West Coast line
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The West Coast line is a major railway corridor in western Taiwan that connects key cities along the island’s western plains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| TRA West Coast line | 1 |
| West Coast line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11870852 — 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: West Coast line Context triple: [Tainan Station (TRA), railwayLine, West Coast line]
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A.
SP Coast Line between Los Angeles and San Francisco
The SP Coast Line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is a historic Southern Pacific Railroad coastal route in California known for its scenic ocean views and passenger services such as the famed Coast Daylight.
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B.
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is one of the United Kingdom’s primary intercity railway routes, linking London with major cities such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.
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C.
West Coast Express
West Coast Express is a commuter rail service in British Columbia, Canada, that operates weekday trains between downtown Vancouver and its eastern suburbs along the north shore of the Fraser River.
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D.
Central Coast Line
The Central Coast Line is a major New South Wales railway corridor linking Sydney with the Central Coast and Newcastle regions, serving both commuter and intercity passengers.
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E.
Los Angeles–Seattle rail corridor
The Los Angeles–Seattle rail corridor is a major long-distance passenger rail route in the western United States, connecting Southern California with the Pacific Northwest along the coast.
- 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: West Coast line Target entity description: The West Coast line is a major railway corridor in western Taiwan that connects key cities along the island’s western plains.
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A.
SP Coast Line between Los Angeles and San Francisco
The SP Coast Line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is a historic Southern Pacific Railroad coastal route in California known for its scenic ocean views and passenger services such as the famed Coast Daylight.
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B.
West Coast Main Line
The West Coast Main Line is one of the United Kingdom’s primary intercity railway routes, linking London with major cities such as Birmingham, Manchester, Liverpool, and Glasgow.
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C.
West Coast Express
West Coast Express is a commuter rail service in British Columbia, Canada, that operates weekday trains between downtown Vancouver and its eastern suburbs along the north shore of the Fraser River.
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D.
Central Coast Line
The Central Coast Line is a major New South Wales railway corridor linking Sydney with the Central Coast and Newcastle regions, serving both commuter and intercity passengers.
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E.
Los Angeles–Seattle rail corridor
The Los Angeles–Seattle rail corridor is a major long-distance passenger rail route in the western United States, connecting Southern California with the Pacific Northwest along the coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Western line (Taiwan Railways) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Changhua
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chiayi NERFINISHED ⓘ Hsinchu NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaohsiung NERFINISHED ⓘ Keelung NERFINISHED ⓘ Miaoli NERFINISHED ⓘ Pingtung NERFINISHED ⓘ Taichung NERFINISHED ⓘ Tainan NERFINISHED ⓘ Taipei NERFINISHED ⓘ Taoyuan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yunlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Coastal line (Taiwan)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eastern line (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Pingtung line (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ South-link line (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ Taichung line (Taiwan) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Taiwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | fully electrified ⓘ |
| followsRegion | western plains of Taiwan ⓘ |
| gauge |
1067 mm gauge
ⓘ
3 ft 6 in gauge ⓘ |
| hasSection |
Kaohsiung–Pingtung section
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Keelung–Taichung section NERFINISHED ⓘ Taichung–Kaohsiung section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasService |
express trains
ⓘ
limited express trains ⓘ local trains ⓘ |
| importance | major north–south rail artery in Taiwan ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Taiwan ⓘ |
| operator | Taiwan Railways Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orientation | north–south ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Taiwan Railways Administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo | Taiwan High Speed Rail line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Taiwan Railways Administration network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | densely populated areas of western Taiwan ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Taiwanese western metropolitan corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Keelung
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pingtung NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track (mostly) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: West Coast line Description of subject: The West Coast line is a major railway corridor in western Taiwan that connects key cities along the island’s western plains.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
TRA West Coast line