Taiwan High Speed Rail
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Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
All labels observed (12)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3637991 — 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: Taiwan High Speed Rail Context triple: [Taipei Metro, connectsTo, Taiwan High Speed Rail]
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A.
SRT high-speed rail
SRT high-speed rail is a South Korean high-speed train service operated by SR Corporation that runs on the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed lines as an alternative to KTX.
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B.
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor
The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor is a major north–south trunk line in China’s high-speed rail network, planned to link the capital Beijing with Hong Kong and onward toward Taipei as part of the national “eight vertical and eight horizontal” system.
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C.
China High-Speed Rail Network
The China High-Speed Rail Network is an extensive, nationwide system of high-speed passenger rail lines that forms the backbone of modern rail transport across China.
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D.
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a high-speed railway corridor connecting major cities in southern China with Hong Kong, significantly reducing travel times and enhancing cross-border transportation.
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E.
Shanghai Maglev Train
The Shanghai Maglev Train is a high-speed magnetic levitation railway in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the fastest commercial train services in the world.
- 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: Taiwan High Speed Rail Target entity description: Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
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A.
SRT high-speed rail
SRT high-speed rail is a South Korean high-speed train service operated by SR Corporation that runs on the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed lines as an alternative to KTX.
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B.
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor
The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor is a major north–south trunk line in China’s high-speed rail network, planned to link the capital Beijing with Hong Kong and onward toward Taipei as part of the national “eight vertical and eight horizontal” system.
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C.
China High-Speed Rail Network
The China High-Speed Rail Network is an extensive, nationwide system of high-speed passenger rail lines that forms the backbone of modern rail transport across China.
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D.
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a high-speed railway corridor connecting major cities in southern China with Hong Kong, significantly reducing travel times and enhancing cross-border transportation.
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E.
Shanghai Maglev Train
The Shanghai Maglev Train is a high-speed magnetic levitation railway in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the fastest commercial train services in the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail system
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Taiwan High Speed Rail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
THSR
|
| commercialOperationStartDate | 2007-01-05 ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Kaohsiung MRT
ⓘ
surface form:
Kaohsiung Metro
Taipei Metro ⓘ Taiwan Railways network ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan Railways Administration conventional rail network
|
| constructionStartDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| corridor | western Taiwan ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan, Province of China
ⓘ
surface form:
Taiwan
|
| designSpeed | 315 km/h ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| freightService | no ⓘ |
| fundingModel | build–operate–transfer ⓘ |
| governingAuthority |
Ministry of Transportation and Communications (Taiwan)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan
|
| inception | 2007-01-05 ⓘ |
| lineNumber | HSR ⓘ |
| maximumOperatingSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Taiwan High Speed Rail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
台灣高鐵
|
| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| notableEvent | full timetable service began in 2007 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | intercity passenger transport ⓘ |
| primaryRollingStock |
Taiwan High Speed Rail
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
THSR 700T
|
| rollingStockOrigin | based on Shinkansen 700 Series ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | no passenger fatalities in revenue service as of 2024 ⓘ |
| serves |
Changhua County
ⓘ
surface form:
Changhua
Chiayi ⓘ Hsinchu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaohsiung NERFINISHED ⓘ Taichung NERFINISHED ⓘ Tainan NERFINISHED ⓘ Taipei, Taiwan ⓘ
surface form:
Taipei
Taoyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunlin County ⓘ
surface form:
Yunlin
|
| signallingSystem |
Automatic Train Control
ⓘ
Automatic Train Control ⓘ
surface form:
Automatic Train Protection
cab signalling ⓘ |
| terminus |
Nangang Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zuoying Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem |
contactless smartcard compatibility
ⓘ
non-reserved seating ⓘ reserved seating ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 350 km ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thsrc.com.tw ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taiwan High Speed Rail Description of subject: Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail network
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail line
subject surface form:
Taoyuan Airport MRT
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail (via Taoyuan HSR Station)
subject surface form:
Northern Taiwan
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail main line
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail trains
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail (at some stations)
this entity surface form:
THSR
this entity surface form:
台灣高鐵
this entity surface form:
THSR 700T
this entity surface form:
Taiwan High Speed Rail (via Taipei Station)