Saigata Station

Summary

Saigata Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Saigata Station is located in Jōetsu-shi^[3].
• Saigata Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Saigata Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[7].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[8].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[9].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[10].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as contracted station^[11].
• Saigata Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[12].
• Saigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Shin'etsu Main Line^[13].
• Saigata Station's connecting line is recorded as Hokuhoku Line^[14].
• Saigata Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Saigata Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Saigata Station is owned by Hokuetsu Express^[17].
• Saigata Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Saigata Station is operated by Hokuetsu Express^[19].
• Saigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kuroi Station^[20].
• Saigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Dosokohama Station^[21].
• Saigata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kubiki Station^[22].
• The location of Saigata Station was Ōgata-ku^[23].
• Saigata Station's station code is recorded as サタ^[24].
• Saigata Station's Commons category is recorded as Saigata Station^[25].
• Saigata Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[26].
• May 13, 1897 marks the founding of Saigata Station^[27].

Body

Geography

Saigata Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Jōetsu-shi^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], junction station^[7], last station^[8], interchange station^[9], railway station above ground^[10], and contracted station^[11].

History and Context

May 13, 1897 marks the founding of Saigata 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 Hokuetsu Express^[17], a third sector railways^[32], in Japan^[33], founded in 1984^[34], headquartered in Minamiuonuma^[35].

Why It Matters

Saigata Station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (50 views/month, #174 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36]