Ulm–Oberstdorf railway
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The Ulm–Oberstdorf railway is a German rail line in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with the Alpine resort town of Oberstdorf, serving as an important regional passenger route into the Allgäu region.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ulm–Oberstdorf railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2746546 — 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–Oberstdorf railway Context triple: [Ulm Hauptbahnhof, railwayLine, Ulm–Oberstdorf railway]
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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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B.
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn is a Bavarian cogwheel railway that transports passengers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen up toward Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
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C.
Ulm–Augsburg railway
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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Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway
The Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway is a mainline rail route in southern Germany connecting the inland city of Ulm with the lakeside city of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance.
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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.
- 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–Oberstdorf railway Target entity description: The Ulm–Oberstdorf railway is a German rail line in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with the Alpine resort town of Oberstdorf, serving as an important regional passenger route into the Allgäu region.
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A.
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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B.
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn
Bayerische Zugspitzbahn is a Bavarian cogwheel railway that transports passengers from Garmisch-Partenkirchen up toward Germany’s highest peak, the Zugspitze.
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C.
Ulm–Augsburg railway
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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D.
Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway
The Ulm–Friedrichshafen railway is a mainline rail route in southern Germany connecting the inland city of Ulm with the lakeside city of Friedrichshafen on Lake Constance.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway in Germany
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Oberstdorf
ⓘ
Ulm ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| followsValley |
Iller valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Iller Valley
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
long-distance trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| importance | important regional passenger route into the Allgäu region ⓘ |
| lineDesignation | Iller Valley Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Allgäu region
ⓘ
Baden-Württemberg ⓘ Bavaria ⓘ Baden-Württemberg ⓘ
surface form:
state of Baden-Württemberg
Bavaria ⓘ
surface form:
state of Bavaria
|
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Immenstadt im Allgäu
ⓘ
surface form:
Immenstadt
Kempten ⓘ
surface form:
Kempten (Allgäu)
Sonthofen ⓘ |
| railwayLineNumber | 975 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Allgäu region
ⓘ
surface form:
Allgäu
|
| serves |
Alpine resort town of Oberstdorf
ⓘ
city of Ulm ⓘ |
| terminus |
Oberstdorf
ⓘ
Ulm ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| usedFor | regional passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ulm–Oberstdorf railway Description of subject: The Ulm–Oberstdorf railway is a German rail line in Bavaria and Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with the Alpine resort town of Oberstdorf, serving as an important regional passenger route into the Allgäu region.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.