Niitsu Station

Summary

Niitsu Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #173 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Niitsu Station is located in Akiha-ku^[3].
• Niitsu Station is located in Niigata^[4].
• Niitsu Station is in the country of Japan^[5].
• Niitsu Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[8].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[9].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[10].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[11].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[12].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[13].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[14].
• Niitsu Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[15].
• Niitsu Station's connecting line is recorded as Shin'etsu Main Line^[16].
• Niitsu Station's connecting line is recorded as Uetsu Main Line^[17].
• Niitsu Station's connecting line is recorded as Ban'etsu West Line^[18].
• Niitsu Station's founder is recorded as Q11404110^[19].
• Niitsu Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[20].
• Niitsu Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[21].
• Niitsu Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[22].
• Niitsu Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[23].
• Niitsu Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[24].
• Niitsu is named after Niitsu Station^[25].
• Niitsu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Furutsu Station^[26].
• Niitsu Station's adjacent station is recorded as Satsukino Station^[27].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

November 20, 1897 marks the founding of Niitsu Station^[33]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[21], a rail company (Japan)^[34], in Japan^[35], founded in 1987^[36], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[37] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[22], a rail company (Japan)^[38], in Japan^[39], founded in 1987^[40], headquartered in Sendagaya^[41]. Niitsu is named after it^[25].

Why It Matters

Niitsu Station ranks in the top 0.93% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (25 views/month, #173 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42] It is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[43]