Brocken railway terminus
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The Brocken railway terminus is the mountaintop end station of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway, serving as the final stop for steam trains reaching the summit of the Brocken in Germany.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Brocken Railway | 2 |
| Brocken railway terminus canonical | 1 |
| Harz narrow-gauge railway station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2938199 — 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: Brocken railway terminus Context triple: [Brocken, hasStructure, Brocken railway terminus]
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A.
Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof
Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station serving the Alpine town of Berchtesgaden in southeastern Bavaria, Germany, providing regional train connections for residents and tourists.
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B.
Starnberg railway station
Starnberg railway station is a regional train station in the Bavarian town of Starnberg, Germany, serving as a key stop on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway line along Lake Starnberg.
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C.
Aue (Sachs) station
Aue (Sachs) station is a railway station in Aue, Saxony, Germany, serving as a regional transport hub in the Ore Mountains rail network.
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D.
Flöha station
Flöha station is a regional railway station in the town of Flöha in Saxony, Germany, serving as a local transport hub on routes connecting to the nearby city of Chemnitz.
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E.
Königstuhl
Königstuhl is a prominent hill overlooking Heidelberg in southwestern Germany, known for its panoramic views, observatories, and access via a historic funicular railway.
- 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: Brocken railway terminus Target entity description: The Brocken railway terminus is the mountaintop end station of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway, serving as the final stop for steam trains reaching the summit of the Brocken in Germany.
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A.
Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof
Berchtesgaden Hauptbahnhof is the main railway station serving the Alpine town of Berchtesgaden in southeastern Bavaria, Germany, providing regional train connections for residents and tourists.
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B.
Starnberg railway station
Starnberg railway station is a regional train station in the Bavarian town of Starnberg, Germany, serving as a key stop on the Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway line along Lake Starnberg.
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C.
Aue (Sachs) station
Aue (Sachs) station is a railway station in Aue, Saxony, Germany, serving as a regional transport hub in the Ore Mountains rail network.
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D.
Flöha station
Flöha station is a regional railway station in the town of Flöha in Saxony, Germany, serving as a local transport hub on routes connecting to the nearby city of Chemnitz.
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E.
Königstuhl
Königstuhl is a prominent hill overlooking Heidelberg in southwestern Germany, known for its panoramic views, observatories, and access via a historic funicular railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountaintop railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ railway terminus ⓘ |
| accessibleBy |
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
Harz Narrow Gauge Railway from Drei Annen Hohne
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| connectedTo |
Drei Annen Hohne station via Brocken Railway
ⓘ
Schierke station via Brocken Railway ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1141 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
tourist information displays
ⓘ
waiting area for passengers ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
end station for trains to Brocken summit
ⓘ
tourist access to Brocken summit ⓘ |
| hasLocomotiveType | steam locomotive ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
Brocken hotel
ⓘ
Brocken museum ⓘ
surface form:
Brocken summit buildings
Brocken ⓘ
surface form:
Brocken viewing platforms
Brocken ⓘ
surface form:
Brocken weather station
|
| hasServicePattern |
regular scheduled tourist services
ⓘ
seasonally increased frequency in tourist season ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
platforms
ⓘ
run-round loop for locomotives ⓘ station building ⓘ |
| hasTicketFacility | ticket office (seasonal or tourist-oriented) ⓘ |
| hasView | panoramic views over Harz region ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of a historic narrow-gauge railway network ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brocken
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Harz ⓘ
surface form:
Harz Mountains
Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Brocken Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Brocken Railway line
|
| openingDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH
|
| ownedBy |
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
Harzer Schmalspurbahnen GmbH
|
| partOf |
Harz Narrow Gauge Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
Harz Narrow Gauge Railway
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| platformType | terminal platforms ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist traffic ⓘ |
| railGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| region | Harz ⓘ |
| servedBy |
steam trains
ⓘ
tourist trains ⓘ |
| terminusFor |
Brocken Railway
ⓘ
Harz Narrow Gauge Railway steam services to Brocken ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | terminal end of single-track line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
mountain tourism
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rail enthusiasts’ excursions ⓘ sightseeing trips ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Brocken railway terminus Description of subject: The Brocken railway terminus is the mountaintop end station of the Harz Narrow Gauge Railway, serving as the final stop for steam trains reaching the summit of the Brocken in Germany.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Brocken Railway
this entity surface form:
Harz narrow-gauge railway station