Ulm–Augsburg railway
E296295
The Ulm–Augsburg railway is a major rail line in southern Germany that connects the cities of Ulm and Augsburg and forms part of an important east–west transport corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulm–Augsburg railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2746544 — 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: Ulm–Augsburg railway Context triple: [Ulm Hauptbahnhof, railwayLine, Ulm–Augsburg railway]
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Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
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Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
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Nuremberg–Fürth line
The Nuremberg–Fürth line is a historic German railway route in Bavaria, known as one of the earliest steam-operated passenger railways in continental Europe.
- 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: Ulm–Augsburg railway Target entity description: The Ulm–Augsburg railway is a major rail line in southern Germany that connects the cities of Ulm and Augsburg and forms part of an important east–west transport corridor.
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A.
Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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B.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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C.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
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D.
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
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E.
Nuremberg–Fürth line
The Nuremberg–Fürth line is a historic German railway route in Bavaria, known as one of the earliest steam-operated passenger railways in continental Europe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
double-track railway
ⓘ
electrified railway line ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork | German railway network ⓘ |
| connects |
Augsburg
ⓘ
Ulm ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses | Danube region ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| forms | part of an important east–west transport corridor ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
intercity connection
ⓘ
regional commuter corridor ⓘ |
| hasJunction |
Augsburg Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
surface form:
Augsburg rail node
Günzburg station ⓘ
surface form:
Günzburg junction
|
| hasStation |
Burgau (Schwab) station
ⓘ
Dinkelscherben ⓘ Günzburg ⓘ Neu-Ulm ⓘ Neusäß ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
Royal Bavarian State Railways
ⓘ
Royal Württemberg State Railways ⓘ |
| importance | major rail line between Ulm and Augsburg ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager |
DB Netz AG
ⓘ
surface form:
DB Netz
|
| lineRole | link between Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Bavaria ⓘ southern Germany ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stuttgart–Munich rail axis
ⓘ
east–west transport corridor in southern Germany ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Swabia (Bavaria)
ⓘ
surface form:
Swabia
|
| railwayType | main line railway ⓘ |
| regionServed | southern Germany ⓘ |
| safetySystem | German train protection systems ⓘ |
| servedBy |
long-distance trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important freight corridor
ⓘ
important passenger corridor ⓘ |
| terminus |
Augsburg Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
Ulm Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulm–Augsburg railway Description of subject: The Ulm–Augsburg railway is a major rail line in southern Germany that connects the cities of Ulm and Augsburg and forms part of an important east–west transport corridor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.