Hakone Tozan Railway

E568406

private railway operator railway company

Hakone Tozan Railway is a Japanese private railway company best known for operating the scenic mountain railway and related transport services that connect Odawara and Hakone, a popular hot spring and resort area in Kanagawa Prefecture.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Hakone Tozan Railway canonical	7
Hakone Tozan Line	3
Hakone Tozan Railway (inter-running)	2
Hakone Tozan Railway and transport network	1
Hakone Tozan Railway scenic route	1
Hakone Tozan Railway stations	1
箱根登山鉄道	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6094127 — 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: Hakone Tozan Railway
Context triple: [Odawara Station, operator, Hakone Tozan Railway]

A. Kyoto Tango Railway
Kyoto Tango Railway is a regional railway operator in Japan’s northern Kyoto Prefecture, known for running local and sightseeing trains along the scenic Tango Peninsula and surrounding areas.
B. Sōbu Line
The Sōbu Line is a major Japan Railways (JR) commuter and intercity railway line in the Tokyo–Chiba area, connecting central Tokyo with eastern suburbs and cities in Chiba Prefecture.
C. Rokkō Liner
Rokkō Liner is an automated guideway transit line in Kobe, Japan, connecting the artificial island of Rokkō Island with the mainland.
D. Nagano Electric Railway
Nagano Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating local train services in and around Nagano City in Nagano Prefecture.
E. 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.
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: Hakone Tozan Railway
Target entity description: Hakone Tozan Railway is a Japanese private railway company best known for operating the scenic mountain railway and related transport services that connect Odawara and Hakone, a popular hot spring and resort area in Kanagawa Prefecture.

A. Kyoto Tango Railway
Kyoto Tango Railway is a regional railway operator in Japan’s northern Kyoto Prefecture, known for running local and sightseeing trains along the scenic Tango Peninsula and surrounding areas.
B. Sōbu Line
The Sōbu Line is a major Japan Railways (JR) commuter and intercity railway line in the Tokyo–Chiba area, connecting central Tokyo with eastern suburbs and cities in Chiba Prefecture.
C. Rokkō Liner
Rokkō Liner is an automated guideway transit line in Kobe, Japan, connecting the artificial island of Rokkō Island with the mainland.
D. Nagano Electric Railway
Nagano Electric Railway is a Japanese private railway company operating local train services in and around Nagano City in Nagano Prefecture.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	private railway operator ⓘ railway company ⓘ
connectsTo	Hakone Ropeway via Gōra and Sōunzan ⓘ Odakyu Odawara Line ⓘ
country	Japan ⓘ
electrification	1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ
gauge	1067 mm ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Hakone Tozan ⓘ
hasHeadquartersLocation	Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ linked to: Odawara
hasJapaneseName	箱根登山鉄道 ⓘ linked to: Hakone Tozan Railway
industry	rail transport ⓘ
languageOfName	Japanese ⓘ
locatedIn	Hakone ⓘ Kanagawa Prefecture ⓘ Odawara ⓘ
notableFor	access to Hakone hot spring resorts ⓘ mountain railway operations ⓘ scenic railway services ⓘ
offers	through services with Odakyu Electric Railway ⓘ
operatesIn	Hakone area ⓘ Odawara area ⓘ
operatesLine	Hakone Tozan Cable Car ⓘ Hakone Tozan Line ⓘ linked to: Hakone Tozan Railway
operatesService	Hakone Tozan Bus ⓘ
ownsLine	Hakone Tozan Line ⓘ linked to: Hakone Tozan Railway
parentCompany	Odakyu Electric Railway ⓘ
partOf	Odakyu Group ⓘ
primaryPurpose	local passenger transport ⓘ tourist access to Hakone ⓘ
regionServed	Kantō region ⓘ
routeCharacteristics	mountainous alignment ⓘ steep gradients ⓘ switchbacks ⓘ
serves	Hakone hot spring resorts ⓘ Hakone sightseeing area ⓘ
serviceType	commuter rail ⓘ tourist railway ⓘ
terminusStation	Gōra Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Hakone-Yumoto Station NERFINISHED ⓘ Odawara Station ⓘ
touristAttraction	Hakone Tozan Railway scenic route ⓘ linked to: Hakone Tozan Railway
trackGauge	Cape gauge ⓘ
transportMode	bus ⓘ cable car ⓘ rail ⓘ
usesRollingStockType	electric multiple units ⓘ special tourist trains ⓘ

How these facts were elicited