Biwa-ko Line
E412024
The Biwa-ko Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the southern shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto and Shiga Prefecture with the broader Tōkaidō Main Line network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Biwa-ko Line canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2284733 — 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: Biwa-ko Line Context triple: [JR Kyoto Line, adjacentLine, Biwa-ko Line]
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A.
Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
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B.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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C.
Sōbu Line
The Sōbu Line is a major Japan Railways (JR) commuter and intercity railway line in the Tokyo–Chiba area, connecting central Tokyo with eastern suburbs and cities in Chiba Prefecture.
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D.
Sennichimae Line
The Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the city’s urban subway network.
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E.
Shinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that historically connected the Tokyo region with Niigata Prefecture across central Honshu.
- 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: Biwa-ko Line Target entity description: The Biwa-ko Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the southern shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto and Shiga Prefecture with the broader Tōkaidō Main Line network.
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A.
Wakayamakō Line
The Wakayamakō Line is a railway line in Wakayama Prefecture, Japan, providing passenger service between central Wakayama and the Wakayama Port area.
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B.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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C.
Sōbu Line
The Sōbu Line is a major Japan Railways (JR) commuter and intercity railway line in the Tokyo–Chiba area, connecting central Tokyo with eastern suburbs and cities in Chiba Prefecture.
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D.
Sennichimae Line
The Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the city’s urban subway network.
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E.
Shinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that historically connected the Tokyo region with Niigata Prefecture across central Honshu.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Lake Biwa southern shore ⓘ |
| belongsTo | JR Group network ⓘ |
| connects |
Kusatsu
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyoto NERFINISHED ⓘ Maibara NERFINISHED ⓘ Otsu ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Hokuriku Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosei Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | AC 20 kV overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| followsShoreOf | Lake Biwa ⓘ |
| formsCorridorBetween |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture urban centers ⓘ |
| gaugeType | narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasThroughServicesTo |
Hokuriku Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kosei Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Kyoto Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | conventional railway ⓘ |
| isSectionNameOf | Tōkaidō Main Line between Kyoto and Maibara NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kyoto Prefecture
ⓘ
Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
JR West
ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| owner | West Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Tōkaidō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | JR West Urban Network ⓘ |
| railwayCompanyBrandName | Biwa-ko Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySignaling | automatic block system ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
Keihanshin metropolitan area
Shiga urban area ⓘ |
| services |
limited express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ special rapid trains ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
Cape gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
intercity traffic ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Biwa-ko Line Description of subject: The Biwa-ko Line is a major railway corridor in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the southern shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto and Shiga Prefecture with the broader Tōkaidō Main Line network.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.