Shimodate Station

Summary

Shimodate Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #175 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimodate Station is located in Chikusei^[3].
• Shimodate Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shimodate Station's transport network is recorded as Q121745850^[5].
• Shimodate Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[8].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[9].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[10].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[11].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as Q122397434^[12].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[13].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[14].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[15].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[16].
• Shimodate Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[17].
• Shimodate Station's connecting line is recorded as Mito Line^[18].
• Shimodate Station's connecting line is recorded as Mōka Line^[19].
• Shimodate Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōsō Line^[20].
• Shimodate Station's founder is recorded as Mito Railway^[21].
• Shimodate Station is owned by Mōka Railway^[22].
• Shimodate Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[23].
• Shimodate Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[24].
• Shimodate Station is owned by Kantō Railway^[25].
• Shimodate Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[26].
• Shimodate Station is operated by Kantō Railway^[27].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], railway station above ground^[8], over-track railway station^[9], Q121844395^[10], union station^[11], and Q122397434^[12].

History and Context

January 16, 1889 marks the founding of Shimodate Station^[28]. Owners include Mōka Railway^[22], a third sector railways^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in Mōka Station^[32]; East Japan Railway Company^[23], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[36]; Japan Freight Railway Company^[24], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1987^[39], headquartered in Sendagaya^[40]; and Kantō Railway^[25], a rail company (Japan)^[41], in Japan^[42], founded in 1922^[43], headquartered in Manabe^[44]. Shimodate is named after it^[45].

Why It Matters

Shimodate Station ranks in the top 0.94% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (71 views/month, #175 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[46] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[47]