Shibukawa Station

Summary

Shibukawa Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.95% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #176 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shibukawa Station is located in Shibukawa^[3].
• Shibukawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shibukawa Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[5].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[6].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[7].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[8].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[9].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[10].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[11].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[12].
• Shibukawa Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[13].
• Shibukawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Agatsuma Line^[14].
• Shibukawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōetsu Line^[15].
• Shibukawa Station's founder is recorded as Ministry of Railways^[16].
• Shibukawa Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[17].
• Shibukawa Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Shibukawa Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Shibukawa Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[20].
• Shibukawa Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[21].
• Shibukawa is named after Shibukawa Station^[22].
• Shibukawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kanashima Station^[23].
• Shibukawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Yagihara Station^[24].
• Shibukawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shikishima Station^[25].
• Shibukawa Station's station code is recorded as シカ^[26].
• Shibukawa Station's Commons category is recorded as Shibukawa Station^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[6], junction station^[7], railway station above ground^[8], Q121844395^[9], last station^[10], and interchange station^[11].

History and Context

July 1, 1921 marks the founding of Shibukawa Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[18], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[19], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Sendagaya^[36]. Shibukawa is named after it^[22].

Why It Matters

Shibukawa Station ranks in the top 0.95% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month, #176 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]