Jōban Line (Rapid)
E1032691
The Jōban Line (Rapid) is a fast suburban rail service in the Tokyo area operated by JR East, providing limited-stop connections between central Tokyo and the northeastern suburbs along the Jōban corridor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joban Line Rapid Service | 2 |
| JR Joban Line (rapid) | 1 |
| Jōban Line (Rapid) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10520807 — 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: Jōban Line (Rapid) Context triple: [Nippori Station, servedByLine, Jōban Line (Rapid)]
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A.
Sōbu Line Rapid
The Sōbu Line Rapid is a Japanese railway service operated by JR East that provides fast commuter and intercity connections between central Tokyo and eastern Chiba Prefecture.
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B.
Karasuma Line
The Karasuma Line is a major Kyoto Municipal Subway line running north–south through Kyoto, connecting key districts and transportation hubs including Kyoto Station.
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C.
Tsurumi Line
The Tsurumi Line is a short commuter rail line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, primarily serving industrial and port areas along Tokyo Bay and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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D.
Fukutoshin Line
The Fukutoshin Line is a Tokyo Metro subway line in Tokyo, Japan, connecting major commercial and residential districts such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro.
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E.
Marunouchi Line
The Marunouchi Line is one of Tokyo’s main subway lines, forming a central loop and radial route that connects key business, shopping, and transit hubs across the city.
- 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: Jōban Line (Rapid) Target entity description: The Jōban Line (Rapid) is a fast suburban rail service in the Tokyo area operated by JR East, providing limited-stop connections between central Tokyo and the northeastern suburbs along the Jōban corridor.
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A.
Sōbu Line Rapid
The Sōbu Line Rapid is a Japanese railway service operated by JR East that provides fast commuter and intercity connections between central Tokyo and eastern Chiba Prefecture.
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B.
Karasuma Line
The Karasuma Line is a major Kyoto Municipal Subway line running north–south through Kyoto, connecting key districts and transportation hubs including Kyoto Station.
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C.
Tsurumi Line
The Tsurumi Line is a short commuter rail line in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan, primarily serving industrial and port areas along Tokyo Bay and operated by East Japan Railway Company (JR East).
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D.
Fukutoshin Line
The Fukutoshin Line is a Tokyo Metro subway line in Tokyo, Japan, connecting major commercial and residential districts such as Shibuya, Shinjuku, and Ikebukuro.
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E.
Marunouchi Line
The Marunouchi Line is one of Tokyo’s main subway lines, forming a central loop and radial route that connects key business, shopping, and transit hubs across the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail service
ⓘ
rapid service ⓘ |
| connects |
central Tokyo
ⓘ
northeastern suburbs of Tokyo ⓘ |
| corridor | Jōban corridor ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareSystem | JR East fare system ⓘ |
| hasService |
local trains (shared corridor)
ⓘ
rapid trains ⓘ |
| lineColor | green (JR East Jōban Line color family) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Tokyo Metropolis ⓘ
linked to:
Tokyo Metropolis, Japan
|
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
JR East ⓘ
linked to:
East Japan Railway Company
|
| owner | East Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| partOf | Jōban Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
commuter transport
ⓘ
suburban access to central Tokyo ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | 1,067 mm ⓘ |
| regionServed | Tokyo metropolitan area ⓘ |
| rollingStockOperator |
JR East
ⓘ
linked to:
East Japan Railway Company
|
| safetySystem |
ATS (automatic train stop)
ⓘ
linked to:
Automatic Train Stop
|
| servicePattern | rapid ⓘ |
| serviceType |
limited-stop
ⓘ
suburban rail ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ueno Station
ⓘ
stations in northeastern suburbs of Tokyo ⓘ |
| ticketing | accepts IC cards such as Suica ⓘ |
| usesTracksOf | Jōban Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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: Jōban Line (Rapid) Description of subject: The Jōban Line (Rapid) is a fast suburban rail service in the Tokyo area operated by JR East, providing limited-stop connections between central Tokyo and the northeastern suburbs along the Jōban corridor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jōban Line (Rapid)
linked to: Jōban Line (Rapid)
linked to: Jōban Line (Rapid)