Swiss Federal Roads Office
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The Swiss Federal Roads Office is the national authority responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing Switzerland’s motorway and national road network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swiss Federal Roads Office canonical | 8 |
| Bundesamt für Strassen | 1 |
| Office fédéral des routes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1261621 — 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.
Target entity: Swiss Federal Roads Office Context triple: [A1 motorway (Switzerland), maintainedBy, Swiss Federal Roads Office]
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Swiss motorway network
The Swiss motorway network is a dense, high-quality system of national expressways that links major cities and regions across Switzerland and connects the country to neighboring European road networks.
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Schweizerische Centralbahn
Schweizerische Centralbahn was a 19th-century Swiss railway company that operated key lines in northern and central Switzerland before being absorbed into the national railway system.
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C.
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways is Switzerland’s national railway company, responsible for operating the majority of the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
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D.
Swiss Federal Railways network
The Swiss Federal Railways network is Switzerland’s nationwide, state-owned railway system that connects major cities like Bern with regional and international rail services.
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E.
Schweizerische Nordostbahn
Schweizerische Nordostbahn was a major 19th-century Swiss private railway company that operated in northeastern Switzerland before being nationalized into the Swiss Federal Railways.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Swiss Federal Roads Office Target entity description: The Swiss Federal Roads Office is the national authority responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing Switzerland’s motorway and national road network.
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A.
Swiss motorway network
The Swiss motorway network is a dense, high-quality system of national expressways that links major cities and regions across Switzerland and connects the country to neighboring European road networks.
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B.
Schweizerische Centralbahn
Schweizerische Centralbahn was a 19th-century Swiss railway company that operated key lines in northern and central Switzerland before being absorbed into the national railway system.
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C.
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways is Switzerland’s national railway company, responsible for operating the majority of the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
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D.
Swiss Federal Railways network
The Swiss Federal Railways network is Switzerland’s nationwide, state-owned railway system that connects major cities like Bern with regional and international rail services.
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E.
Schweizerische Nordostbahn
Schweizerische Nordostbahn was a major 19th-century Swiss private railway company that operated in northeastern Switzerland before being nationalized into the Swiss Federal Railways.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
federal agency
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government organization ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| employerType | public sector ⓘ |
| headquartersCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Ittigen ⓘ |
| implementsPolicy |
Swiss federal road transport policy
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Swiss national road safety strategy ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Switzerland ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Romansh language ⓘ
surface form:
Romansh
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| mandate |
construction of the national road network
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ensuring safety on the national road network ⓘ maintenance of the national road network ⓘ operation of the national road network ⓘ planning of the national road network ⓘ |
| oversees |
expansion of Swiss national roads
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maintenance of Swiss national roads ⓘ operation of Swiss national roads ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Federal Department of the Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss federal government
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surface form:
Swiss federal administration
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| regulates |
safety requirements for national roads
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standards for national road infrastructure ⓘ tunnel construction standards on national roads ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
Swiss motorway network
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surface form:
Swiss motorways
Swiss motorway network ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss national road network
national highways construction oversight ⓘ national highways maintenance oversight ⓘ national highways planning ⓘ national road infrastructure financing schemes ⓘ road traffic safety on national roads ⓘ traffic management on national roads ⓘ tunnel safety on national roads ⓘ |
| sector |
road infrastructure
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transport ⓘ |
| shortName |
ASTRA
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FEDRO ⓘ OFROU ⓘ USTRA ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Swiss Federal Council ⓘ |
| usesAbbreviation |
ASTRA
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FEDRO ⓘ OFROU ⓘ USTRA ⓘ |
| website | https://www.astra.admin.ch ⓘ |
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Subject: Swiss Federal Roads Office Description of subject: The Swiss Federal Roads Office is the national authority responsible for planning, regulating, and overseeing Switzerland’s motorway and national road network.
Referenced by (10)
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