Triple

T679527
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Kyushu E13149 entity
Predicate hasRailLink P13914 FINISHED
Object Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
E93167 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Kyushu Shinkansen | Statement: [Kyushu, hasRailLink, Kyushu Shinkansen]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kyushu Shinkansen
Context triple: [Kyushu, hasRailLink, Kyushu Shinkansen]
  • A. Sanyo Shinkansen
    Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
  • B. Tokaido Shinkansen
    The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kansai Main Line
    The Kansai Main Line is a major railway line in Japan’s Kansai region that connects key cities including Osaka and Nagoya, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
  • E. Tōkaidō Main Line
    The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Kyushu Shinkansen
Triple: [Kyushu, hasRailLink, Kyushu Shinkansen]
Generated description
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kyushu Shinkansen
Target entity description: Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
  • A. Sanyo Shinkansen
    Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
  • B. Tokaido Shinkansen
    The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
  • C. 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.
  • D. Kansai Main Line
    The Kansai Main Line is a major railway line in Japan’s Kansai region that connects key cities including Osaka and Nagoya, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
  • E. Tōkaidō Main Line
    The Tōkaidō Main Line is one of Japan’s most important and heavily used railway corridors, linking Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities along the historic Tōkaidō route.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasRailLink
Context triple: [Kyushu, hasRailLink, Kyushu Shinkansen]
  • A. hasRailSystem
    Indicates that an entity possesses or is served by a rail-based transportation system.
  • B. hasMajorRailLinksTo chosen
    Indicates that there are significant railway connections or routes between two locations.
  • C. usesRailInfrastructureOf
    Indicates that one entity operates on, accesses, or otherwise makes use of the rail infrastructure owned or managed by another entity.
  • D. hasRailStation
    Indicates that one entity possesses, contains, or is served by a rail station.
  • E. hasRailTrail
    Indicates that one location or entity possesses, includes, or is connected by a rail trail (a recreational trail converted from or running along a former or existing railway corridor) to another location or entity.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69a4933d3bf88190972041cd8cf143b9 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a4a04f4efc819082767a7517fa760a completed March 1, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a6732d5a208190ac9e0f3d0fab7a0d completed March 3, 2026, 5:35 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a6739699e481909b4c13b0894a268f completed March 3, 2026, 5:37 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a673e60a8081908565fd51993b5a4f completed March 3, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49d1d79608190a849ba9ffad2879d completed March 1, 2026, 8:10 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:36 p.m.