Shimbashi Station
E525299
Shimbashi Station is a major railway hub in Tokyo, Japan, known as one of the city’s oldest stations and an important gateway between central Tokyo and the wider rail network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shimbashi Station canonical | 4 |
| Shinbashi Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2480112 — 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: Shimbashi Station Context triple: [Tōkaidō Main Line, historicalTerminus, Shimbashi 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.
Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station is a major railway and transportation hub in Tokyo, Japan, serving multiple JR and private lines as well as Shinkansen high-speed trains.
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C.
Omotesando Station
Omotesando Station is a major Tokyo subway hub in the fashionable Omotesandō district, serving multiple lines and providing access to upscale shopping and cultural attractions.
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D.
Shin-Okubo Station
Shin-Okubo Station is a busy railway station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, known for serving the city’s Koreatown area and providing convenient access to central Tokyo.
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E.
Jiyugaoka Station
Jiyugaoka Station is a major railway station in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward known for serving as a key hub on multiple Tokyu lines and providing access to the fashionable Jiyugaoka shopping and café district.
- 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: Shimbashi Station Target entity description: Shimbashi Station is a major railway hub in Tokyo, Japan, known as one of the city’s oldest stations and an important gateway between central Tokyo and the wider rail network.
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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.
Shinagawa Station
Shinagawa Station is a major railway and transportation hub in Tokyo, Japan, serving multiple JR and private lines as well as Shinkansen high-speed trains.
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C.
Omotesando Station
Omotesando Station is a major Tokyo subway hub in the fashionable Omotesandō district, serving multiple lines and providing access to upscale shopping and cultural attractions.
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D.
Shin-Okubo Station
Shin-Okubo Station is a busy railway station in Tokyo’s Shinjuku ward, known for serving the city’s Koreatown area and providing convenient access to central Tokyo.
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E.
Jiyugaoka Station
Jiyugaoka Station is a major railway station in Tokyo’s Meguro Ward known for serving as a key hub on multiple Tokyu lines and providing access to the fashionable Jiyugaoka shopping and café district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnLine |
Ginza Station on the Tokyo Metro Ginza Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hamamatsucho Station on the Yamanote Line ⓘ Shinagawa Station on the Tokaido Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiodome Station on the Yurikamome Line ⓘ Tokyo Station on the Tokaido Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurakucho Station on the Yamanote Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsArea |
Tokyo Bay waterfront area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
central Tokyo ⓘ wider Kanto rail network ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| hasDailyPassengers | hundreds of thousands ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
JR East ticket gates
ⓘ
Toei Subway ticket gates ⓘ Tokyo Metro ticket gates ⓘ Yurikamome ticket gates ⓘ commercial facilities ⓘ restaurants ⓘ retail shops ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
SL Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
steam locomotive display at SL Square ⓘ |
| hasStationNumber |
A-10
ⓘ
G-08 ⓘ U-01 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
elevated platforms
ⓘ
underground platforms ⓘ |
| historicalRole | original Tokyo terminus of Japan’s first railway between Shimbashi and Yokohama ⓘ |
| importance | major commuter hub in central Tokyo ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
oldest railway stations in Japan
ⓘ
oldest railway stations in Tokyo ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Minato, Tokyo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Shimbashi district NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| near |
Ginza district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hibiya district NERFINISHED ⓘ Shiodome business district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1872-10-14 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Toei Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metro NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurikamome, Inc. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZone | JR East Tokyo urban area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
JR East Keihin-Tohoku Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
JR East Tokaido Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ JR East Yamanote Line NERFINISHED ⓘ JR East Yokosuka Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Toei Asakusa Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo Metro Ginza Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Yurikamome Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shimbashi Station Description of subject: Shimbashi Station is a major railway hub in Tokyo, Japan, known as one of the city’s oldest stations and an important gateway between central Tokyo and the wider rail network.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shinbashi Station