Niigata Station

Summary

Niigata Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.87% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #161 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Niigata Station is located in Chūō-ku^[3].
• Niigata Station is located in Niigata^[4].
• Niigata Station is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Niigata Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[6].
• Niigata Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[7].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[8].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[9].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[10].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[11].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[12].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[13].
• Niigata Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[14].
• Niigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōetsu Shinkansen^[15].
• Niigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Shin'etsu Main Line^[16].
• Niigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Hakushin Line^[17].
• Niigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Echigo Line^[18].
• Niigata Station's founder is recorded as Q11404110^[19].
• Niigata Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[20].
• Niigata Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[21].
• Niigata is named after Niigata Station^[22].
• Niigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Tsubame-Sanjō Station^[23].
• Niigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Echigo-Ishiyama Station^[24].
• Niigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Higashi-Niigata Station^[25].
• Niigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kamitokoro Station^[26].
• Niigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Echigo-Ishiyama Station^[27].

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Geography

Niigata Station is in the country of Japan^[5]. Located in include Chūō-ku^[3], a ward of Japan^[28], in Japan^[29], founded in 2007^[30] and Niigata^[4], a city designated by government ordinance^[31], in Japan^[32], founded in 1889^[33].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[8], elevated station^[9], interchange station^[10], junction station^[11], Q121844395^[12], and last station^[13].

History and Context

May 3, 1904 marks the founding of Niigata Station^[34]. It is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[20]. Niigata is named after it^[22].

Why It Matters

Niigata Station ranks in the top 0.87% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (65 views/month, #161 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[35] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[36]