Sanyo Electric Railway
E566815
Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating commuter rail services primarily in Hyōgo Prefecture, including routes that interconnect with other major regional rail networks.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanyo Electric Railway canonical | 6 |
| Sanyo Electric Railway network | 1 |
| Sanyo Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5724278 — 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: Sanyo Electric Railway Context triple: [Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line, connectsOperator, Sanyo Electric Railway]
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A.
Odakyu Electric Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway is a major private railway company in Japan that operates commuter and limited express train services connecting central Tokyo with surrounding suburban and regional areas.
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B.
Kinki Sharyo
Kinki Sharyo is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in the design and production of railway vehicles, including metro and light rail trains used in systems worldwide.
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C.
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Electric Railway is a major private railway company in Japan’s Kansai region, operating key commuter and interurban lines connecting Osaka with Wakayama and Kansai International Airport.
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D.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese private railway operator serving the Osaka–Kyoto region, known for its extensive commuter rail network and related transportation and leisure businesses.
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E.
Hankai Tramway Co.
Hankai Tramway Co. is a Japanese private railway company that operates historic streetcar and tram services in the Osaka and Sakai 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: Sanyo Electric Railway Target entity description: Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating commuter rail services primarily in Hyōgo Prefecture, including routes that interconnect with other major regional rail networks.
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A.
Odakyu Electric Railway
Odakyu Electric Railway is a major private railway company in Japan that operates commuter and limited express train services connecting central Tokyo with surrounding suburban and regional areas.
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B.
Kinki Sharyo
Kinki Sharyo is a Japanese manufacturer specializing in the design and production of railway vehicles, including metro and light rail trains used in systems worldwide.
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C.
Nankai Electric Railway
Nankai Electric Railway is a major private railway company in Japan’s Kansai region, operating key commuter and interurban lines connecting Osaka with Wakayama and Kansai International Airport.
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D.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
Keihan Electric Railway Co., Ltd. is a major Japanese private railway operator serving the Osaka–Kyoto region, known for its extensive commuter rail network and related transportation and leisure businesses.
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E.
Hankai Tramway Co.
Hankai Tramway Co. is a Japanese private railway company that operates historic streetcar and tram services in the Osaka and Sakai areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | private railway company ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Hankyu Railway
ⓘ
Hanshin Electric Railway ⓘ
linked to:
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
JR West ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareSystem | distance-based fare ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Sanyo Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Sanyo Electric Railway
|
| hasLogo | Sanyo Electric Railway corporate logo ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.sanyo-railway.co.jp/ ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryLanguage | Japanese ⓘ |
| hasRouteCharacteristic | coastal alignment along Seto Inland Sea ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Sanyo Akashi Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sanyo Himeji Station ⓘ
linked to:
Himeji Station
Sanyo Suma Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanyo Tarumi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThroughServiceWith |
Hanshin Electric Railway Kobe Rapid Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
Hanshin Electric Railway Main Line ⓘ
linked to:
Hanshin Main Line
Kobe Rapid Transit Railway ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hyōgo Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedInMetropolitanArea |
Keihanshin metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| operatesBetween |
Himeji
ⓘ
Kobe ⓘ |
| operatesInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Hyōgo Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
|
| operatesRailLine |
Sanyo Aboshi Line
ⓘ
Sanyo Main Line ⓘ |
| operatesService |
express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ |
| owns |
Sanyo Aboshi Line
ⓘ
Sanyo Main Line ⓘ |
| partOf |
Kansai railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Kansai public transport network
|
| railGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Akashi
ⓘ
Harima ⓘ Himeji ⓘ Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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| rollingStockType | electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic train stop system ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | compatible with IC cards such as ICOCA ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track on most sections ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| writingSystemUsedForName | Japanese ⓘ |
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: Sanyo Electric Railway Description of subject: Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating commuter rail services primarily in Hyōgo Prefecture, including routes that interconnect with other major regional rail networks.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sanyo Electric Railway
linked to: Sanyo Electric Railway