Tabora–Kigoma railway
E177044
The Tabora–Kigoma railway is a key western Tanzanian rail line connecting the inland rail hub of Tabora to the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Central Line (Tanzania) | 1 |
| Tabora–Kigoma railway canonical | 1 |
| Tanzania Central Railway network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1565842 — 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: Tabora–Kigoma railway Context triple: [Tabora Region, traversedBy, Tabora–Kigoma railway]
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A.
Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.
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B.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train services.
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C.
Umbwe Route
Umbwe Route is a steep, short, and less-traveled ascent path on Mount Kilimanjaro known for its direct approach and challenging terrain.
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D.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
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E.
Kigoma
Kigoma is a port city in western Tanzania located on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and serving as a key regional transport and trade hub.
- 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: Tabora–Kigoma railway Target entity description: The Tabora–Kigoma railway is a key western Tanzanian rail line connecting the inland rail hub of Tabora to the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
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A.
Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.
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B.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train services.
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C.
Umbwe Route
Umbwe Route is a steep, short, and less-traveled ascent path on Mount Kilimanjaro known for its direct approach and challenging terrain.
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D.
Harare–Beitbridge highway
The Harare–Beitbridge highway is a major arterial road in Zimbabwe that links the capital Harare with the Beitbridge border post to South Africa, serving as a key regional trade and transport corridor.
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E.
Kigoma
Kigoma is a port city in western Tanzania located on the eastern shore of Lake Tanganyika and serving as a key regional transport and trade hub.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Kigoma
ⓘ
Kigoma ⓘ
surface form:
Lake Tanganyika port of Kigoma
Tabora ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Central Line at Tabora
ⓘ
lake transport services on Lake Tanganyika ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Tanzania ⓘ |
| enables | international trade via Lake Tanganyika ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Kigoma
ⓘ
surface form:
Kigoma railway station
|
| function | link inland rail hub to lake port ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| importance | key western Tanzanian rail corridor ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Western Zone of Tanzania
ⓘ
surface form:
western Tanzania
|
| locatedOn |
Great Lakes Region of Africa
ⓘ
surface form:
African Great Lakes region
|
| operator | Tanzania Railways Corporation ⓘ |
| owner | Tanzania Railways Corporation ⓘ |
| partOf |
Central Line (Tanzania)
ⓘ
surface form:
Tanzania Central Line railway network
|
| passesThrough |
Kigoma Region
ⓘ
Tabora Region ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lake Tanganyika region
ⓘ
western Tanzania interior ⓘ |
| startPoint | Tabora railway station ⓘ |
| terminusA | Tabora ⓘ |
| terminusB | Kigoma ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ regional trade ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tabora–Kigoma railway Description of subject: The Tabora–Kigoma railway is a key western Tanzanian rail line connecting the inland rail hub of Tabora to the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Central Line (Tanzania)