Sanyo Main Line
E443338
The Sanyo Main Line is a major railway corridor in western Japan connecting the Kansai and Chugoku regions along the Seto Inland Sea coast.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sanyō Main Line | 3 |
| Sanyo Main Line canonical | 2 |
| San’yō Main Line | 2 |
| San'yō Main Line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2470104 — 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: Sanyo Main Line Context triple: [JR West, operatesLine, Sanyo Main Line]
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A.
Sanin Main Line
The Sanin Main Line is a major railway route in western Japan running along the Sea of Japan coast through the San'in region, connecting cities such as Kyoto, Tottori, and Shimonoseki.
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B.
Kosei Line
The Kosei Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the western shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto with the Shiga and Fukui prefecture areas.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- 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: Sanyo Main Line Target entity description: The Sanyo Main Line is a major railway corridor in western Japan connecting the Kansai and Chugoku regions along the Seto Inland Sea coast.
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A.
Sanin Main Line
The Sanin Main Line is a major railway route in western Japan running along the Sea of Japan coast through the San'in region, connecting cities such as Kyoto, Tottori, and Shimonoseki.
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B.
Kosei Line
The Kosei Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that runs along the western shore of Lake Biwa, connecting Kyoto with the Shiga and Fukui prefecture areas.
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C.
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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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.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| adjacentSea | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Fukuyama
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Himeji NERFINISHED ⓘ Hiroshima NERFINISHED ⓘ Hofu NERFINISHED ⓘ Iwakuni NERFINISHED ⓘ Kobe NERFINISHED ⓘ Okayama NERFINISHED ⓘ Shimonoseki NERFINISHED ⓘ Shunan NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokuyama NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture coastal cities ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Chugoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansai region NERFINISHED ⓘ San'yō region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToLine |
Hakubi Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kure Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Sanin Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokaido Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ube Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| endPoint | Shimonoseki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCoastOf | Seto Inland Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Japanese National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gaugeCompatibleWith | most conventional lines in Japan ⓘ |
| hasRole | major intercity corridor in western Japan ⓘ |
| historicalName | San-yo Railway main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPrefecture |
Hiroshima Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hyogo Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Okayama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Yamaguchi Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnIsland | Honshu ⓘ |
| operator |
JR West
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | West Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Sanyo Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | JR West urban network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chugoku region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kansai region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
limited express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Kobe Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusStation |
Kobe Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shimonoseki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
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Cape gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sanyo Main Line Description of subject: The Sanyo Main Line is a major railway corridor in western Japan connecting the Kansai and Chugoku regions along the Seto Inland Sea coast.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Sanyō Main Line
this entity surface form:
San’yō Main Line
this entity surface form:
San’yō Main Line
this entity surface form:
San'yō Main Line
subject surface form:
Kurashiki
this entity surface form:
Sanyō Main Line
this entity surface form:
Sanyō Main Line