Taiwan High Speed Rail
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Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
All labels observed (17)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3637991 — 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: Taiwan High Speed Rail Context triple: [Taipei Metro, connectsTo, Taiwan High Speed Rail]
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A.
SRT high-speed rail
SRT high-speed rail is a South Korean high-speed train service operated by SR Corporation that runs on the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed lines as an alternative to KTX.
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B.
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor
The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor is a major north–south trunk line in China’s high-speed rail network, planned to link the capital Beijing with Hong Kong and onward toward Taipei as part of the national “eight vertical and eight horizontal” system.
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C.
China High-Speed Rail Network
The China High-Speed Rail Network is an extensive, nationwide system of high-speed passenger rail lines that forms the backbone of modern rail transport across China.
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D.
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a high-speed railway corridor connecting major cities in southern China with Hong Kong, significantly reducing travel times and enhancing cross-border transportation.
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E.
Shanghai Maglev Train
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.
- 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: Taiwan High Speed Rail Target entity description: Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
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A.
SRT high-speed rail
SRT high-speed rail is a South Korean high-speed train service operated by SR Corporation that runs on the Gyeongbu and Honam high-speed lines as an alternative to KTX.
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B.
Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor
The Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor is a major north–south trunk line in China’s high-speed rail network, planned to link the capital Beijing with Hong Kong and onward toward Taipei as part of the national “eight vertical and eight horizontal” system.
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C.
China High-Speed Rail Network
The China High-Speed Rail Network is an extensive, nationwide system of high-speed passenger rail lines that forms the backbone of modern rail transport across China.
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D.
Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link
The Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong Express Rail Link is a high-speed railway corridor connecting major cities in southern China with Hong Kong, significantly reducing travel times and enhancing cross-border transportation.
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E.
Shanghai Maglev Train
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail system
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
THSR
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan High Speed Rail
|
| commercialOperationStartDate | 2007-01-05 ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Kaohsiung Metro
ⓘ
linked to:
Kaohsiung MRT
Taipei Metro ⓘ Taiwan Railways Administration conventional rail network ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan Railways network
|
| constructionStartDate | 2000 ⓘ |
| corridor | western Taiwan ⓘ |
| country |
Taiwan
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan, Province of China
|
| designSpeed | 315 km/h ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 60 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| freightService | no ⓘ |
| fundingModel | build–operate–transfer ⓘ |
| governingAuthority | Ministry of Transportation and Communications of Taiwan ⓘ |
| inception | 2007-01-05 ⓘ |
| lineNumber | HSR ⓘ |
| maximumOperatingSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName |
台灣高鐵
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan High Speed Rail
|
| nativeNameLanguage | zh ⓘ |
| notableEvent | full timetable service began in 2007 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 12 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Taiwan High Speed Rail Corporation ⓘ |
| ownershipModel | public–private partnership ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | intercity passenger transport ⓘ |
| primaryRollingStock |
THSR 700T
ⓘ
linked to:
Taiwan High Speed Rail
|
| rollingStockOrigin | based on Shinkansen 700 Series ⓘ |
| safetyRecord | no passenger fatalities in revenue service as of 2024 ⓘ |
| serves |
Changhua
ⓘ
linked to:
Changhua County
Chiayi ⓘ Hsinchu ⓘ
linked to:
Hsinchu, Taiwan
Kaohsiung ⓘ Taichung ⓘ Tainan ⓘ Taipei ⓘ
linked to:
Taipei, Taiwan
Taoyuan ⓘ
linked to:
Taoyuan City
Yunlin ⓘ
linked to:
Yunlin County
|
| signallingSystem |
Automatic Train Control
ⓘ
Automatic Train Protection ⓘ
linked to:
Automatic Train Control
cab signalling ⓘ |
| terminus |
Nangang Station
ⓘ
Zuoying Station ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem |
contactless smartcard compatibility
ⓘ
non-reserved seating ⓘ reserved seating ⓘ |
| totalLength | about 350 km ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| website | https://www.thsrc.com.tw ⓘ |
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Subject: Taiwan High Speed Rail Description of subject: Taiwan High Speed Rail is a high-speed railway system that runs along Taiwan’s western corridor, linking major cities with fast, frequent intercity train services.
Referenced by (37)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
Taoyuan Airport MRT (via nearby station)
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subject linked to:
northern Taiwan
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linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail
linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail
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subject linked to:
Hsinchu High Speed Rail Station (in nearby Zhubei, serving Hsinchu)
subject linked to:
Hsinchu High Speed Rail Station (in nearby Zhubei, serving Hsinchu)
linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail
subject linked to:
Hsinchu High Speed Rail Station (in nearby Zhubei, serving Hsinchu)
linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail
linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail
subject linked to:
West Coast line
linked to: Taiwan High Speed Rail