Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line

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commuter rail line interurban railway line railway line

The Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan, forming part of the region’s urban rail network and providing through-services that connect multiple private railway operators.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line canonical	2
Hanshin Electric Railway Kobe Rapid Line	1
Hanshin Electric Railway lines and Kobe Rapid Transit Railway lines	1
Hanshin Railway Kobe Kosoku Line	1
Kobe Kosoku Railway	1
Sanyo Railway Kobe Kosoku Line	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T920102 — 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: Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
Context triple: [Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd., operatesLine, Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line]

A. Hanshin Mukogawa Line
The Hanshin Mukogawa Line is a short commuter railway branch line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, providing local transit service as part of the Hanshin Electric Railway network.
B. Hanshin Main Line
The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
C. Hanshin Namba Line
The Hanshin Namba Line is a Japanese railway line in the Kansai region that connects Osaka’s Namba area with the Hanshin network, providing through services between central Osaka and Kobe/Nara.
D. Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban areas.
E. Kintetsu Namba Line
The Kintetsu Namba Line is a major commuter railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Kintetsu Railway and connecting central Osaka with the wider Kintetsu network.
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: Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line
Target entity description: The Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line is a commuter railway line in Kobe, Japan, forming part of the region’s urban rail network and providing through-services that connect multiple private railway operators.

A. Hanshin Mukogawa Line
The Hanshin Mukogawa Line is a short commuter railway branch line in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan, providing local transit service as part of the Hanshin Electric Railway network.
B. Hanshin Main Line
The Hanshin Main Line is a major commuter railway line in Japan’s Kansai region, connecting Osaka and Kobe and serving as a key corridor for urban and intercity travel.
C. Hanshin Namba Line
The Hanshin Namba Line is a Japanese railway line in the Kansai region that connects Osaka’s Namba area with the Hanshin network, providing through services between central Osaka and Kobe/Nara.
D. Osaka Higashi Line
The Osaka Higashi Line is a railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West that runs north–south through the eastern part of the city, connecting major hubs and suburban areas.
E. Kintetsu Namba Line
The Kintetsu Namba Line is a major commuter railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by Kintetsu Railway and connecting central Osaka with the wider Kintetsu network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (34)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	commuter rail line ⓘ interurban railway line ⓘ railway line ⓘ
category	1500 V DC railway electrification in Japan ⓘ Railway lines in Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ Standard gauge railways in Japan ⓘ
connectsOperator	Hankyu Railway ⓘ Hanshin Electric Railway ⓘ linked to: Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. Kobe Rapid Transit Railway ⓘ Sanyo Electric Railway ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
electrification	1,500 V DC overhead catenary ⓘ
fareSystem	private railway fare system ⓘ
gauge	1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ
locatedIn	Hyōgo Prefecture ⓘ linked to: Hyogo Prefecture Kobe ⓘ linked to: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
locatedInUrbanArea	central Kobe ⓘ linked to: Chuo-ku, Kobe
operator	Hanshin Electric Railway ⓘ linked to: Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
owner	Hanshin Electric Railway ⓘ linked to: Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
partOf	Kobe urban rail network ⓘ linked to: Kobe Municipal Subway
primaryFunction	facilitate through-running of trains of multiple private railway operators ⓘ provide cross-city access in central Kobe ⓘ
providesThroughServicesBetween	Hanshin Electric Railway lines and Kobe Rapid Transit Railway lines ⓘ linked to: Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line Hanshin Electric Railway lines and Sanyo Electric Railway lines ⓘ
railNetworkRole	core east–west trunk for private railways in Kobe ⓘ
railwaySignalling	automatic block signalling ⓘ
regionServed	Keihanshin metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
serviceType	commuter rail ⓘ through-service corridor ⓘ
trackConfiguration	double track ⓘ
trafficDirection	right-hand running ⓘ
usedBy	Hankyu Railway rolling stock ⓘ Hanshin Electric Railway rolling stock ⓘ Sanyo Electric Railway rolling stock ⓘ

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Referenced by (7)

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

Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd. → operatesLine → Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line ⓘ

Hanshin Main Line → connectsWith → Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line ⓘ

Hanshin Kobe Kosoku Line → providesThroughServicesBetween → Hanshin Electric Railway lines and Kobe Rapid Transit Railway lines ⓘ