Umeda Station
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Umeda Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple private railway and subway lines and forming one of the busiest transport complexes in the country.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Umeda Station canonical | 26 |
| Hankyu Umeda complex | 1 |
| Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station | 1 |
| Osaka Metro Umeda Station area | 1 |
| Umeda Station (Osaka) | 1 |
| Umeda multi-station complex | 1 |
| 梅田駅 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301741 — 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: Umeda Station Context triple: [Hankyu Kyoto Main Line, terminus, Umeda Station]
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A.
Shinsaibashi Station
Shinsaibashi Station is a major Osaka Metro subway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as a key transit hub for the bustling Shinsaibashi shopping and entertainment district.
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B.
Shin-Osaka Station
Shin-Osaka Station is a major railway and Shinkansen hub in Osaka that serves as a key gateway connecting the city with other regions across Japan.
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C.
Ikebukuro Station
Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest railway hubs, serving multiple JR and private lines and acting as a major commercial and transit center in the Ikebukuro district.
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D.
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and serving as one of the main access points to the Namba district.
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E.
Kyobashi Station
Kyobashi Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple JR West, Keihan, and Osaka Metro lines and connecting central Osaka with surrounding areas.
- 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: Umeda Station Target entity description: Umeda Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple private railway and subway lines and forming one of the busiest transport complexes in the country.
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A.
Shinsaibashi Station
Shinsaibashi Station is a major Osaka Metro subway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as a key transit hub for the bustling Shinsaibashi shopping and entertainment district.
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B.
Shin-Osaka Station
Shin-Osaka Station is a major railway and Shinkansen hub in Osaka that serves as a key gateway connecting the city with other regions across Japan.
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C.
Ikebukuro Station
Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest railway hubs, serving multiple JR and private lines and acting as a major commercial and transit center in the Ikebukuro district.
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D.
JR Namba Station
JR Namba Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, operated by West Japan Railway Company (JR West) and serving as one of the main access points to the Namba district.
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E.
Kyobashi Station
Kyobashi Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple JR West, Keihan, and Osaka Metro lines and connecting central Osaka with surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Osaka Station ⓘ |
| connectedBy | underground passages ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
department stores
ⓘ
office buildings ⓘ shopping malls ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| formsComplexWith |
Higashi-Umeda Station
ⓘ
Nishi-Umeda Station ⓘ Osaka Station ⓘ Umeda Station (Osaka Metro) ⓘ
surface form:
Umeda subway station (Osaka Metro Midosuji Line)
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| hasAccessTo |
Kansai International Airport
ⓘ
surface form:
Kansai International Airport (via connecting lines)
Osaka International Airport (Itami) via connecting transport ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Umeda district
ⓘ
surface form:
Umeda terminal area
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| hasFacility |
information counters
ⓘ
restaurants ⓘ restrooms ⓘ retail shops ⓘ ticket gates ⓘ underground concourses ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commuter rail interchange
ⓘ
subway interchange ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Grand Front Osaka
ⓘ
HEP Five ⓘ Hankyu Department Store (Umeda Main Store) ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Department Store Umeda Main Store
Hanshin Umeda Main Store ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin Department Store Umeda
Umeda Sky Building ⓘ |
| hasPassengerTraffic | very high daily ridership ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
elevated tracks (some sections)
ⓘ
underground station complex ⓘ |
| isOneOf | busiest railway hubs in Japan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kita-ku, Osaka
ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ Umeda district ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
Umeda district
ⓘ
surface form:
Umeda commercial district
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| partOf |
Umeda, Osaka
ⓘ
surface form:
Osaka Station City area
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| railwayHubFor |
private railways
ⓘ
subway lines ⓘ |
| servedByMode |
bus connections nearby
ⓘ
rail ⓘ subway ⓘ |
| serves |
Hankyu Railway
ⓘ
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin Electric Railway
Osaka Metro ⓘ |
| servesCity | Osaka ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| transportRole |
gateway to Kobe area via private railways
ⓘ
gateway to northern Osaka ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Umeda Station Description of subject: Umeda Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple private railway and subway lines and forming one of the busiest transport complexes in the country.
Referenced by (32)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hanshin Osaka-Umeda Station
this entity surface form:
Hankyu Umeda complex
this entity surface form:
Umeda multi-station complex
this entity surface form:
Osaka Metro Umeda Station area
this entity surface form:
Umeda Station (Osaka)
subject surface form:
Kita-ku, Osaka