Maibara Station
E509218
Maibara Station is a major railway hub in Japan that serves as a key junction for Shinkansen high-speed trains and conventional lines in Shiga Prefecture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maibara Station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1595931 — 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: Maibara Station Context triple: [Shiga, hasRailStation, Maibara Station]
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A.
Miebashi Station
Miebashi Station is a monorail station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) system serving central Naha in Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Kanda Station
Kanda Station is a major railway station in central Tokyo that serves multiple JR East and Tokyo Metro lines and provides convenient access to the city's business districts.
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C.
Namba Station
Namba Station is one of Osaka’s major railway and subway terminals, serving as a key commercial and transportation hub in the city’s bustling Namba district.
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D.
Shinanomachi Station
Shinanomachi Station is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, serving the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line and providing access to nearby sports and medical facilities.
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E.
Toda Station
Toda Station is a railway station in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East and located on a major commuter route into central Tokyo.
- 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: Maibara Station Target entity description: Maibara Station is a major railway hub in Japan that serves as a key junction for Shinkansen high-speed trains and conventional lines in Shiga Prefecture.
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A.
Miebashi Station
Miebashi Station is a monorail station on the Okinawa Urban Monorail (Yui Rail) system serving central Naha in Okinawa, Japan.
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B.
Kanda Station
Kanda Station is a major railway station in central Tokyo that serves multiple JR East and Tokyo Metro lines and provides convenient access to the city's business districts.
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C.
Namba Station
Namba Station is one of Osaka’s major railway and subway terminals, serving as a key commercial and transportation hub in the city’s bustling Namba district.
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D.
Shinanomachi Station
Shinanomachi Station is a railway station in Shinjuku, Tokyo, serving the JR Chūō-Sōbu Line and providing access to nearby sports and medical facilities.
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E.
Toda Station
Toda Station is a railway station in Toda, Saitama Prefecture, Japan, operated by JR East and located on a major commuter route into central Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnTokaidoShinkansen |
Gifu-Hashima Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kyoto Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToCity |
Kyoto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nagoya NERFINISHED ⓘ Osaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Japanese National Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBusConnections | yes ⓘ |
| hasFreightFacilities | no regular freight services ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | on east side of tracks ⓘ |
| hasStationNumber |
CA83
ⓘ
JR-A13 NERFINISHED ⓘ JR-B08 NERFINISHED ⓘ OR09 ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | Midori no Madoguchi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTransfer |
between JR lines and Ohmi Railway
ⓘ
between Shinkansen and JR conventional lines ⓘ |
| isJunctionFor | Tōkaidō Shinkansen and conventional lines ⓘ |
| isMajorHubFor | rail transport in Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kansai region
ⓘ
Maibara, Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | Lake Biwa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1889-07-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
Central Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohmi Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ West Japan Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | island platforms ⓘ |
| railwayZone |
JR Central
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JR West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Hokuriku Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohmi Railway Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōkaidō Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tōkaidō Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByService |
Hikari Shinkansen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kodama Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ Nozomi Shinkansen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ShinkansenServiceStarted | 1964-10-01 ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| ticketGatesType | automatic fare gates ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maibara Station Description of subject: Maibara Station is a major railway hub in Japan that serves as a key junction for Shinkansen high-speed trains and conventional lines in Shiga Prefecture.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.