Washinosu Signal Base

former railway station, now a signal base in Hokkaido, Japan
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Summary

Washinosu Signal Base is a railway station[1]. It ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2]

Key Facts

  • Washinosu Signal Base is located in Yakumo[3].
  • Washinosu Signal Base is in the country of Japan[4].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's instance of is recorded as staff halt[5].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's instance of is recorded as former railway station[6].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's connecting line is recorded as Hakodate Main Line[7].
  • Washinosu Signal Base is operated by Hokkaido Railway Company[8].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's adjacent station is recorded as Yamasaki Station[9].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's adjacent station is recorded as Yakumo Station[10].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's station code is recorded as H53[11].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's station code is recorded as ワシ[12].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's Commons category is recorded as Washinosu Signal Base[13].
  • September 1, 1944 marks the founding of Washinosu Signal Base[14].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's coordinate location is recorded as {'latitude': 42.2782, 'longitude': 140.27}[15].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's number of platform tracks is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[16].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's date of official opening is recorded as September 1, 1944[17].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's date of official closure is recorded as March 26, 2016[18].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's number of platform faces is recorded as {'amount': '+2'}[19].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's state of use is recorded as decommissioned[20].
  • Washinosu Signal Base's street address is recorded as Hanaura, Yakumo, Futami, Hokkaidō, Japan[21].

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Geography

Washinosu Signal Base is in the country of Japan[4]. It is located in Yakumo[3].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include staff halt[5] and former railway station[6].

History and Context

September 1, 1944 marks the founding of Washinosu Signal Base[14].

Why It Matters

Washinosu Signal Base ranks in the top 0.97% of railway_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (360 views/month, #181 of 18,574).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 6 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 28d ago · RVA2869 · 2026-09-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Operator → —
    Adjacent station → Yamasaki Station, Yakumo Station
    Coordinates → —
    Number of platform faces → {'amount': '+2'}
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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