Shimata Station

Summary

Shimata Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimata Station is located in Hikari^[3].
• Shimata Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shimata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Shimata Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[6].
• Shimata Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[7].
• Shimata Station's instance of is recorded as unmanned station^[8].
• Shimata Station's connecting line is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[9].
• Shimata Station's founder is recorded as San'yō Railway^[10].
• Shimata Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[11].
• Shimata Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[12].
• Shimata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Iwata Station^[13].
• Shimata Station's adjacent station is recorded as Hikari Station^[14].
• Shimata Station's station code is recorded as シマ^[15].
• Shimata Station's Commons category is recorded as Shimata Station^[16].
• September 25, 1897 marks the founding of Shimata Station^[17].
• Shimata Station's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 33.990288, 'longitude': 131.960943}^[18].
• Shimata Station's official website is recorded as https://www.jr-odekake.net/eki/top?id=0800634^[19].
• Shimata Station's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[20].
• Shimata Station's daily patronage is recorded as {'amount': '+429'}^[21].
• Shimata Station's date of official opening is recorded as September 25, 1897^[22].
• Shimata Station's name in kana is recorded as しまたえき^[23].
• Shimata Station's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}^[24].
• Shimata Station's state of use is recorded as in use^[25].
• Shimata Station's street address is recorded as 山口県光市上島田四丁目8-1^[26].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], railway station above ground^[6], overtaking station^[7], and unmanned station^[8].

History and Context

September 25, 1897 marks the founding of Shimata Station^[17]. It is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[11].

Why It Matters

Shimata Station ranks in the top 0.98% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (158 views/month, #182 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]