Jōetsu Line
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The Jōetsu Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Kanto region with Niigata Prefecture through the mountainous interior of Honshu.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Joetsu Line | 1 |
| Jōetsu Line canonical | 1 |
| Jōetsu Line (suburban section) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1426950 — 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: Jōetsu Line Context triple: [Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan, servedBy, Jōetsu Line]
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A.
Shinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that historically connected the Tokyo region with Niigata Prefecture across central Honshu.
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B.
Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line is a major JR East railway corridor in Japan connecting Tokyo with Utsunomiya and other cities in Tochigi Prefecture, serving as an important commuter and intercity route in the Kanto region.
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C.
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Tokyo metropolitan area with Saitama and Gunma Prefectures, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
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D.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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E.
Sakaisuji Line
The Sakaisuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the Osaka Metro network and connecting key districts through north–south underground service.
- 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: Jōetsu Line Target entity description: The Jōetsu Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Kanto region with Niigata Prefecture through the mountainous interior of Honshu.
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A.
Shinetsu Main Line
The Shinetsu Main Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that historically connected the Tokyo region with Niigata Prefecture across central Honshu.
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B.
Utsunomiya Line
The Utsunomiya Line is a major JR East railway corridor in Japan connecting Tokyo with Utsunomiya and other cities in Tochigi Prefecture, serving as an important commuter and intercity route in the Kanto region.
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C.
Takasaki Line
The Takasaki Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Tokyo metropolitan area with Saitama and Gunma Prefectures, serving as an important commuter and intercity route.
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D.
Yamatoji Line
The Yamatoji Line is a railway line in Japan operated by JR West that connects Osaka with Nara, serving as a key commuter and intercity route in the Kansai region.
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E.
Sakaisuji Line
The Sakaisuji Line is a rapid transit line in Osaka, Japan, forming part of the Osaka Metro network and connecting key districts through north–south underground service.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Kantō region
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Shinetsu Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takasaki Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Japan ⓘ |
| electrification |
1,500 V DC overhead catenary
ⓘ
20 kV AC 50 Hz overhead catenary ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,067 mm
ⓘ
narrow gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
limited express trains
ⓘ
local trains ⓘ rapid trains ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
bridges
ⓘ
mountain passes ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| locale |
Honshu
ⓘ
Kantō region ⓘ Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Japan ⓘ |
| notSameAs | Jōetsu Shinkansen ⓘ |
| opened | 1920 ⓘ |
| operator |
East Japan Railway Company
ⓘ
JR East ⓘ
linked to:
East Japan Railway Company
|
| owner | East Japan Railway Company ⓘ |
| ownerBeforeJNRBreakup | Japanese National Railways ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
JR East conventional lines network
ⓘ
linked to:
JR East rail lines
|
| passesThrough |
Echigo-Yuzawa area
ⓘ
linked to:
Yuzawa
Minakami area ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | inter-regional rail transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Gunma Prefecture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niigata Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ Saitama Prefecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Miyauchi Station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Takasaki Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| traverses | mountainous interior of Honshu ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jōetsu Line Description of subject: The Jōetsu Line is a major railway line in Japan operated by JR East that connects the Kanto region with Niigata Prefecture through the mountainous interior of Honshu.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Jōetsu Line
linked to: Jōetsu Line