Mysore State Railway
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Mysore State Railway was a former regional railway system in the princely state of Mysore in southern India that later became part of the Southern Railway zone.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mysore State Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13036585 — 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: Mysore State Railway Context triple: [Southern Railway zone, formedByMergerOf, Mysore State Railway]
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A.
Hyderabad State Railway
Hyderabad State Railway was a regional railway system in the princely state of Hyderabad, established and operated under the patronage of the Nizam to connect and develop his dominion.
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B.
Scindia State Railway
Scindia State Railway was a former princely-state-owned railway system in India that later became part of the nationalized network and contributed to the formation of the Central Railway zone.
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C.
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway was a princely-state-owned railway system in British India that served the Baroda (Vadodara) region under the rule of the Gaekwar of Baroda.
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D.
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a major British-era railway company in southern India that operated extensive rail networks across the Madras Presidency and neighboring regions before being integrated into the post-independence Indian Railways system.
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E.
South Central Railway
South Central Railway is one of the zones of Indian Railways, responsible for operating and managing rail services across parts of southern and central India.
- 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: Mysore State Railway Target entity description: Mysore State Railway was a former regional railway system in the princely state of Mysore in southern India that later became part of the Southern Railway zone.
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A.
Hyderabad State Railway
Hyderabad State Railway was a regional railway system in the princely state of Hyderabad, established and operated under the patronage of the Nizam to connect and develop his dominion.
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B.
Scindia State Railway
Scindia State Railway was a former princely-state-owned railway system in India that later became part of the nationalized network and contributed to the formation of the Central Railway zone.
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C.
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway
Gaekwar's Baroda State Railway was a princely-state-owned railway system in British India that served the Baroda (Vadodara) region under the rule of the Gaekwar of Baroda.
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D.
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway
Madras and Southern Mahratta Railway was a major British-era railway company in southern India that operated extensive rail networks across the Madras Presidency and neighboring regions before being integrated into the post-independence Indian Railways system.
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E.
South Central Railway
South Central Railway is one of the zones of Indian Railways, responsible for operating and managing rail services across parts of southern and central India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway company
ⓘ
regional railway system ⓘ |
| continent | Asia ⓘ |
| country | British India ⓘ |
| countrySuccessor | Republic of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge |
broad gauge
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| governanceForm | state-owned enterprise ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
early 20th century
ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early state-owned railway in princely India ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay | Karnataka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Southern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Mysore State Railway administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedDuring | British colonial period in India ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Kingdom of Mysore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Princely State of Mysore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedUnder | Mysore State administration NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
Mysore State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mysore royal government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfHistoryOf |
rail transport in India
ⓘ
rail transport in Karnataka ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageRegion | Kannada-speaking region ⓘ |
| railInfrastructureType | conventional railway ⓘ |
| railwayLineType |
branch line
ⓘ
main line ⓘ |
| railwayNetworkRole | regional connector in southern India ⓘ |
| railwaySystemType | state railway ⓘ |
| railwayZoneAfterIndependence | Southern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZoneIntegration | Southern Railway (India) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayZonePredecessorOf | Southern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Mysore State
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
parts of present-day Karnataka ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
Southern Railway (India)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGaugeCategory | Indian gauge ⓘ |
| trackType |
double track
ⓘ
single track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Mysore State Railway Description of subject: Mysore State Railway was a former regional railway system in the princely state of Mysore in southern India that later became part of the Southern Railway zone.
Referenced by (1)
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