JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen)
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JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) is the division of Central Japan Railway Company that operates and manages Japan’s busiest high-speed rail corridor linking Tokyo with Osaka along the Tokaido route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12801719 — 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: JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) Context triple: [Hikari, infrastructureOwner, JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen)]
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A.
JR Chuo-Sobu Line
The JR Chuo-Sobu Line is a major local railway line in Tokyo and surrounding areas operated by JR East, connecting central city districts and numerous commuter neighborhoods.
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B.
Sotetsu Railway
Sotetsu Railway is a private Japanese railway operator in the Greater Tokyo area, best known for its commuter lines in Kanagawa Prefecture and through-services into central Tokyo via interconnections with other major rail networks.
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C.
JR East Tōkaidō Main Line
The JR East Tōkaidō Main Line is a major railway corridor in Japan that runs along the Pacific coast of Honshu, connecting Tokyo with key cities in the Kantō and Tōkai regions.
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D.
Chūō Shinkansen
The Chūō Shinkansen is Japan’s next-generation maglev high-speed rail line planned to connect Tokyo and Nagoya (and eventually Osaka) at ultra-high speeds using superconducting magnetic levitation technology.
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E.
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.
- 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: JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) Target entity description: JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) is the division of Central Japan Railway Company that operates and manages Japan’s busiest high-speed rail corridor linking Tokyo with Osaka along the Tokaido route.
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A.
JR Chuo-Sobu Line
The JR Chuo-Sobu Line is a major local railway line in Tokyo and surrounding areas operated by JR East, connecting central city districts and numerous commuter neighborhoods.
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B.
Sotetsu Railway
Sotetsu Railway is a private Japanese railway operator in the Greater Tokyo area, best known for its commuter lines in Kanagawa Prefecture and through-services into central Tokyo via interconnections with other major rail networks.
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C.
JR East Tōkaidō Main Line
The JR East Tōkaidō Main Line is a major railway corridor in Japan that runs along the Pacific coast of Honshu, connecting Tokyo with key cities in the Kantō and Tōkai regions.
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D.
Chūō Shinkansen
The Chūō Shinkansen is Japan’s next-generation maglev high-speed rail line planned to connect Tokyo and Nagoya (and eventually Osaka) at ultra-high speeds using superconducting magnetic levitation technology.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail operator
ⓘ
railway operator division ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | AC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareSystem | distance-based fares ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| infrastructureOwner | Central Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineStatus | busiest high-speed rail corridor in Japan ⓘ |
| manages | Tokaido Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCityServed |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ Yokohama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
backbone of intercity transport between Tokyo and Osaka
ⓘ
very high frequency timetable between Tokyo and Shin-Osaka ⓘ |
| operatedRollingStockSeries |
N700 series Shinkansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
N700A series Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ N700S series Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operates | Tokaido Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyAbbreviation | JR Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyEnglishName | Central Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompanyJapaneseName | 東海旅客鉄道株式会社 ⓘ |
| partOf | Central Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfOperation | Japanese ⓘ |
| primaryTerminusEast | Tokyo Station GENERATED ⓘ |
| primaryTerminusWest | Shin-Osaka Station GENERATED ⓘ |
| railCorridor | Tokyo–Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayType | high-speed rail ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Honshu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokaido corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeName | Tokaido route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | no passenger fatalities due to train accidents on Tokaido Shinkansen operations ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
Automatic Train Control
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
cab signalling ⓘ |
| secondaryLanguageOfSignage |
Chinese
ⓘ
English ⓘ Korean ⓘ |
| serviceClass | high-speed intercity ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
Hikari
NERFINISHED
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Kodama NERFINISHED ⓘ Nozomi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger rail ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem |
limited express surcharge
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reserved seating system ⓘ unreserved seating system ⓘ |
| usesBrand | Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesTicketingTechnology |
IC card compatibility on access lines
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magnetic ticket gates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) Description of subject: JR Central (Tokaido Shinkansen) is the division of Central Japan Railway Company that operates and manages Japan’s busiest high-speed rail corridor linking Tokyo with Osaka along the Tokaido route.
Referenced by (1)
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