Soya Main Line
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The Soya Main Line is a major railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, running through northern regions including Asahikawa and extending toward Wakkanai near Japan’s northernmost point.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Soya Main Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11486584 — 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: Soya Main Line Context triple: [Asahikawa, connectedBy, Soya Main Line]
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A.
Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is a preserved heritage railway in Hampshire, England, known for its steam-hauled trains running through the countryside between Alton and Alresford.
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B.
Fen Line
The Fen Line is a railway route in eastern England that runs north from Cambridge towards King’s Lynn, serving towns and communities across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
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C.
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink Line is a regional railway route in Southeast England that runs across the Romney Marsh, connecting Ashford International with Hastings and serving several rural communities.
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D.
Coast Line
Coast Line was a major Southern Pacific Railroad route running along California’s Pacific coast, connecting key cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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E.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
- 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: Soya Main Line Target entity description: The Soya Main Line is a major railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, running through northern regions including Asahikawa and extending toward Wakkanai near Japan’s northernmost point.
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A.
Watercress Line
The Watercress Line is a preserved heritage railway in Hampshire, England, known for its steam-hauled trains running through the countryside between Alton and Alresford.
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B.
Fen Line
The Fen Line is a railway route in eastern England that runs north from Cambridge towards King’s Lynn, serving towns and communities across Cambridgeshire and Norfolk.
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C.
Marshlink Line
The Marshlink Line is a regional railway route in Southeast England that runs across the Romney Marsh, connecting Ashford International with Hastings and serving several rural communities.
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D.
Coast Line
Coast Line was a major Southern Pacific Railroad route running along California’s Pacific coast, connecting key cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco.
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E.
Warminster Line
The Warminster Line is a commuter rail service in the Philadelphia region that connects Center City with suburban communities in and around Warminster, Pennsylvania.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hakodate Main Line at Asahikawa
ⓘ
linked to:
Hakodate Main Line
|
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| endPoint | Wakkanai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
limited express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Japanese National Railways ⓘ |
| lineType |
intercity rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asahikawa
ⓘ
Hokkaido ⓘ Wakkanai ⓘ
linked to:
Wakkanai, Hokkaido
northern Hokkaido ⓘ |
| nativeName | 宗谷本線 ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| near | Japan’s northernmost point ⓘ |
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Hokkaido Railway Company ⓘ |
| owner | Hokkaido Railway Company ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Kamikawa Subprefecture
ⓘ
Soya Subprefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Sōya Subprefecture
|
| serves |
Asahikawa area
ⓘ
Wakkanai area ⓘ rural areas of northern Hokkaido ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | automatic block ⓘ |
| startPoint | Asahikawa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusStation |
Asahikawa Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wakkanai Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Soya Main Line Description of subject: The Soya Main Line is a major railway line in Hokkaido, Japan, running through northern regions including Asahikawa and extending toward Wakkanai near Japan’s northernmost point.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.