Tōkaidō Shinkansen

high-speed railway line in Japan servicing between Tokyo and Shin-Ōsaka (through to Hakata) stations
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Tōkaidō Shinkansen

Summary

Tōkaidō Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of high_speed_railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Tokyo[3].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Kanagawa Prefecture[4].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Shizuoka Prefecture[5].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Aichi Prefecture[6].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Gifu Prefecture[7].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is located in Shiga Prefecture[8].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is in the country of Japan[9].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen's instance of is recorded as high-speed railway line[10].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is owned by Central Japan Railway Company[11].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is operated by Central Japan Railway Company Shinkansen Operations Division[12].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is operated by Central Japan Railway Company[13].
  • Tōkaidō Main Line is named after Tōkaidō Shinkansen[14].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is part of Shinkansen[15].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen is part of Tōkaidō–San'yō Shinkansen[16].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen's Commons category is recorded as Tōkaidō Shinkansen[17].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen's sRGB color hex triplet is recorded as 0000CD[18].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises JR Central Tokyo Station[19].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises JR Central Shinagawa Station[20].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises JR Central Shin‐Yokohama Station[21].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Odawara Station[22].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Atami Station[23].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Mishima Station[24].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Shin-Fuji Station[25].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Shizuoka Station[26].
  • Tōkaidō Shinkansen comprises Kakegawa Station[27].

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Definition and Type

Tōkaidō Shinkansen's instance of is recorded as high-speed railway line[10].

Origins

Tōkaidō Main Line is named after Tōkaidō Shinkansen[14]. January 1, 1964 marks the founding of it[28].

Use and Application

Components include JR Central Tokyo Station[19], a dead-end railway station[29], in Japan[30]; JR Central Shinagawa Station[20], a railway station above ground[31], in Japan[32]; JR Central Shin‐Yokohama Station[21], a Q121844395[33], in Japan[34]; Odawara Station[22], a railway station[35], in Japan[36], founded in 1920[37]; Atami Station[23], a railway station[38], in Japan[39], founded in 1925[40]; and Mishima Station[24], a railway station[41], in Japan[42], founded in 1934[43]. Part of include Shinkansen[15], a high-speed rail[44], in Japan[45], founded in 1964[46] and Tōkaidō–San'yō Shinkansen[16], a train service[47], in Japan[48].

Why It Matters

Tōkaidō Shinkansen ranks in the top 4% of high_speed_railway_line entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,801 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 25 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[49] It is known by 11 alternative names across languages and contexts.[50]

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  20. [43] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [49] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [50] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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