Kagoshima Main Line

E1014997

heavy rail intercity rail railway line

The Kagoshima Main Line is a major railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu, connecting key cities including Fukuoka and Kagoshima.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Kagoshima Main Line canonical	16
JR Kagoshima Main Line	4
Hakata–Kokura section of Kagoshima Main Line	1
JR Kagoshima Main Line via Uminonakamichi Station	1
JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line	1
Kagoshima Main Line (no alphabetic code used like urban lines)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10231502 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kagoshima Main Line
Context triple: [Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, hasTransportation, Kagoshima Main Line]

A. Sakurajima Line
The Sakurajima Line is a short JR West railway line in Osaka, Japan, primarily serving access to Universal Studios Japan and nearby waterfront areas.
B. Takashinohama Line
The Takashinohama Line is a short commuter railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and serving local passenger traffic.
C. Chikuho Main Line
The Chikuho Main Line is a regional railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu and known for connecting former coal-mining areas such as Iizuka with larger urban centers.
D. Nagasaki Main Line
The Nagasaki Main Line is a major railway corridor in Kyushu, Japan, connecting key cities including Nagasaki and Fukuoka and now operated by JR Kyushu.
E. Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Kagoshima Main Line
Target entity description: The Kagoshima Main Line is a major railway line in Kyushu, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu, connecting key cities including Fukuoka and Kagoshima.

A. Sakurajima Line
The Sakurajima Line is a short JR West railway line in Osaka, Japan, primarily serving access to Universal Studios Japan and nearby waterfront areas.
B. Takashinohama Line
The Takashinohama Line is a short commuter railway line in Osaka Prefecture, Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and serving local passenger traffic.
C. Chikuho Main Line
The Chikuho Main Line is a regional railway line in Fukuoka Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR Kyushu and known for connecting former coal-mining areas such as Iizuka with larger urban centers.
D. Nagasaki Main Line
The Nagasaki Main Line is a major railway corridor in Kyushu, Japan, connecting key cities including Nagasaki and Fukuoka and now operated by JR Kyushu.
E. Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	heavy rail ⓘ intercity rail ⓘ railway line ⓘ
alsoUsedFor	freight transport ⓘ
connectsCity	Fukuoka ⓘ Kagoshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Kitakyushu ⓘ Kumamoto NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsToLine	Kagoshima Line (Shinkansen via transfer) ⓘ linked to: Kyushu Shinkansen Nippō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanyō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsUrbanArea	Fukuoka metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area Kagoshima urban area ⓘ linked to: Kagoshima City Kitakyushu metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Fukuoka-Kitakyushu metropolitan area Kumamoto urban area ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
electrification	20 kV AC 60 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ
endPoint	Kagoshima Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
formerOperator	Japanese Government Railways ⓘ Japanese National Railways ⓘ
gauge	1067 mm ⓘ Cape gauge ⓘ
hasJrLineCode	Kagoshima Main Line (no alphabetic code used like urban lines) ⓘ linked to: Kagoshima Main Line
hasService	limited express trains ⓘ local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ
isPartOf	conventional rail network of Japan ⓘ
locatedIn	Japan ⓘ Kyushu ⓘ
majorStation	Hakata Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kagoshima-Chūō Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kokura Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumamoto Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
opened	1890 ⓘ
operator	JR Kyushu ⓘ linked to: Kyushu Railway Company Kyushu Railway Company ⓘ
ownedBy	JR Kyushu ⓘ linked to: Kyushu Railway Company
partOfNetwork	JR Kyushu network ⓘ
passesThroughPrefecture	Fukuoka Prefecture ⓘ Kagoshima Prefecture ⓘ Kumamoto Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Saga Prefecture ⓘ
primaryFunction	passenger transport ⓘ
regionServed	Northern Kyushu ⓘ linked to: northern Kyushu Southern Kyushu ⓘ linked to: South Kyushu
startPoint	Mojikō Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
status	in operation ⓘ
trackConfiguration	double track ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (24)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Higashi-ku, Fukuoka → hasTransportation → Kagoshima Main Line ⓘ

Kyushu Railway Company → operatesLine → Kagoshima Main Line ⓘ

Fukuoka City Subway Kūkō Line → connectsWith → JR Kyushu Kagoshima Main Line ⓘ