JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line

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commuter rail service intercity rail service through service

The JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line is a major Japan Railways commuter and intercity rail service that links the Shōnan area and Saitama via central Tokyo, providing through-running connections across multiple existing lines.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	45
JR Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	6
JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line canonical	4
Shonan–Shinjuku Line	3
Shōnan-Shinjuku Line	3
JR East Shōnan–Shinjuku Line	2
JR East Shonan-Shinjuku Line	1
JR Shonan Shinjuku Line	1
JR Shonan-Shinjuku Line	1
JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line (at Ikebukuro Station)	1
JR Shōnan–Shinjuku Line Yokosuka–Shōnan freight/through section	1
Shonan-Shinjuku Line	1
Shōnan–Shinjuku Line through services	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T186238 — 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: JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line
Context triple: [Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, servedByRailLine, JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line]

A. JR Saikyo Line
The JR Saikyo Line is a major commuter rail line in the Tokyo metropolitan area operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with Saitama Prefecture and serving key hubs such as Shibuya and Shinjuku.
B. JR Yumesaki Line
The JR Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that connects central Osaka with the bay area, including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
C. JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
D. Central Subway
Central Subway is a light rail extension of San Francisco’s Muni Metro system that provides improved north–south transit service, including a key connection to the Chinatown neighborhood.
E. Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban 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: JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line
Target entity description: The JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line is a major Japan Railways commuter and intercity rail service that links the Shōnan area and Saitama via central Tokyo, providing through-running connections across multiple existing lines.

A. JR Saikyo Line
The JR Saikyo Line is a major commuter rail line in the Tokyo metropolitan area operated by JR East, connecting central Tokyo with Saitama Prefecture and serving key hubs such as Shibuya and Shinjuku.
B. JR Yumesaki Line
The JR Yumesaki Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that connects central Osaka with the bay area, including major attractions such as Universal Studios Japan.
C. JR Yamanote Line
The JR Yamanote Line is a busy circular railway loop in central Tokyo that connects many of the city’s major urban hubs and transit interchanges.
D. Central Subway
Central Subway is a light rail extension of San Francisco’s Muni Metro system that provides improved north–south transit service, including a key connection to the Chinatown neighborhood.
E. Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban area.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail service ⓘ intercity rail service ⓘ through service ⓘ
abbreviation	Shōnan–Shinjuku Line ⓘ linked to: JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line
connectsRegion	Saitama ⓘ linked to: Saitama Prefecture, Japan Shōnan ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ
fareSystem	JR East conventional line fares ⓘ
hasTerminus	Odawara Station ⓘ Omiya Station ⓘ Shinjuku Station ⓘ Takasaki Station ⓘ Utsunomiya Station ⓘ Zushi Station ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
nameInJapanese	湘南新宿ライン ⓘ
notableFeature	bypasses central Tokyo terminals such as Tokyo Station ⓘ provides direct north–south through service across the Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ
operator	East Japan Railway Company ⓘ JR East ⓘ linked to: East Japan Railway Company
owner	East Japan Railway Company ⓘ
passesThroughStation	Ikebukuro Station ⓘ Osaki Station ⓘ Shibuya Station ⓘ
primaryRollingStock	E231 series EMU ⓘ E233 series EMU ⓘ
servesCity	Tokyo ⓘ
servesPrefecture	Gunma Prefecture ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Saitama Prefecture ⓘ Tochigi Prefecture ⓘ Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ linked to: Tokyo
servicePattern	through-running across multiple existing lines ⓘ
serviceType	local ⓘ rapid ⓘ special rapid ⓘ
ticketing	accepts IC cards compatible with Suica ⓘ accepts Suica ⓘ
trackGauge	1,067 mm ⓘ Cape gauge ⓘ
usesLine	Shōnan–Shinjuku Line corridor ⓘ Takasaki Line ⓘ Tōkaidō Main Line ⓘ Utsunomiya Line ⓘ Yamanote Line freight loop ⓘ linked to: JR Yamanote Line Yokosuka Line ⓘ
via	central Tokyo ⓘ linked to: Tokyo

How these facts were elicited