Berlin Hauptbahnhof
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Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin and one of Europe’s largest and most important rail hubs, serving extensive regional, national, and international connections.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Berlin Hauptbahnhof canonical | 22 |
| Berlin Central Station | 1 |
| Berlin Hauptbahnhof (nearby) | 1 |
| Berlin Hauptbahnhof (old terminus at Stadtbahn) | 1 |
| Berlin Hbf | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1243629 — 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: Berlin Hauptbahnhof Context triple: [Berlin S-Bahn, majorStation, Berlin Hauptbahnhof]
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Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is one of Germany’s largest and busiest railway stations, serving as a major national and international transport hub in the city of Frankfurt.
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Hannover Hauptbahnhof
Hannover Hauptbahnhof is the main central railway station of Hanover, Germany, serving as a major national and international transport hub.
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Bern Hauptbahnhof
Bern Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Switzerland’s capital city, serving as a major national and international transport hub.
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D.
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station and a central public transport hub in Nuremberg, Germany, serving regional, long-distance, and urban transit including the U-Bahn network.
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Frankfurt Hauptwache station
Frankfurt Hauptwache station is a major central transport hub in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, serving numerous S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines as well as regional and local services.
- 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: Berlin Hauptbahnhof Target entity description: Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin and one of Europe’s largest and most important rail hubs, serving extensive regional, national, and international connections.
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Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof is one of Germany’s largest and busiest railway stations, serving as a major national and international transport hub in the city of Frankfurt.
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B.
Hannover Hauptbahnhof
Hannover Hauptbahnhof is the main central railway station of Hanover, Germany, serving as a major national and international transport hub.
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C.
Bern Hauptbahnhof
Bern Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Switzerland’s capital city, serving as a major national and international transport hub.
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D.
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof
Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station and a central public transport hub in Nuremberg, Germany, serving regional, long-distance, and urban transit including the U-Bahn network.
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Frankfurt Hauptwache station
Frankfurt Hauptwache station is a major central transport hub in Frankfurt am Main, Germany, serving numerous S-Bahn and U-Bahn lines as well as regional and local services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| architect |
Gerkan, Marg and Partners
ⓘ
surface form:
Gerkan, Marg und Partner
Meinhard von Gerkan ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | contemporary architecture ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| coordinates | 52.525°N 13.369°E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| fareZone | Berlin AB ⓘ |
| formerName | Lehrter Bahnhof ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Hbf
|
| hasFeature |
food court
ⓘ
large shopping mall ⓘ office space ⓘ parking facilities ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
elevated platforms
ⓘ
shopping levels ⓘ underground platforms ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage |
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin Central Station
|
| hasWebsite | https://www.bahnhof.de/berlin-hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| IbnrCode | 8011160 ⓘ |
| inaugurationDate | 2006-05-26 ⓘ |
| isMainStationOf | Berlin ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
Berlin-Mitte locality ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin-Mitte
Mitte ⓘ central Berlin ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Federal Chancellery, Berlin
ⓘ
surface form:
German Chancellery
Reichstag building ⓘ Spree River ⓘ |
| numberOfLevels | 5 ⓘ |
| openedForTrafficOn | 2006-05-28 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2006-05-28 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| owner | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| passengerUsage | one of the busiest railway stations in Germany ⓘ |
| platformConfiguration | multi-level through station ⓘ |
| railwayCompany | DB Station&Service ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Berlin Stadtbahn
ⓘ
Berlin–Halle railway (Anhalter Bahn via north–south tunnel) ⓘ Berlin–Hamburg railway ⓘ Berlin–Lehrte railway corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Berlin–Lehrte railway
north–south long-distance railway tunnel ⓘ |
| rank | one of the largest railway stations in Europe ⓘ |
| replaced |
Berlin Hauptbahnhof
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Berlin Hauptbahnhof (old terminus at Stadtbahn)
Berlin Lehrter Bahnhof ⓘ |
| roofType | glass roof ⓘ |
| serves |
Berlin S-Bahn
ⓘ
Berlin U-Bahn line U5 ⓘ EuroCity trains ⓘ
surface form:
EuroCity
Intercity ⓘ InterCityExpress ⓘ
surface form:
Intercity-Express
Nightjet ⓘ long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ tram lines ⓘ urban and regional buses ⓘ |
| stationCode | BLS ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Berlin Hauptbahnhof Description of subject: Berlin Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station in Berlin and one of Europe’s largest and most important rail hubs, serving extensive regional, national, and international connections.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Berlin Hauptbahnhof (old terminus at Stadtbahn)
this entity surface form:
Berlin Central Station
this entity surface form:
Berlin Hbf
subject surface form:
Königsplatz (Berlin)
this entity surface form:
Berlin Hauptbahnhof (nearby)
subject surface form:
Mitte