Kobe Municipal Subway
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The Kobe Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving the city of Kobe, Japan, connecting key commercial, residential, and waterfront areas.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1365891 — 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: Kobe Municipal Subway Context triple: [Meriken Park, transportAccess, Kobe Municipal Subway]
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A.
Kyoto Municipal Subway
The Kyoto Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving Kyoto, Japan, providing key north–south and east–west rail connections across the city.
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B.
Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line
The Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line is a major north–south subway line in Osaka, Japan, connecting key commercial and residential districts across the city.
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C.
Osaka Metro Chuo Line
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line is a major rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, running east–west through the city and serving key commercial, business, and waterfront areas.
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D.
Osaka Loop Line
The Osaka Loop Line is a circular railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West, that connects major urban and suburban districts around the city center.
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E.
Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line
The Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, running east–west through central parts of the city and connecting major commercial and residential districts.
- 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: Kobe Municipal Subway Target entity description: The Kobe Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving the city of Kobe, Japan, connecting key commercial, residential, and waterfront areas.
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A.
Kyoto Municipal Subway
The Kyoto Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving Kyoto, Japan, providing key north–south and east–west rail connections across the city.
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B.
Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line
The Osaka Metro Tanimachi Line is a major north–south subway line in Osaka, Japan, connecting key commercial and residential districts across the city.
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C.
Osaka Metro Chuo Line
The Osaka Metro Chuo Line is a major rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, running east–west through the city and serving key commercial, business, and waterfront areas.
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D.
Osaka Loop Line
The Osaka Loop Line is a circular railway line in Osaka, Japan, operated by JR West, that connects major urban and suburban districts around the city center.
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E.
Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line
The Osaka Metro Sennichimae Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, running east–west through central parts of the city and connecting major commercial and residential districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
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public transport system ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ |
| connectsArea |
Kobe waterfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe waterfront redevelopment area
Seishin New Town ⓘ central Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
Chuo-ku, Kobe
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| connectsWith |
Hankyu Railway
ⓘ
Hanshin Electric Railway ⓘ
linked to:
Hanshin Electric Railway Co., Ltd.
JR West lines in Kobe ⓘ
linked to:
JR Kobe Line
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| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | distance-based fare ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
air-conditioned trains
ⓘ
automatic ticket gates ⓘ elevated sections ⓘ platform screen doors on some stations ⓘ underground sections ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Hokushin Line
ⓘ
Kaigan Line ⓘ Seishin–Yamate Line ⓘ
linked to:
Seishin-Yamate Line
|
| hasMapDisplay |
in-car route maps
ⓘ
station route maps ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| isPartOf | public transportation network of Kobe ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Japanese ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kobe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe, Hyogo, Japan
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Hyōgo Prefecture
ⓘ
linked to:
Hyogo Prefecture
|
| numberOfLines | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1980s ⓘ |
| operator |
Transportation Bureau City of Kobe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe city government
|
| owner |
City of Kobe
ⓘ
linked to:
Kobe
|
| primaryFunction | urban mass transit in Kobe ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Keihanshin metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Kyoto–Osaka metropolitan area
|
| safetySystem | train protection system ⓘ |
| serves |
commercial areas of Kobe
ⓘ
residential areas of Kobe ⓘ waterfront areas of Kobe ⓘ |
| servesStation |
Harborland area stations
ⓘ
Myōdani Station ⓘ Nagata Station ⓘ Sannomiya Station ⓘ Seishin-Chūō Station ⓘ Shin-Kobe Station ⓘ |
| serviceType | all-stations stopping services ⓘ |
| ticketing | compatible with IC cards used in Kansai region ⓘ |
| timeZone | Japan Standard Time ⓘ |
| totalStations | approximately 28 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Kobe Municipal Subway Description of subject: The Kobe Municipal Subway is an urban rapid transit system serving the city of Kobe, Japan, connecting key commercial, residential, and waterfront areas.
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Sannomiya district (by train)
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