Budapest Cog-wheel Railway
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The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is a historic rack railway line in Budapest that climbs the steep slopes of the Buda Hills, serving both commuters and tourists with scenic hillside transport.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Budapest Cog-wheel Railway canonical | 1 |
| Budapest Cogwheel Railway | 1 |
| Budapest Cogwheel Railway Line 60 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3447612 — 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: Budapest Cog-wheel Railway Context triple: [Buda Hills, hasTransport, Budapest Cog-wheel Railway]
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A.
Budapest Metro
The Budapest Metro is the rapid transit system serving Hungary’s capital, notable for including Line 1, one of the oldest electrified underground railway lines in continental Europe.
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B.
Budapest Metro Line 2
Budapest Metro Line 2 is one of the main rapid transit lines in Budapest, running east–west across the city and connecting key central and suburban areas.
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C.
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
The Wuppertal Suspension Railway is a historic monorail system in Wuppertal, Germany, famous for its elevated, hanging trains that run above the Wupper River and city streets.
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D.
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
The Rorschach–Heiden rack railway is a Swiss mountain railway line that climbs steeply from the lakeside town of Rorschach to the higher-altitude village of Heiden using a rack-and-pinion system.
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E.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
- 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: Budapest Cog-wheel Railway Target entity description: The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is a historic rack railway line in Budapest that climbs the steep slopes of the Buda Hills, serving both commuters and tourists with scenic hillside transport.
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A.
Budapest Metro
The Budapest Metro is the rapid transit system serving Hungary’s capital, notable for including Line 1, one of the oldest electrified underground railway lines in continental Europe.
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B.
Budapest Metro Line 2
Budapest Metro Line 2 is one of the main rapid transit lines in Budapest, running east–west across the city and connecting key central and suburban areas.
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C.
Wuppertal Suspension Railway
The Wuppertal Suspension Railway is a historic monorail system in Wuppertal, Germany, famous for its elevated, hanging trains that run above the Wupper River and city streets.
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D.
Rorschach–Heiden rack railway
The Rorschach–Heiden rack railway is a Swiss mountain railway line that climbs steeply from the lakeside town of Rorschach to the higher-altitude village of Heiden using a rack-and-pinion system.
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E.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transport line
ⓘ
rack railway ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fogaskerekű
ⓘ
Line 60 ⓘ |
| connects |
Széchenyi-hegy
ⓘ
Városmajor ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Budapest Children’s Railway via Széchenyi-hegy
ⓘ
Budapest tram network at Városmajor ⓘ |
| convertedToElectricTraction | early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | Hungary ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with Budapest public transport fares ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
tourist transport
ⓘ
urban transport ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructureType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| hasMaximumGradient | over 10 percent ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | single track with passing loops ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| heritage | one of the oldest rack railways in Europe ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic character
ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ steep gradient ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Hungarian ⓘ |
| lineNumber | 60 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buda Hills
ⓘ
Budapest ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | District XII of Budapest ⓘ |
| opened | 1874 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
BKV
ⓘ
Budapesti Közlekedési Vállalat ⓘ |
| originalTraction | steam ⓘ |
| owner |
Budapest
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Budapest
|
| partOf |
Buda side transport network
ⓘ
Budapest transport network ⓘ
surface form:
Budapest public transport system
|
| rackSystem | Strub system ⓘ |
| serves |
commuters
ⓘ
tourists ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Széchenyi-hegy terminus
ⓘ
Városmajor terminus ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1000 mm ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
| usesRailwaySystem | metre gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Budapest Cog-wheel Railway Description of subject: The Budapest Cog-wheel Railway is a historic rack railway line in Budapest that climbs the steep slopes of the Buda Hills, serving both commuters and tourists with scenic hillside transport.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Budapest Cogwheel Railway
this entity surface form:
Budapest Cogwheel Railway Line 60