Hankyu Kobe Main Line
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The Hankyu Kobe Main Line is a major private railway line in the Kansai region of Japan that links Osaka with Kobe, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hankyu Kobe Main Line canonical | 7 |
| Hankyu Kobe Line | 3 |
| Hankyu Railway Kobe Lines | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2301767 — 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: Hankyu Kobe Main Line Context triple: [Hankyu Kyoto Main Line, connectsToLine, Hankyu Kobe Main Line]
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A.
Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
The Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan, forming part of the region’s urban rail network and providing through-services that connect multiple private railway operators.
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B.
Hanshin Main Line
The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
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C.
Hankyu Senri Line
The Hankyu Senri Line is a commuter railway line in the Osaka area of Japan operated by Hankyu Railway, serving suburban communities and connecting them to central Osaka.
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D.
Hanshin Mukogawa Line
The Hanshin Mukogawa Line is a short commuter railway branch line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, providing local transit service as part of the Hanshin Electric Railway network.
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E.
Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban 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: Hankyu Kobe Main Line Target entity description: The Hankyu Kobe Main Line is a major private railway line in the Kansai region of Japan that links Osaka with Kobe, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
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A.
Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
The Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan, forming part of the region’s urban rail network and providing through-services that connect multiple private railway operators.
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B.
Hanshin Main Line
The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
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C.
Hankyu Senri Line
The Hankyu Senri Line is a commuter railway line in the Osaka area of Japan operated by Hankyu Railway, serving suburban communities and connecting them to central Osaka.
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D.
Hanshin Mukogawa Line
The Hanshin Mukogawa Line is a short commuter railway branch line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, providing local transit service as part of the Hanshin Electric Railway network.
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E.
Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in Hyogo Prefecture
ⓘ
Rail transport in Osaka Prefecture ⓘ Standard gauge railways in Japan ⓘ |
| connects |
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
ⓘ
surface form:
Kobe
Osaka ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kobe-Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| hasBranchConnection |
Hankyu Imazu Line
ⓘ
Hankyu Itami Line ⓘ Hankyu Railway Kobe Kosoku Line ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Kobe Kosoku Line
|
| hasThroughServicesWith |
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Kyoto Main Line (via Juso)
Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Takarazuka Main Line (via Juso)
|
| importance | major commuter corridor between Osaka and Kobe ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ |
| majorStation |
Ashiya-kawa Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Juso Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe-Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Mikage Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Nishinomiya-Kitaguchi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Oji-koen Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rokko Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Umeda Station ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks |
2 tracks (Juso – Kobe-Sannomiya section)
ⓘ
4 tracks (Umeda – Juso section) ⓘ |
| operator |
Hankyu Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Corporation
Hankyu Railway ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Hankyu Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Corporation
|
| ownerType | private railway company ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Hankyu Kobe Main Line
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Railway Kobe Lines
|
| primaryUse | commuter transport ⓘ |
| railwaySystem |
Hankyu Railway lines
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankyu Railway network
|
| regionServed |
Hyogo Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | intercity transport ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Kobe
ⓘ
Osaka ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Umeda Station ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kobe-Sannomiya Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umeda Station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Hankyu Kobe Main Line Description of subject: The Hankyu Kobe Main Line is a major private railway line in the Kansai region of Japan that links Osaka with Kobe, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Hankyu Kobe Line
this entity surface form:
Hankyu Kobe Line
this entity surface form:
Hankyu Kobe Line
this entity surface form:
Hankyu Railway Kobe Lines