Hokuriku Shinkansen
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The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan connecting Tokyo with cities along the Sea of Japan coast, including Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1592353 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Hokuriku Shinkansen Context triple: [Tokyo Station, serves, Hokuriku Shinkansen]
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A.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
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B.
Tōhoku Shinkansen
The Tōhoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Tōhoku region in the northeast of Honshu.
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C.
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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E.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen 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: Hokuriku Shinkansen Target entity description: The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan connecting Tokyo with cities along the Sea of Japan coast, including Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa.
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A.
Jōetsu Shinkansen
The Jōetsu Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Niigata region, providing rapid passenger service through central Honshu.
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B.
Tōhoku Shinkansen
The Tōhoku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan that connects Tokyo with the Tōhoku region in the northeast of Honshu.
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C.
Kyushu Shinkansen
Kyushu Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects major cities across the island of Kyushu as part of the national Shinkansen network.
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D.
Tokaido Shinkansen
The Tokaido Shinkansen is Japan’s pioneering high-speed rail line connecting Tokyo with Osaka and other major cities, renowned for its speed, punctuality, and heavy passenger usage.
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E.
Sanyo Shinkansen
Sanyo Shinkansen is a high-speed railway line in Japan that connects Osaka with western Honshu cities such as Hiroshima and Fukuoka as part of the Shinkansen network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Shinkansen line
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high-speed rail line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Kanazawa
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Nagano ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ Toyama NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWithLine |
Jōetsu Shinkansen via shared Tokyo–Omiya corridor
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Tōhoku Shinkansen at Tokyo ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC, 50 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kanazawa Station ⓘ |
| followsCoast | Sea of Japan ⓘ |
| formerName |
Nagano Shinkansen
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linked to:
Hokuriku Shinkansen
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| gauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | standard Shinkansen (not mini-shinkansen) ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Japanese ⓘ |
| lineColor | light blue and copper ⓘ |
| maximumOperatingSpeed | 260 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName |
北陸新幹線
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linked to:
Hokuriku Shinkansen
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| nativeNameLanguage | ja ⓘ |
| notableEvent | service disruption and rolling stock damage during Typhoon Hagibis in 2019 ⓘ |
| notableStructure | Usui Pass tunnel system ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1997-10-01 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
West Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| owner | Japan Railway Construction, Transport and Technology Agency ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Shinkansen network ⓘ |
| plannedExtensionTo |
Osaka
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Tsuruga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Chūbu region
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Hokuriku region ⓘ Kantō region ⓘ |
| rollingStockUsed |
E7 series
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W7 series ⓘ |
| routeFeature |
passes through Ishikawa Prefecture
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linked to:
Toyama Prefecture
passes through Nagano Prefecture ⓘ passes through Niigata Prefecture ⓘ passes through Toyama Prefecture ⓘ
linked to:
Toyama
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| safetyRecord | no passenger fatalities due to train accidents as of 2024 ⓘ |
| sectionOpened |
Nagano–Kanazawa section opened 2015-03-14
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Tokyo–Nagano section opened 1997-10-01 ⓘ |
| serviceType |
Asama
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linked to:
Mount Asama
Hakutaka ⓘ Kagayaki ⓘ Tsurugi ⓘ |
| signallingSystem |
ATC (Automatic Train Control)
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linked to:
Automatic Train Control
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| startPoint | Tokyo Station ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | JR Shinkansen fare system ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
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Subject: Hokuriku Shinkansen Description of subject: The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high-speed rail line in Japan connecting Tokyo with cities along the Sea of Japan coast, including Nagano, Toyama, and Kanazawa.
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