Kitakata Station

Summary

Kitakata Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kitakata Station is located in Kitakata^[3].
• Kitakata Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kitakata Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[7].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as Q123094976^[8].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as Q122397434^[9].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[10].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as contracted station^[11].
• Kitakata Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[12].
• Kitakata Station's connecting line is recorded as Ban'etsu West Line^[13].
• Kitakata Station's founder is recorded as Gan’etsu Railway^[14].
• Kitakata Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Kitakata Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Kitakata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Aizu-Toyokawa Station^[17].
• Kitakata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Yamato Station^[18].
• Kitakata Station's station code is recorded as キタ^[19].
• Kitakata Station is part of 100 stations in Tōhoku^[20].
• Kitakata Station's Commons category is recorded as Kitakata Station^[21].
• January 20, 1904 marks the founding of Kitakata Station^[22].
• Kitakata Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 37.64405277777778, 'longitude': 139.86796666666666}^[23].
• Kitakata Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jreast.co.jp/estation/station/info.aspx?StationCd=560^[24].
• Kitakata Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[25].
• Kitakata Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+654'}^[26].
• Kitakata Station's date of official opening is recorded as January 20, 1904^[27].

Body

Geography

Kitakata Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Kitakata^[3]. It is part of 100 stations in Tōhoku^[20].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], railway station above ground^[7], Q123094976^[8], Q122397434^[9], overtaking station^[10], and contracted station^[11].

History and Context

January 20, 1904 marks the founding of Kitakata Station^[22]. It is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[15].

Why It Matters

Kitakata Station ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #181 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 9 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]