Japanese map symbol for a railway station

A filled rectangle set on the track line.

Also known as: Eki mark, Station mark

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Meanings

Denotes a railway station on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact
Marks a railway station on a GSI topographic sheet.
Contexts: Maps
Officially standardisedVerified fact
Sits on the line rather than beside it, so the symbol records the point along the route at which trains stop rather than the position of a building.
Contexts: Maps

A solid rectangle drawn astride the railway line, wider than the line it interrupts.

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26

Meanings

Denotes a railway station on a Japanese topographic map.

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Marks a railway station on a GSI topographic sheet.

Contexts: Maps

Officially standardisedVerified fact

Sits on the line rather than beside it, so the symbol records the point along the route at which trains stop rather than the position of a building.

Contexts: Maps

Confidence

IdentityModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Historical originLow confidence: Low confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.
Visual matchModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but only a single source has been found so far.

Sources

Map symbols used on Japanese topographic maps
Geospatial Information Authority of Japan (GSI) · retrieved 2026-08-23
Japan's national mapping agency's own published legend. Cited for the form and meaning of a symbol on Japanese topographic maps; the historical origin of individual symbols is cited separately where claimed.

Last reviewed 2026-08-26