Shanghai Maglev Train

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high-speed rail line maglev railway line

The Shanghai Maglev Train is a high-speed magnetic levitation railway in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the fastest commercial train services in the world.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Shanghai Maglev Train canonical	9
Maglev Line	1
Shanghai Maglev Train system	1
Shanghai Maglev line	1
Shanghai maglev line	1
Shanghai maglev track	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1697526 — 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: Shanghai Maglev Train
Context triple: [Shanghai Pudong International Airport, connectedBy, Shanghai Maglev Train]

A. Alweg Monorail
The Alweg Monorail is an elevated monorail system in Seattle that became an iconic symbol of mid-20th-century futuristic transportation design.
B. Tokyo Monorail
Tokyo Monorail is an urban transit line in Tokyo that provides rapid rail service between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport.
C. Port Liner automated guideway transit system
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.
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.
E. High Speed Train
The High Speed Train is a British high-speed diesel-powered passenger train, best known for its long-distance intercity services and record-setting performance on the UK rail 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: Shanghai Maglev Train
Target entity description: The Shanghai Maglev Train is a high-speed magnetic levitation railway in Shanghai, China, renowned as one of the fastest commercial train services in the world.

A. Alweg Monorail
The Alweg Monorail is an elevated monorail system in Seattle that became an iconic symbol of mid-20th-century futuristic transportation design.
B. Tokyo Monorail
Tokyo Monorail is an urban transit line in Tokyo that provides rapid rail service between central Tokyo and Haneda Airport.
C. Port Liner automated guideway transit system
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.
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.
E. High Speed Train
The High Speed Train is a British high-speed diesel-powered passenger train, best known for its long-distance intercity services and record-setting performance on the UK rail network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed rail line ⓘ maglev railway line ⓘ
alignment	mostly elevated along the Yingbin Expressway corridor ⓘ
averageCommercialSpeed	about 250–300 km/h ⓘ
brakingSystem	regenerative braking ⓘ
builtBy	Chinese partners ⓘ Siemens ⓘ ThyssenKrupp ⓘ linked to: ThyssenKrupp AG
cityServed	Shanghai ⓘ
connects	Shanghai Pudong International Airport ⓘ central Shanghai ⓘ
constructionStartDate	2001-03-01 ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
designSpeed	500 km/h ⓘ
electrification	linear motor stator coils in guideway ⓘ
endStation	Shanghai Pudong International Airport ⓘ
environmentalBenefit	no direct wheel-rail contact reduces noise and vibration ⓘ
farePolicy	premium airport express pricing ⓘ
journeyTime	about 7–8 minutes ⓘ
languageOfSignage	Chinese ⓘ English ⓘ
lineLength	about 30.5 km ⓘ approximately 19 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Pudong New Area ⓘ Shanghai ⓘ
maximumOperatingSpeed	268 mph ⓘ 431 km/h ⓘ
notableFor	being among the fastest commercial train services in the world ⓘ being the first high-speed commercial maglev line in the world ⓘ
numberOfTracks	2 ⓘ
openingDate	2004-01-01 ⓘ
operator	Shanghai Maglev Transportation Development Co., Ltd. ⓘ
ownership	Shanghai municipal government-related entities ⓘ
powerSource	electric power from external grid ⓘ
primaryPurpose	airport rail link ⓘ
region	East China ⓘ linked to: eastern China
safetyRecord	no major passenger fatalities reported as of 2024 ⓘ
startStation	Longyang Road Station ⓘ linked to: Longyang Road station
technologyProvider	Transrapid ⓘ
terminus	Longyang Road Station ⓘ linked to: Longyang Road station Shanghai Pudong International Airport ⓘ
testRunSpeed	311 mph ⓘ 501 km/h ⓘ
ticketClass	VIP class ⓘ standard class ⓘ
trackGauge	monorail guideway ⓘ
trackType	elevated guideway ⓘ
usesTechnology	electromagnetic suspension ⓘ linear motor propulsion ⓘ

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