Kobe Rapid Transit Railway
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Kobe Rapid Transit Railway is a Japanese railway company that operates urban rapid transit services in the Kobe area of Hyōgo Prefecture.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kobe Rapid Transit Railway canonical | 5 |
| Kobe Rapid Transit Railway network | 2 |
| Kobe rapid transit network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5724279 — 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: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Context triple: [Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line, connectsOperator, Kobe Rapid Transit Railway]
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A.
Kobe Municipal Subway
The Kobe Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving the city of Kobe, Japan, connecting key commercial, residential, and waterfront areas.
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B.
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban area.
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C.
Kōtetsu
Kōtetsu was an ironclad warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a decisive role in ending the Boshin War and symbolized Japan’s early naval modernization.
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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 Metro Tanimachi Line
The Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line is a major north–south subway line in Osaka, Japan, connecting key commercial and residential districts across the city.
- 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: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Target entity description: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway is a Japanese railway company that operates urban rapid transit services in the Kobe area of Hyōgo Prefecture.
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A.
Kobe Municipal Subway
The Kobe Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving the city of Kobe, Japan, connecting key commercial, residential, and waterfront areas.
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B.
Osaka Metro
Osaka Metro is the rapid transit network serving Japan’s city of Osaka and its surrounding urban area.
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C.
Kōtetsu
Kōtetsu was an ironclad warship of the Imperial Japanese Navy that played a decisive role in ending the Boshin War and symbolized Japan’s early naval modernization.
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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 Metro Tanimachi Line
The Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line is a major north–south subway line in Osaka, Japan, connecting key commercial and residential districts across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway company ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated urban transit fares ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation | Kobe ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| hasTransportType | passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official website in Japanese ⓘ |
| industry |
rail transport
ⓘ
urban rapid transit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
Japan ⓘ Kansai region ⓘ Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| operates |
railway lines
ⓘ
urban transit lines ⓘ |
| operatesInPrefecture |
Hyōgo Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
|
| operatingStatus | active ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| railGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | automatic train control ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hyōgo Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
| serviceArea |
Kobe metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
|
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
rapid transit ⓘ |
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: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway Description of subject: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway is a Japanese railway company that operates urban rapid transit services in the Kobe area of Hyōgo Prefecture.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway
linked to: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway
linked to: Kobe Rapid Transit Railway