiryū Station's connecting line is recorded as Watarase Keikoku Line^[15].
• Kiryū Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Kiryū Station is owned by Watarase Keikoku Railway^[17].
• Kiryū Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Kiryū Station is operated by Watarase Keikoku Railway^[19].
• Kiryū is named after Kiryū Station^[20].
• Kiryū Station's adjacent station is recorded as Iwajuku Station^[21].
• Kiryū Station's adjacent station is recorded as Omata Station^[22].
• Kiryū Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shimo-Shinden Station^[23].
• Kiryū Station's station code is recorded as キリ^[24].
• Kiryū Station's station code is recorded as WK01^[25].
• Kiryū Station's Commons category is recorded as Kiryū Station^[26].
• November 15, 1888 marks the founding of Kiryū Station^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], elevated station^[7], Q121844395^[8], union station^[9], junction station^[10], and last station^[11].

History and Context

November 15, 1888 marks the founding of Kiryū Station^[27]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 1987^[30], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[31] and Watarase Keikoku Railway^[17], a third sector railways^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1988^[34], headquartered in Ōmama Station^[35]. Kiryū is named after it^[20].

Why It Matters

Kiryū Station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (291 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]