Ohmi Railway
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Ohmi Railway is a Japanese private railway company that operates local train services and related transportation in Shiga Prefecture.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ohmi Railway canonical | 23 |
| Ohmi Railway network | 2 |
| Ohmi Railway Co., Ltd. | 1 |
| Ohmi Railway network in Shiga Prefecture | 1 |
| Ohmi Tetsudō | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11854617 — 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: Ohmi Railway Context triple: [Ohmi Railway Main Line, operator, Ohmi Railway]
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A.
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Keifuku Electric Railroad is a Japanese private railway company in Kyoto best known for operating the Randen tram lines that serve popular sightseeing areas such as Arashiyama.
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B.
Ise Railway
Ise Railway is a Japanese railway company operating local train services in Mie Prefecture, particularly serving the Suzuka area.
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C.
Matsuura Railway
Matsuura Railway is a Japanese regional railway company that operates local train services in Nagasaki and Saga Prefectures.
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D.
Saitama Railway
Saitama Railway is a Japanese railway company operating a key commuter line that connects Saitama Prefecture with the greater Tokyo metropolitan rail network.
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E.
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating commuter rail services primarily in Hyōgo Prefecture, including routes that interconnect with other major regional rail networks.
- 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: Ohmi Railway Target entity description: Ohmi Railway is a Japanese private railway company that operates local train services and related transportation in Shiga Prefecture.
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A.
Keifuku Electric Railroad
Keifuku Electric Railroad is a Japanese private railway company in Kyoto best known for operating the Randen tram lines that serve popular sightseeing areas such as Arashiyama.
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B.
Ise Railway
Ise Railway is a Japanese railway company operating local train services in Mie Prefecture, particularly serving the Suzuka area.
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C.
Matsuura Railway
Matsuura Railway is a Japanese regional railway company that operates local train services in Nagasaki and Saga Prefectures.
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D.
Saitama Railway
Saitama Railway is a Japanese railway company operating a key commuter line that connects Saitama Prefecture with the greater Tokyo metropolitan rail network.
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E.
Sanyo Electric Railway
Sanyo Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating commuter rail services primarily in Hyōgo Prefecture, including routes that interconnect with other major regional rail networks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
private railway company
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railway operator ⓘ |
| affiliateOf |
Seibu Railway Group
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linked to:
Seibu Group
|
| alsoOperates |
bus services
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cable car ⓘ ropeway ⓘ taxi services ⓘ tourism-related businesses ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Hikone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Maibara NERFINISHED ⓘ Taga ⓘ Yōkaichi NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmihachiman ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| focusesOn | local community transport in Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Ohmi Tetsudō
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linked to:
Ohmi Railway
|
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | all-stations local trains ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Hikone Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taga Taisha-mae Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Yōkaichi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Ōmihachiman Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTourismService | sightseeing trains on some routes ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | official Ohmi Railway website ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Hikone, Shiga Prefecture
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linked to:
Hikone
|
| industry |
public transportation
ⓘ
rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Japan ⓘ |
| nativeNameLanguageCode | ja ⓘ |
| offersService | IC card ticket compatibility on some services ⓘ |
| operatesInPrefecture | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInRegion | Kansai region ⓘ |
| ownsLine |
Ohmi Railway Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ohmi Railway Taga Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ohmi Railway Yōkaichi Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentCompany | Seibu Group ⓘ |
| primaryServiceArea | eastern Shiga Prefecture ⓘ |
| railGauge | 1,067 mm ⓘ |
| railwayCompanyType | private railway (non-JR) ⓘ |
| regionServed | Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail services
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freight services ⓘ local passenger rail services ⓘ |
| trackGaugeType | narrow gauge railway ⓘ |
| usesTicketingSystem | conventional paper tickets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ohmi Railway Description of subject: Ohmi Railway is a Japanese private railway company that operates local train services and related transportation in Shiga Prefecture.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ōmihachiman city
linked to: Ohmi Railway
Ohmi Railway (pre-war private railway)
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operatedRailNetwork
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Ohmi Railway network in Shiga Prefecture
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linked to: Ohmi Railway
linked to: Ohmi Railway
linked to: Ohmi Railway
linked to: Ohmi Railway