Strasbourg–Basel railway
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The Strasbourg–Basel railway is a major rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, forming an important north–south European transport corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Strasbourg–Basel railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241794 — 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: Strasbourg–Basel railway Context triple: [Gare de Strasbourg, railwayLine, Strasbourg–Basel railway]
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A.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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B.
Paris–Lausanne railway
The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
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C.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
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D.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
- 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: Strasbourg–Basel railway Target entity description: The Strasbourg–Basel railway is a major rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, forming an important north–south European transport corridor.
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A.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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B.
Paris–Lausanne railway
The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
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C.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
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D.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main line railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| borderCrossingNear |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
|
| connects |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Grand Est ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | France and Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| followsValley |
Rhine Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine valley
|
| formsPartOf | north–south European transport corridor ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasEndpointStation |
Basel SBB railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel SBB station
Gare de Strasbourg ⓘ
surface form:
Strasbourg-Ville station
|
| hasFunction |
freight corridor
ⓘ
international rail connection ⓘ passenger corridor ⓘ |
| importance | major north–south axis in Western Europe ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor |
Rhine–Alpine freight corridor
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhine valley rail corridor
|
| terminus |
Basel-Stadt
ⓘ
surface form:
Basel
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| usedByServiceType |
international trains
ⓘ
long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Strasbourg–Basel railway Description of subject: The Strasbourg–Basel railway is a major rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, forming an important north–south European transport corridor.
Referenced by (1)
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