Port Liner automated guideway transit system

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automated guideway transit system people mover urban transit line

The Port Liner automated guideway transit system is a driverless urban transit line in Kobe, Japan, known for being one of the world’s first fully automated rail systems and for linking central Kobe with Port Island and Kobe Airport.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Port Liner automated guideway transit system canonical	2
Port Liner automated guideway transit	1
Port Liner automated guideway transit line	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1365635 — 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: Port Liner automated guideway transit system
Context triple: [Kobe Airport, transportConnection, Port Liner automated guideway transit system]

A. RTA Marine transport system
The RTA Marine transport system is Dubai’s government-operated network of water-based public transit services, including water buses, abras, and water taxis, that connect key locations along the city’s waterways.
B. Bombardier Innovia APM 200
The Bombardier Innovia APM 200 is a fully automated, rubber-tired people mover system commonly used for airport and urban transit connections.
C. CDGVAL automated people mover
The CDGVAL automated people mover is a driverless light rail system that transports passengers between terminals and key facilities within Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
D. Automated People Mover System
The Automated People Mover System at Orlando International Airport is a driverless transit system that shuttles passengers quickly between terminals, gates, and the main terminal complex.
E. AeroTrain
AeroTrain is an automated underground people mover system that transports passengers between terminals at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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: Port Liner automated guideway transit system
Target entity description: The Port Liner automated guideway transit system is a driverless urban transit line in Kobe, Japan, known for being one of the world’s first fully automated rail systems and for linking central Kobe with Port Island and Kobe Airport.

A. RTA Marine transport system
The RTA Marine transport system is Dubai’s government-operated network of water-based public transit services, including water buses, abras, and water taxis, that connect key locations along the city’s waterways.
B. Bombardier Innovia APM 200
The Bombardier Innovia APM 200 is a fully automated, rubber-tired people mover system commonly used for airport and urban transit connections.
C. CDGVAL automated people mover
The CDGVAL automated people mover is a driverless light rail system that transports passengers between terminals and key facilities within Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
D. Automated People Mover System
The Automated People Mover System at Orlando International Airport is a driverless transit system that shuttles passengers quickly between terminals, gates, and the main terminal complex.
E. AeroTrain
AeroTrain is an automated underground people mover system that transports passengers between terminals at Washington Dulles International Airport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automated guideway transit system ⓘ people mover ⓘ urban transit line ⓘ
airportServed	Kobe Airport ⓘ
character	elevated ⓘ
cityCenterConnection	Sannomiya Station area ⓘ
cityServed	Kobe ⓘ linked to: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
continent	Asia ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
driverless	true ⓘ
electrification	600 V DC third rail ⓘ
fareSystem	integrated with Kobe New Transit ⓘ
hasRollingStockType	automated rubber-tyred vehicles ⓘ
infrastructureType	grade-separated ⓘ
isFirstOfItsKindIn	Japan (fully automated urban transit line) ⓘ
isPartOf	Kobe New Transit network ⓘ linked to: Kobe New Transit
lineType	airport rail link ⓘ people mover line ⓘ
locale	Kobe metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Osaka–Kobe metropolitan area
locatedIn	Hyogo Prefecture ⓘ Kobe ⓘ linked to: Kobe, Hyogo, Japan Port Island ⓘ
notableFor	being one of the world’s first fully automated rail systems ⓘ linking central Kobe with Port Island ⓘ providing rail access to Kobe Airport ⓘ
numberOfStations	17 ⓘ
numberOfTracks	2 ⓘ
openingDate	1981-02-05 ⓘ
operator	Kobe New Transit ⓘ
owner	Kobe New Transit ⓘ
primaryFunction	urban passenger transport ⓘ
propulsionSystem	electric motor ⓘ
publicTransportMode	rail ⓘ
railwaySignalling	automatic train operation ⓘ
region	Kansai region ⓘ
safetySystem	automatic train control ⓘ
serves	Kobe Airport ⓘ Port Island ⓘ Sannomiya area of Kobe ⓘ linked to: Sannomiya district of Kobe
status	operational ⓘ
systemLength	10.0 km ⓘ
technology	automated guideway transit ⓘ
terminus	Kobe Airport ⓘ Sannomiya Station NERFINISHED ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
trainControl	fully automated ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

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

Kobe Airport → transportConnection → Port Liner automated guideway transit system ⓘ

Kobe Airport → hasTransportConnection → Port Liner automated guideway transit system ⓘ

subject linked to: UKB

Kobe-Sannomiya Station (Hanshin) → connectsTo → Port Liner automated guideway transit ⓘ

linked to: Port Liner automated guideway transit system

North Port Island Station → transportationSystem → Port Liner automated guideway transit line ⓘ

subject linked to: North Port Island