Hanshin Main Line
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The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hanshin Main Line canonical | 12 |
| 阪神本線 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T920099 — 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: Hanshin Main Line Context triple: [Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., operatesLine, Hanshin Main Line]
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A.
Hanshin Namba Line
The Hanshin Namba Line is a Japanese railway line in the Kansai region that connects Osaka’s Namba area with the Hanshin network, providing through services between central Osaka and Kobe/Nara.
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B.
Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban areas.
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C.
Nankai Main Line
The Nankai Main Line is a major private railway line in the Osaka region of Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and serving as a key commuter and airport access route.
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D.
Kansai Main Line
The Kansai Main Line is a major railway line in Japan’s Kansai region that connects key cities including Osaka and Nagoya, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
Kintetsu Namba Line
The Kintetsu Namba Line is a major commuter railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Kintetsu Railway and connecting central Osaka with the wider Kintetsu network.
- 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: Hanshin Main Line Target entity description: The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
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A.
Hanshin Namba Line
The Hanshin Namba Line is a Japanese railway line in the Kansai region that connects Osaka’s Namba area with the Hanshin network, providing through services between central Osaka and Kobe/Nara.
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B.
Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban areas.
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C.
Nankai Main Line
The Nankai Main Line is a major private railway line in the Osaka region of Japan, operated by Nankai Electric Railway and serving as a key commuter and airport access route.
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D.
Kansai Main Line
The Kansai Main Line is a major railway line in Japan’s Kansai region that connects key cities including Osaka and Nagoya, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
Kintetsu Namba Line
The Kintetsu Namba Line is a major commuter railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Kintetsu Railway and connecting central Osaka with the wider Kintetsu network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail line
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railway line ⓘ |
| areaServed | Osaka Bay coastal urban area ⓘ |
| connects |
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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surface form:
Kobe
Osaka ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Hanshin Hanshin-Koshien Stadium area
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Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line ⓘ Hanshin Mukogawa Line ⓘ Hanshin Namba Line ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 1500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kobe-Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
express trains
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limited express trains ⓘ local trains ⓘ |
| hasThroughServicesTo |
Hanshin Namba Line
ⓘ
Kintetsu Nara Line ⓘ |
| isKeyCorridorFor |
intercity travel
ⓘ
urban travel ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Japan
ⓘ
Kansai region ⓘ |
| nameInJapanese |
Hanshin Main Line
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
阪神本線
|
| notableStation |
Amagasaki Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kobe-Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Koshien Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Nishinomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Umeda Station ⓘ |
| opened | 1905 ⓘ |
| operator |
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin Electric Railway
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| owner |
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin Electric Railway
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| partOf |
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
ⓘ
surface form:
Hanshin Electric Railway network
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| primaryUse |
commuter transport
ⓘ
intercity transport ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | automatic block system ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | private railway in Japan ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
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surface form:
Hanshin area
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| rollingStockOperator |
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
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surface form:
Hanshin Electric Railway
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| serves |
Hyogo Prefecture
NERFINISHED
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Osaka Prefecture ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
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surface form:
Kobe
Osaka ⓘ |
| servicePattern | dense commuter timetable ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Umeda Station ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kobe-Sannomiya Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Umeda Station ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hanshin Main Line Description of subject: The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
阪神本線