Otaru Station
E689729
Otaru Station is a major railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, serving as a key hub on the Hakodate Main Line for local and regional train services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otaru Station canonical | 5 |
| accessible from Otaru Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2916611 — 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: Otaru Station Context triple: [Otaru, hasTransportation, Otaru Station]
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A.
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, known for serving the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku Lines near the Ueno area.
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B.
Nagatsuta Station
Nagatsuta Station is a major railway hub in Yokohama, Japan, serving multiple lines and acting as an important commuter interchange in the region.
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C.
Osakako Station
Osakako Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, serving the Osaka Metro Chūō Line and providing access to the Osaka Bay area’s attractions.
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D.
Awaji Station
Awaji Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as an important junction for multiple Hankyu Railway lines.
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E.
Wakoshi Station
Wakoshi Station is a major railway hub in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple Tokyo Metro and Tobu lines and functioning as an important gateway between Saitama and central Tokyo.
- 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: Otaru Station Target entity description: Otaru Station is a major railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, serving as a key hub on the Hakodate Main Line for local and regional train services.
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A.
Uguisudani Station
Uguisudani Station is a railway station in Tokyo, Japan, known for serving the Yamanote and Keihin-Tōhoku Lines near the Ueno area.
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B.
Nagatsuta Station
Nagatsuta Station is a major railway hub in Yokohama, Japan, serving multiple lines and acting as an important commuter interchange in the region.
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C.
Osakako Station
Osakako Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, serving the Osaka Metro Chūō Line and providing access to the Osaka Bay area’s attractions.
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D.
Awaji Station
Awaji Station is a railway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as an important junction for multiple Hankyu Railway lines.
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E.
Wakoshi Station
Wakoshi Station is a major railway hub in Wako, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple Tokyo Metro and Tobu lines and functioning as an important gateway between Saitama and central Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
JR Hokkaido station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnHakodateMainLine |
Minami-Otaru Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Otaru-Chikkō Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Railway stations in Hokkaido Prefecture
ⓘ
Railway stations in Japan opened in 1903 ⓘ Stations of Hokkaido Railway Company ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| formerName | Otaru Chūō ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature | barrier-free access ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
restrooms
ⓘ
ticket vending machines ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | S15 ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice |
Midori no Madoguchi
ⓘ
staffed ticket office ⓘ |
| lineServed | Hakodate Main Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hokkaido
ⓘ
Hokkaido Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido
Japan ⓘ Otaru ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Sea of Japan side of Hokkaido ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Otaru Canal
ⓘ
Otaru city center ⓘ
linked to:
Otaru City
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| operator |
Hokkaido Railway Company
ⓘ
JR Hokkaido ⓘ
linked to:
Hokkaido Railway Company
|
| platformType | island platforms ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Hakodate Main Line ⓘ |
| region | Hokkaido ⓘ |
| role | key hub on the Hakodate Main Line ⓘ |
| servedBy |
local services on the Hakodate Main Line
ⓘ
rapid services on the Hakodate Main Line ⓘ |
| serves |
local train services
ⓘ
regional train services ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Otaru Station Description of subject: Otaru Station is a major railway station in Otaru, Hokkaido, Japan, serving as a key hub on the Hakodate Main Line for local and regional train services.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Otaru Station