Zürich trolleybus network
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The Zürich trolleybus network is an electric bus system in Zürich, Switzerland, forming a key component of the city’s public transport with multiple routes powered by overhead wires.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zürich trolleybus network canonical | 6 |
| Zurich public transport network | 1 |
| Zürich urban bus network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1092760 — 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: Zürich trolleybus network Context triple: [Zurich Hauptbahnhof, connectedTo, Zürich trolleybus network]
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A.
Zürich tram network
The Zürich tram network is an extensive urban light rail system serving the city of Zürich and its suburbs, forming the backbone of the city’s public transportation.
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B.
Geneva tram network
The Geneva tram network is an urban light rail system serving the city of Geneva and its suburbs, forming a key component of the region’s public transportation infrastructure.
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C.
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn is the suburban rail network serving the Zürich metropolitan area, connecting the main station with surrounding cities and regions through frequent, integrated commuter services.
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D.
Geneva bus network
The Geneva bus network is the city’s extensive public transportation system of bus routes operated by Transports publics genevois (TPG), connecting central hubs like Gare de Genève-Cornavin with neighborhoods across the Geneva region.
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E.
Bern trolleybus network
The Bern trolleybus network is an electric trolleybus public transport system serving the city of Bern, Switzerland, as part of its urban transit network.
- 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: Zürich trolleybus network Target entity description: The Zürich trolleybus network is an electric bus system in Zürich, Switzerland, forming a key component of the city’s public transport with multiple routes powered by overhead wires.
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A.
Zürich tram network
The Zürich tram network is an extensive urban light rail system serving the city of Zürich and its suburbs, forming the backbone of the city’s public transportation.
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B.
Geneva tram network
The Geneva tram network is an urban light rail system serving the city of Geneva and its suburbs, forming a key component of the region’s public transportation infrastructure.
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C.
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn is the suburban rail network serving the Zürich metropolitan area, connecting the main station with surrounding cities and regions through frequent, integrated commuter services.
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D.
Geneva bus network
The Geneva bus network is the city’s extensive public transportation system of bus routes operated by Transports publics genevois (TPG), connecting central hubs like Gare de Genève-Cornavin with neighborhoods across the Geneva region.
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E.
Bern trolleybus network
The Bern trolleybus network is an electric trolleybus public transport system serving the city of Bern, Switzerland, as part of its urban transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transport system
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trolleybus network ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| environmentalBenefit |
reduced traffic noise compared to diesel buses
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zero local emissions at point of use ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
integrated ticketing with ZVV
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zone-based fare system ⓘ |
| hasDepot |
Hagenholz depot
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Hard depot ⓘ |
| hasMode | bus rapid transit-like services ⓘ |
| hasPriority | key component of Zürich public transport ⓘ |
| hasRouteType |
suburban trolleybus route
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urban trolleybus route ⓘ |
| hasStopFeature |
real-time information displays at major stops
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shelters at many stops ⓘ timetables at stops ⓘ |
| hasStopType | on-street stops ⓘ |
| hasVehicleFeature |
electronic destination displays
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heating and ventilation ⓘ low-floor access ⓘ multiple doors ⓘ on-board passenger information system ⓘ wheelchair accessibility ⓘ |
| hasVehicleType |
articulated trolleybus
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bi-articulated trolleybus ⓘ |
| integratedWith |
Zürich S-Bahn
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Zürich tram network ⓘ cableways in Zürich region ⓘ lake boats on Lake Zürich ⓘ regional buses ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Plateau
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Zurich ⓘ
surface form:
Zürich
Canton of Zürich ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Zürich
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| operatedBy | Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich ⓘ |
| partOf |
Zürcher Verkehrsverbund
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Zürich public transport network ⓘ |
| powerSupply |
600 V DC overhead line
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overhead wires ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
professional drivers
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regular vehicle maintenance ⓘ traffic signal priority on some routes ⓘ |
| shortName |
VBZ tram system
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surface form:
VBZ trolleybus network
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| ticketing |
electronic tickets
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mobile tickets ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ travelcards ⓘ |
| tractionType | electric ⓘ |
| uses | trolleybuses ⓘ |
| usesEnergySource | electricity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Zürich trolleybus network Description of subject: The Zürich trolleybus network is an electric bus system in Zürich, Switzerland, forming a key component of the city’s public transport with multiple routes powered by overhead wires.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Zurich public transport network
this entity surface form:
Zürich urban bus network