Shigaraki Kōgen Railway

E1029253

Japanese railway company railway company

Shigaraki Kōgen Railway is a regional Japanese railway company operating a local line known for serving the Shigaraki area, famous for its pottery and scenic rural landscapes.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Shigaraki Kōgen Railway canonical	2
Shigaraki Kōgen Tetsudō	1
信楽高原鐵道	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13193589 — 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: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
Context triple: [Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, hasTransport, Shigaraki Kōgen Railway]

A. Hakone Tozan Railway
Hakone Tozan Railway is a Japanese private railway company best known for operating the scenic mountain railway and related transport services that connect Odawara and Hakone, a popular hot spring and resort area in Kanagawa Prefecture.
B. Izu Hakone Railway
Izu Hakone Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating local train and bus services that provide access to and within the scenic Izu Peninsula region.
C. Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway
Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway is an aerial lift system in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, that transports visitors partway up Mount Ishizuchi, one of the country’s most famous sacred peaks.
D. Kawagoe Line
The Kawagoe Line is a railway line in the Greater Tokyo area of Japan operated by JR East, connecting Kawagoe with surrounding suburban cities and linking to major urban lines.
E. Tanigawadake Ropeway
Tanigawadake Ropeway is an aerial lift system in Japan that carries visitors up the slopes of Mount Tanigawa for sightseeing, hiking, and skiing access.
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: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
Target entity description: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway is a regional Japanese railway company operating a local line known for serving the Shigaraki area, famous for its pottery and scenic rural landscapes.

A. Hakone Tozan Railway
Hakone Tozan Railway is a Japanese private railway company best known for operating the scenic mountain railway and related transport services that connect Odawara and Hakone, a popular hot spring and resort area in Kanagawa Prefecture.
B. Izu Hakone Railway
Izu Hakone Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating local train and bus services that provide access to and within the scenic Izu Peninsula region.
C. Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway
Ishizuchi Tozan Ropeway is an aerial lift system in Ehime Prefecture, Japan, that transports visitors partway up Mount Ishizuchi, one of the country’s most famous sacred peaks.
D. Kawagoe Line
The Kawagoe Line is a railway line in the Greater Tokyo area of Japan operated by JR East, connecting Kawagoe with surrounding suburban cities and linking to major urban lines.
E. Tanigawadake Ropeway
Tanigawadake Ropeway is an aerial lift system in Japan that carries visitors up the slopes of Mount Tanigawa for sightseeing, hiking, and skiing access.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Japanese railway company ⓘ railway company ⓘ
abbreviation	SKR ⓘ
connectsWith	JR West Kusatsu Line at Kibukawa Station ⓘ linked to: Kusatsu Line at Kibukawa Station Ohmi Railway Main Line at Kibukawa Station ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
gauge	1067 mm ⓘ
hasAccidentHistory	Shigaraki train disaster ⓘ
hasStation	Gyōkukeijimae Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kibogaoka Culture Park Station ⓘ Kibukawa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kōka Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigaraki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigarakigūshi Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Tachiki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Kōka, Shiga Prefecture, Japan ⓘ linked to: Kōka, Shiga Prefecture
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
lineLength	approximately 14.7 km ⓘ
locale	Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
locatedIn	Honshu ⓘ
nativeName	信楽高原鐵道 ⓘ linked to: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
notableFor	scenic rural landscapes ⓘ serving Shigaraki pottery region ⓘ
numberOfLines	1 ⓘ
openingYearOfLine	1933 ⓘ
operatesIn	Kōka, Shiga ⓘ linked to: Kōka Shiga Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ
powerSupply	non-electrified ⓘ
primaryPurpose	passenger transport ⓘ
railwayLineOperated	Shigaraki Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
regionServed	Kansai region ⓘ
rollingStockType	diesel multiple unit ⓘ
romanizedName	Shigaraki Kōgen Tetsudō ⓘ linked to: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway
servesArea	Shigaraki ⓘ linked to: Shigaraki area Shigaraki area ⓘ
servesTourism	Shigaraki ceramic art sites ⓘ Shigaraki pottery district ⓘ linked to: Shigaraki area
serviceType	local rail ⓘ regional rail ⓘ
ShigarakiTrainDisasterYear	1991 ⓘ
terminus	Kibukawa Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Shigaraki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
tookOverOperationOf	Shigaraki Line from Japanese National Railways ⓘ
tookOverOperationYear	1987 ⓘ
trackConfiguration	single track ⓘ
trackGauge	Cape gauge ⓘ linked to: Cape gauge (3 ft 6 in / 1067 mm)
transportType	heavy rail ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Kōka, Shiga Prefecture → hasTransport → Shigaraki Kōgen Railway ⓘ

Kōka → hasTransportation → Shigaraki Kōgen Railway ⓘ

Shigaraki Kōgen Railway → nativeName → 信楽高原鐵道 ⓘ

linked to: Shigaraki Kōgen Railway

Shigaraki Kōgen Railway → romanizedName → Shigaraki Kōgen Tetsudō ⓘ