Hokkaido Railway Company
E954031
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Hokkaido Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator that manages passenger rail services across Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hokkaido Railway Company canonical | 50 |
| JR Hokkaido | 9 |
| 北海道旅客鉄道 | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11406031 — 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: Hokkaido Railway Company Context triple: [JR Hokkaido, fullName, Hokkaido Railway Company]
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A.
Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator, commonly known as JR Kyushu, that runs extensive passenger rail services across the Kyushu region.
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B.
East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator that runs an extensive network of commuter and high-speed train services across eastern Honshu, including the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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C.
Shikoku Railway Company
Shikoku Railway Company is a regional Japanese rail operator that runs passenger train services across the island of Shikoku as part of the JR Group network.
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D.
West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company is one of Japan’s major regional railway operators, managing extensive rail networks across western Honshu including the Kansai area.
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E.
Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator best known for running the Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
- 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: Hokkaido Railway Company Target entity description: Hokkaido Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator that manages passenger rail services across Japan’s northernmost island of Hokkaido.
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A.
Kyushu Railway Company
Kyushu Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator, commonly known as JR Kyushu, that runs extensive passenger rail services across the Kyushu region.
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B.
East Japan Railway Company
East Japan Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator that runs an extensive network of commuter and high-speed train services across eastern Honshu, including the Tokyo metropolitan area.
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C.
Shikoku Railway Company
Shikoku Railway Company is a regional Japanese rail operator that runs passenger train services across the island of Shikoku as part of the JR Group network.
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D.
West Japan Railway Company
West Japan Railway Company is one of Japan’s major regional railway operators, managing extensive rail networks across western Honshu including the Kansai area.
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E.
Central Japan Railway Company
Central Japan Railway Company is a major Japanese railway operator best known for running the Tokaido Shinkansen high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo, Nagoya, and Osaka.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (61)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Hidaka Main Line (partially discontinued)
subject linked to:
Hidaka Main Line (partially discontinued)