Takasaki Station

Summary

Takasaki Station is a railway station^[1]. It ranks in the top 0.8% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #148 of 18,574).^[2]

Key Facts

• Takasaki Station is located in Takasaki^[3].
• Takasaki Station is in the country of Japan^[4].
• Takasaki Station's transport network is recorded as Shinkansen network of JR East^[5].
• Takasaki Station's transport network is recorded as local lines network of JR East^[6].
• Takasaki Station's image is recorded as Esite-takasaki.jpg^[7].
• Takasaki Station's image is recorded as JRE-Takasaki-STA West.jpg^[8].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as railway station^[9].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as elevated station^[10].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as over-track railway station^[11].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as railway station above ground^[12].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as Q121844395^[13].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as junction station^[14].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as interchange station^[15].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as last station^[16].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as Q11429081^[17].
• Takasaki Station's instance of is recorded as general station^[18].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōetsu Shinkansen^[19].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Hokuriku Shinkansen^[20].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Takasaki Line^[21].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōetsu Line^[22].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Shin'etsu Main Line^[23].
• Takasaki Station's connecting line is recorded as Jōshin Line^[24].
• Takasaki Station's owned by is recorded as East Japan Railway Company^[25].
• Takasaki Station's owned by is recorded as Jōshin Electric Railway Company^[26].
• Takasaki Station's owned by is recorded as Japan Freight Railway Company^[27].

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Geography

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

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include railway station^[9], elevated station^[10], over-track railway station^[11], railway station above ground^[12], Q121844395^[13], and junction station^[14].

History and Context

+1884-05-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Takasaki Station^[28]. Owners include East Japan Railway Company^[25], a rail company (Japan)^[29], in Japan^[30], founded in 1987^[31], headquartered in JR East Headquarters Building^[32]; Jōshin Electric Railway Company^[26], a rail company (Japan)^[33], in Japan^[34], founded in 1895^[35], headquartered in Takasaki^[36]; and Japan Freight Railway Company^[27], a rail company (Japan)^[37], in Japan^[38], founded in 1987^[39], headquartered in Sendagaya^[40]. Takasaki is named after it^[41].

Why It Matters

Takasaki Station ranks in the top 0.8% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (37 views/month, #148 of 18,574).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[42]