Jōetsu Shinkansen
E180096
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jōetsu Shinkansen canonical | 11 |
| Joetsu Shinkansen | 10 |
| Jōetsu Shinkansen (via Niigata) | 1 |
| Jōetsu Shinkansen Line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1293432 — 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.
Target entity: Jōetsu Shinkansen Context triple: [Niigata, servedByRailway, Jōetsu Shinkansen]
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Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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B.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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C.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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D.
Sakaisuji Line
The Sakaisuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the Osaka Metro network and connecting key districts through north–south underground service.
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E.
Tōkaidō Main Line
The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Jōetsu Shinkansen Target entity description: The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
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A.
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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B.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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C.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
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D.
Sakaisuji Line
The Sakaisuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the Osaka Metro network and connecting key districts through north–south underground service.
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E.
Tōkaidō Main Line
The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen line
ⓘ
high-speed rail line ⓘ |
| connects |
Niigata
ⓘ
Tokyo ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hokuriku Shinkansen
ⓘ
Tōhoku Shinkansen ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Echigo-Yuzawa Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagaoka Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Niigata Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Omiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Takasaki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Station ⓘ Ueno Station ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double track ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| lineNumber |
Jōetsu Shinkansen
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Jōetsu Shinkansen Line
|
| locale | Honshu ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chūbu region
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Kantō region ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| maximumOperatingSpeed | up to 240 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1982 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
East Japan Railway Company ⓘ
surface form:
JR East
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| owner |
Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency
ⓘ
Government of Japan ⓘ
surface form:
Japanese government
|
| partOf | Shinkansen network ⓘ |
| purpose | connect Tokyo with Niigata region ⓘ |
| railwayLineLength | approximately 270 km ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | ATC ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Gunma Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Prefecture ⓘ
surface form:
Tokyo Metropolis
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| serviceType |
high-speed passenger service
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passenger rail ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Niigata Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tokyo Station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
E4 series Shinkansen
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surface form:
E1 series Shinkansen
E2 series Shinkansen ⓘ E4 series Shinkansen ⓘ Series E7 Shinkansen ⓘ
surface form:
E7 series Shinkansen
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Subject: Jōetsu Shinkansen Description of subject: The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
Referenced by (23)
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