Tsukuba Station
E729085
Tsukuba Station is the main terminal of the Tsukuba Express line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, serving as a key transit hub for access to the city’s science and research district.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tsukuba Station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4214764 — 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: Tsukuba Station Context triple: [Tsukuba, railwayStation, Tsukuba Station]
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A.
Ibaraki Station
Ibaraki Station is a railway station in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a local transit hub on major regional rail lines.
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B.
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station is a major railway hub in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple JR East lines and Shinkansen services as a key regional transport center.
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C.
Suita Station
Suita Station is a railway station in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving passengers on the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line).
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D.
Nara Station
Nara Station is a major railway hub in Nara, Japan, serving as a key gateway for travelers visiting the historic city and its famous cultural landmarks.
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E.
Minoh Station
Minoh Station is a railway station in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a local transit hub for passengers visiting the surrounding suburban and natural attractions.
- 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: Tsukuba Station Target entity description: Tsukuba Station is the main terminal of the Tsukuba Express line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, serving as a key transit hub for access to the city’s science and research district.
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A.
Ibaraki Station
Ibaraki Station is a railway station in Ibaraki, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a local transit hub on major regional rail lines.
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B.
Takasaki Station
Takasaki Station is a major railway hub in Takasaki, Gunma Prefecture, Japan, serving multiple JR East lines and Shinkansen services as a key regional transport center.
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C.
Suita Station
Suita Station is a railway station in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving passengers on the JR Kyoto Line (Tōkaidō Main Line).
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D.
Nara Station
Nara Station is a major railway hub in Nara, Japan, serving as a key gateway for travelers visiting the historic city and its famous cultural landmarks.
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E.
Minoh Station
Minoh Station is a railway station in Minoh, Osaka Prefecture, Japan, serving as a local transit hub for passengers visiting the surrounding suburban and natural attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
terminal station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnTsukubaExpress | Kenkyū-gakuen Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Tsukuba Center Bus Terminal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsukuba City bus network NERFINISHED ⓘ highway bus services ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| distanceFromTerminus | 58.3 km from Akihabara ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
IC cards accepted
ⓘ
PASMO accepted ⓘ Suica accepted ⓘ |
| function |
gateway to Tsukuba Science City
ⓘ
main terminal of the Tsukuba Express line ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| hasBusConnectionsTo |
Haneda Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Narita International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Tokyo metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasEscalators | yes ⓘ |
| hasStationNumbering | yes ⓘ |
| hasTicketGates | yes ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tsukuba Express network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| lineTerminusOf |
Tsukuba Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsukuba Express Tsukuba Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Honshu
ⓘ
Ibaraki Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ Tsukuba NERFINISHED ⓘ underground ⓘ |
| near |
Tsukuba Center Square
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsukuba City Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuba Expo Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuba International Congress Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Tsukuba Science City NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Tsukuba area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2005-08-24 ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Intercity Railway Company
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
首都圏新都市鉄道株式会社 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Tsukuba science and research district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tsukuba urban center NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Tsukuba Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | TX20 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | underground station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tsukuba Station Description of subject: Tsukuba Station is the main terminal of the Tsukuba Express line in Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, serving as a key transit hub for access to the city’s science and research district.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tsukuba