Utrecht–Nijmegen railway
E284517
The Utrecht–Nijmegen railway is a major Dutch rail route connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the city of Nijmegen in the eastern Netherlands.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rhijnspoorweg | 1 |
| Utrecht–Nijmegen railway canonical | 1 |
| railway line Utrecht–Nijmegen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2427009 — 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: Utrecht–Nijmegen railway Context triple: [Utrecht Centraal, railwayLine, Utrecht–Nijmegen railway]
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A.
Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
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B.
Utrecht–Leiden railway
The Utrecht–Leiden railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the cities of Utrecht and Leiden, serving as an important regional passenger route in the Randstad area.
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C.
Utrecht–Gouda railway
The Utrecht–Gouda railway is a key rail line in the Netherlands connecting the major transport hub of Utrecht with the city of Gouda and forming part of the country’s core passenger and regional rail network.
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D.
Utrecht–Zwolle railway
The Utrecht–Zwolle railway is a major rail corridor in the Netherlands connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the northern city of Zwolle, serving as an important route for both regional and intercity train services.
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E.
Utrecht–’s‑Hertogenbosch railway
The Utrecht–’s‑Hertogenbosch railway is a major Dutch mainline rail route connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the city of ’s‑Hertogenbosch, forming part of the core north–south rail corridor in the Netherlands.
- 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: Utrecht–Nijmegen railway Target entity description: The Utrecht–Nijmegen railway is a major Dutch rail route connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the city of Nijmegen in the eastern Netherlands.
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A.
Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
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B.
Utrecht–Leiden railway
The Utrecht–Leiden railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the cities of Utrecht and Leiden, serving as an important regional passenger route in the Randstad area.
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C.
Utrecht–Gouda railway
The Utrecht–Gouda railway is a key rail line in the Netherlands connecting the major transport hub of Utrecht with the city of Gouda and forming part of the country’s core passenger and regional rail network.
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D.
Utrecht–Zwolle railway
The Utrecht–Zwolle railway is a major rail corridor in the Netherlands connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the northern city of Zwolle, serving as an important route for both regional and intercity train services.
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E.
Utrecht–’s‑Hertogenbosch railway
The Utrecht–’s‑Hertogenbosch railway is a major Dutch mainline rail route connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the city of ’s‑Hertogenbosch, forming part of the core north–south rail corridor in the Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Nijmegen
ⓘ
Utrecht ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Nijmegen railway station ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Culemborg railway station
ⓘ
Geldermalsen railway station ⓘ Houten railway station ⓘ Nijmegen railway station ⓘ Oss railway station ⓘ Utrecht Centraal ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht Centraal railway station
Wijchen railway station ⓘ Zaltbommel railway station ⓘ ’s‑Hertogenbosch station ⓘ
surface form:
’s-Hertogenbosch railway station
|
| isMajorRouteBetween |
Randstad metropolitan region
ⓘ
surface form:
Randstad
eastern Netherlands urban areas ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Netherlands
ⓘ
province of Gelderland ⓘ province of Utrecht ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ |
| owner | ProRail ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch railway network
ⓘ
European rail network ⓘ
surface form:
European standard gauge network
|
| passesThrough |
Culemborg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geldermalsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Houten NERFINISHED ⓘ Oss ⓘ Wijchen NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaltbommel NERFINISHED ⓘ ’s-Hertogenbosch ⓘ |
| railNetworkRole |
commuter corridor
ⓘ
intercity corridor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Netherlands
ⓘ
surface form:
central Netherlands
eastern Netherlands ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity train service
ⓘ
sprinter (local) train service ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | Dutch ATB system ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Utrecht Centraal
ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht Centraal railway station
|
| terminus |
Nijmegen railway station
ⓘ
Utrecht Centraal ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht Centraal railway station
|
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| uses | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Utrecht–Nijmegen railway Description of subject: The Utrecht–Nijmegen railway is a major Dutch rail route connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the city of Nijmegen in the eastern Netherlands.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rhijnspoorweg
this entity surface form:
railway line Utrecht–Nijmegen