Kure Station

Summary

Kure Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Kure Station is located in Kure^[3].
• Kure Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as Q122397434^[7].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[8].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[9].
• Kure Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[10].
• Kure Station's connecting line is recorded as Kure Line^[11].
• Kure Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Communications^[12].
• Kure Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[13].
• Kure Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[14].
• Kure is named after Kure Station^[15].
• Kure Station's adjacent station is recorded as Akiaga Station^[16].
• Kure Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kawaraishi Station^[17].
• Kure Station's station code is recorded as クレ^[18].
• Kure Station's station code is recorded as JR-Y14^[19].
• Kure Station's Commons category is recorded as Kure Station^[20].
• December 27, 1903 marks the founding of Kure Station^[21].
• Kure Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 34.2448, 'longitude': 132.55765555555556}^[22].
• Kure Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0801515^[23].
• Kure Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}^[24].
• Kure Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+8133'}^[25].
• Kure Station's date of official opening is recorded as December 27, 1903^[26].
• Kure Station's name in kana is recorded as くれえき^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], railway station above ground^[6], Q122397434^[7], overtaking station^[8], Q121844395^[9], and Q123025722^[10].

History and Context

December 27, 1903 marks the founding of Kure Station^[21]. It is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[13]. Kure is named after it^[15].

Why It Matters

Kure Station ranks in the top 0.96% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5 views/month, #178 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]