Sendai Station

Summary

Sendai Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.92% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #170 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Sendai Station is located in Satsumasendai^[3].
• Sendai Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[7].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[8].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[9].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[10].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[11].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[12].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as contracted station^[13].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as kan'i itaku station^[14].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[15].
• Sendai Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[16].
• Sendai Station's connecting line is recorded as Kyushu Shinkansen^[17].
• Sendai Station's connecting line is recorded as Kagoshima Main Line^[18].
• Sendai Station's connecting line is recorded as Hisatsu Orange Line^[19].
• Sendai Station's founder is recorded as Imperial Railway Board^[20].
• Sendai Station is owned by Hisatsu Orange Railway^[21].
• Sendai Station is owned by Kyushu Railway Company^[22].
• Sendai Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[23].
• Sendai Station is operated by Kyushu Railway Company^[24].
• Sendai Station is operated by Hisatsu Orange Railway^[25].
• Sendai Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[26].
• Sendai Station's adjacent station is recorded as Izumi Station^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], railway station above ground^[6], over-track railway station^[7], interchange station^[8], overtaking station^[9], and Q11429081^[10].

History and Context

June 1, 1914 marks the founding of Sendai Station^[28]. Owners include Hisatsu Orange Railway^[21], a third sector railways^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 2002^[31], headquartered in Yatsushiro^[32]; Kyushu Railway Company^[22], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Hakata-ku^[36]; and Japan Freight Railway Company^[23], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1987^[39], headquartered in Sendagaya^[40].

Why It Matters

Sendai Station ranks in the top 0.92% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (83 views/month, #170 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]