Frankfurt U-Bahn
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The Frankfurt U-Bahn is the rapid transit system serving Frankfurt am Main, Germany, forming a core part of the city's public transportation network with multiple underground and surface lines.
All labels observed (21)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2781269 — 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: Frankfurt U-Bahn Context triple: [Frankfurt Hauptwache station, servedBy, Frankfurt U-Bahn]
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A.
Nuremberg U-Bahn
The Nuremberg U-Bahn is the rapid transit system serving Nuremberg and its surrounding area in Germany, known for being one of the first networks to operate fully automated driverless trains.
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B.
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin U-Bahn is the German capital’s extensive underground rapid transit system, forming a core part of its public transportation network.
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C.
Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn is the German city's rapid transit metro system, forming a core part of its public transportation network with multiple underground lines serving urban and suburban areas.
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D.
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit railway network serving Berlin and its surrounding areas, integrating suburban and urban rail services across the metropolitan region.
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E.
Frankfurt Taunusanlage station
Frankfurt Taunusanlage station is an underground S-Bahn station in central Frankfurt am Main, serving the financial district and providing key regional rail connections.
- 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: Frankfurt U-Bahn Target entity description: The Frankfurt U-Bahn is the rapid transit system serving Frankfurt am Main, Germany, forming a core part of the city's public transportation network with multiple underground and surface lines.
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A.
Nuremberg U-Bahn
The Nuremberg U-Bahn is the rapid transit system serving Nuremberg and its surrounding area in Germany, known for being one of the first networks to operate fully automated driverless trains.
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B.
Berlin U-Bahn
The Berlin U-Bahn is the German capital’s extensive underground rapid transit system, forming a core part of its public transportation network.
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C.
Munich U-Bahn
The Munich U-Bahn is the German city's rapid transit metro system, forming a core part of its public transportation network with multiple underground lines serving urban and suburban areas.
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D.
Berlin S-Bahn
The Berlin S-Bahn is a rapid transit railway network serving Berlin and its surrounding areas, integrating suburban and urban rail services across the metropolitan region.
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E.
Frankfurt Taunusanlage station
Frankfurt Taunusanlage station is an underground S-Bahn station in central Frankfurt am Main, serving the financial district and providing key regional rail connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
ⓘ
public transport system ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Frankfurt Airport via S-Bahn and regional trains
ⓘ
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt Hauptbahnhof
Frankfurt S-Bahn network ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt S-Bahn
Frankfurt public transport network ⓘ
surface form:
Frankfurt city buses
Frankfurt tram network ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification |
600–750 V DC (approximate range)
ⓘ
overhead line ⓘ |
| fareIntegration | tickets valid across U-Bahn, S-Bahn, tram, and bus in RMV area ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
integrated with RMV
ⓘ
zone-based fares ⓘ |
| firstSectionOpenedBetween |
Nordweststadt
ⓘ
city centre of Frankfurt ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
light rail
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surface ⓘ underground ⓘ |
| hasLine |
U1
ⓘ
U2 ⓘ U3 ⓘ U4 ⓘ U5 ⓘ U6 ⓘ U7 ⓘ U8 ⓘ U9 ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType |
U2-type light rail vehicles
ⓘ
U3-type light rail vehicles ⓘ U4-type light rail vehicles ⓘ U5-type light rail vehicles ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialInformation | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 9 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1968 ⓘ |
| operator |
Stadtwerke Verkehrsgesellschaft Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
VGF ⓘ |
| partOf |
Frankfurt public transport network
ⓘ
Rhein-Main-Verkehrsverbund ⓘ |
| platformConfiguration | high-floor platforms ⓘ |
| primaryCityCenterAxis |
A route
ⓘ
B route ⓘ C route ⓘ |
| safetySystem | signal-based train protection ⓘ |
| serves |
Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
surrounding suburbs of Frankfurt ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesSignageColorCode | blue U symbol ⓘ |
| website | https://www.vgf-ffm.de ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Frankfurt U-Bahn Description of subject: The Frankfurt U-Bahn is the rapid transit system serving Frankfurt am Main, Germany, forming a core part of the city's public transportation network with multiple underground and surface lines.
Referenced by (69)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt U-Bahn network
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt urban rail network
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt U-Bahn network
subject surface form:
Siemens U2 LRV
this entity surface form:
Stadtbahn Frankfurt am Main
this entity surface form:
Frankfurt U-Bahn line U6