Sanin Main Line (partial)
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The Sanin Main Line is a major railway route in western Japan that runs along the Sea of Japan coast, connecting numerous cities and rural areas across the San'in region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanin Main Line (partial) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2470049 — 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: Sanin Main Line (partial) Context triple: [West Japan Railway Company, operates, Sanin Main Line (partial)]
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A.
Sennichimae Line
The Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the city’s urban subway network.
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B.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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C.
Imazatosuji Line
The Imazatosuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro and serving as one of the city’s main north–south subway corridors.
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D.
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Tokyo metropolitan area with Saitama and Gunma Prefectures, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
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E.
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is a major Osaka Metro subway line in Osaka, Japan, known for being the country’s first full-scale linear motor-powered urban railway line.
- 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: Sanin Main Line (partial) Target entity description: The Sanin Main Line is a major railway route in western Japan that runs along the Sea of Japan coast, connecting numerous cities and rural areas across the San'in region.
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A.
Sennichimae Line
The Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the city’s urban subway network.
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B.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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C.
Imazatosuji Line
The Imazatosuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Osaka Metro and serving as one of the city’s main north–south subway corridors.
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D.
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Tokyo metropolitan area with Saitama and Gunma Prefectures, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
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E.
Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line
The Nagahori Tsurumi-ryokuchi Line is a major Osaka Metro subway line in Osaka, Japan, known for being the country’s first full-scale linear motor-powered urban railway line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
rural areas
ⓘ
urban areas ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | partially electrified ⓘ |
| followsCoastOf | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| hasImportance | key corridor along Sea of Japan side of western Honshu ⓘ |
| hasRole | major railway route in western Japan ⓘ |
| hasSectionType |
electrified sections near larger cities
ⓘ
non-electrified rural sections ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | conventional railway ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
San’in region
ⓘ
surface form:
San'in region
western Japan ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
San’in region
ⓘ
surface form:
San'in region
|
| numberOfTracks | single track on most sections ⓘ |
| operator |
JR West
ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
JR West railway lines
ⓘ
surface form:
JR West network
|
| regionServed |
Hyōgo Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyoto Prefecture ⓘ Shimane Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tottori Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Sea of Japan coast ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| supports |
limited express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter transport
ⓘ
intercity transportation ⓘ regional transportation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanin Main Line (partial) Description of subject: The Sanin Main Line is a major railway route in western Japan that runs along the Sea of Japan coast, connecting numerous cities and rural areas across the San'in region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.