Ikebukuro Station
E145574
Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest railway hubs, serving multiple JR and private lines and acting as a major commercial and transit center in the Ikebukuro district.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ikebukuro Station canonical | 21 |
| Ikebukuro Station (Saikyo Line) | 1 |
| Ikebukuro Station–Ginza-itchōme Station | 1 |
| 池袋駅 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1081032 — 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: Ikebukuro Station Context triple: [JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line, passesThroughStation, Ikebukuro Station]
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A.
Kyobashi Station
Kyobashi Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple JR West, Keihan, and Osaka Metro lines and connecting central Osaka with surrounding areas.
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B.
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest and most important railway hubs, serving multiple train and subway lines and anchoring the famous Shibuya shopping and entertainment district.
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C.
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is one of the world’s busiest railway hubs, serving as a major commercial and transportation center in Tokyo, Japan.
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D.
Shinsaibashi Station
Shinsaibashi Station is a major Osaka Metro subway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as a key transit hub for the bustling Shinsaibashi shopping and entertainment district.
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E.
Asashiobashi Station
Asashiobashi Station is a railway station on Osaka's Chūō Line, serving the local area in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan.
- 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: Ikebukuro Station Target entity description: Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest railway hubs, serving multiple JR and private lines and acting as a major commercial and transit center in the Ikebukuro district.
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A.
Kyobashi Station
Kyobashi Station is a major railway hub in Osaka, Japan, serving multiple JR West, Keihan, and Osaka Metro lines and connecting central Osaka with surrounding areas.
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B.
Shibuya Station
Shibuya Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest and most important railway hubs, serving multiple train and subway lines and anchoring the famous Shibuya shopping and entertainment district.
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C.
Shinjuku Station
Shinjuku Station is one of the world’s busiest railway hubs, serving as a major commercial and transportation center in Tokyo, Japan.
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D.
Shinsaibashi Station
Shinsaibashi Station is a major Osaka Metro subway station in Osaka, Japan, serving as a key transit hub for the bustling Shinsaibashi shopping and entertainment district.
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E.
Asashiobashi Station
Asashiobashi Station is a railway station on Osaka's Chūō Line, serving the local area in Konohana-ku, Osaka, Japan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway hub
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railway station ⓘ transportation infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStationOnLine |
Mejiro Station on Yamanote Line
ⓘ
Otsuka Station ⓘ
surface form:
Otsuka Station on Yamanote Line
|
| hasConnection |
airport limousine buses
ⓘ
local bus services ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus terminal
ⓘ
department stores ⓘ restaurants ⓘ shopping malls ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| hasStationCode |
F09
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JA12 ⓘ JS21 ⓘ JY13 ⓘ M25 ⓘ SI01 ⓘ TJ01 ⓘ Y09 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
at-grade station
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elevated station ⓘ underground station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
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Ikebukuro ⓘ Japan ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Tokyo Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
Toshima ⓘ |
| locatedInDistrict | Ikebukuro commercial district ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903-04-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
East Japan Railway Company ⓘ
surface form:
JR East
Seibu Railway ⓘ Tobu Railway ⓘ Tokyo Metro ⓘ |
| passengerTrafficRankInJapan | among busiest ⓘ |
| role |
interchange station
ⓘ
major commercial center ⓘ major commuter hub ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Saikyō Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Saikyo Line
Seibu Ikebukuro Line ⓘ JR Shonan–Shinjuku Line ⓘ
surface form:
Shonan–Shinjuku Line
Tobu Tojo Line ⓘ Tokyo Metro Fukutoshin Line ⓘ Tokyo Metro Marunouchi Line ⓘ Tokyo Metro Yurakuchō Line ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metro Yurakucho Line
JR Yamanote Line ⓘ
surface form:
Yamanote Line
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ikebukuro Station Description of subject: Ikebukuro Station is one of Tokyo’s busiest railway hubs, serving multiple JR and private lines and acting as a major commercial and transit center in the Ikebukuro district.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ikebukuro Station–Ginza-itchōme Station
this entity surface form:
Ikebukuro Station (Saikyo Line)