Shimonoseki Station

Summary

Shimonoseki Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.82% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #153 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shimonoseki Station is located in Shimonoseki^[3].
• Shimonoseki Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[5].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[6].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[7].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[8].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as union station^[9].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[10].
• Shimonoseki Station's instance of is recorded as Q123025722^[11].
• Shimonoseki Station's connecting line is recorded as San’yō Main Line^[12].
• Shimonoseki Station's founder is recorded as San'yō Railway^[13].
• Shimonoseki Station's maintained by is recorded as West Japan Railway Company^[14].
• Shimonoseki Station is owned by West Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Shimonoseki Station is owned by Kyushu Railway Company^[16].
• Shimonoseki Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Shimonoseki Station is operated by West Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Shimonoseki Station is operated by Kyushu Railway Company^[19].
• Shimonoseki Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[20].
• Shimonoseki is named after Shimonoseki Station^[21].
• Shimonoseki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Hatabu Station^[22].
• Shimonoseki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Moji Station^[23].
• Shimonoseki Station's adjacent station is recorded as Hatabu Station^[24].
• Shimonoseki Station's station code is recorded as セキ^[25].
• Shimonoseki Station's station code is recorded as JA53^[26].
• Shimonoseki Station's Commons category is recorded as Shimonoseki Station^[27].

Body

Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[5], elevated station^[6], general station^[7], Q121844395^[8], union station^[9], and Q11429081^[10].

History and Context

May 27, 1901 marks the founding of Shimonoseki Station^[28]. Owners include West Japan Railway Company^[15], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR West Japan Headquarters Building^[32]; Kyushu Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Hakata-ku^[36]; and Japan Freight Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1987^[39], headquartered in Sendagaya^[40]. Shimonoseki is named after it^[21].

Why It Matters

Shimonoseki Station ranks in the top 0.82% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (174 views/month, #153 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[41] It is known by 5 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[42]