Shin-Shirakawa Station

Summary

Shin-Shirakawa Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.91% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #169 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Shin-Shirakawa Station is located in Nishigō-mura^[3].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[7].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[8].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[9].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[10].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[11].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's instance of is recorded as overtaking station^[12].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōhoku Shinkansen^[13].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's connecting line is recorded as Tōhoku Main Line^[14].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's maintained by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[15].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station is owned by East Japan Railway Company^[16].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station is owned by Japan Freight Railway Company^[17].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station is operated by East Japan Railway Company^[18].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station is operated by Japan Freight Railway Company^[19].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Nasushiobara Station^[20].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Kōriyama Station^[21].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shirasaka Station^[22].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's adjacent station is recorded as Shirakawa Station^[23].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's station code is recorded as シワ^[24].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's station code is recorded as イコ^[25].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's Commons category is recorded as Shin-Shirakawa Station^[26].
• Shin-Shirakawa Station's located in time zone is recorded as Japan Standard Time^[27].

Body

Geography

Shin-Shirakawa Station is in the country of Japan^[4]. It is located in Nishigō-mura^[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[7], interchange station^[8], elevated station^[9], railway station above ground^[10], over-track railway station^[11], and overtaking station^[12].

History and Context

October 11, 1944 marks the founding of Shin-Shirakawa Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[16], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32] and Japan Freight Railway Company^[17], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1987^[35], headquartered in Sendagaya^[36].

Why It Matters

Shin-Shirakawa Station ranks in the top 0.91% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (10 views/month, #169 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[37] It is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[38]