North Eastern Railway zone
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The North Eastern Railway zone is a major administrative division of Indian Railways responsible for operating and managing rail services across parts of northern and eastern Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Eastern Railway zone canonical | 7 |
| served by North Eastern Railway zone | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4225345 — 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: North Eastern Railway zone Context triple: [Gorakhpur, railwayZoneHQ, North Eastern Railway zone]
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South Eastern Railway zone
The South Eastern Railway zone is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered in Garden Reach, Kolkata, and serving parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
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B.
Northern Railway zone
The Northern Railway zone is one of the largest and oldest zones of Indian Railways, overseeing extensive rail operations across North India from its headquarters in New Delhi.
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C.
Eastern Railway zone
The Eastern Railway zone is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered in Kolkata, that manages a major portion of rail operations in eastern India.
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D.
South Western Railway zone
South Western Railway zone is a major railway administrative division of Indian Railways responsible for managing and operating train services and infrastructure primarily across the state of Karnataka and parts of neighboring regions.
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E.
Southern Railway zone
The Southern Railway zone is one of the major zones of Indian Railways, overseeing extensive rail operations across southern India including key hubs like Tiruchirappalli.
- 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: North Eastern Railway zone Target entity description: The North Eastern Railway zone is a major administrative division of Indian Railways responsible for operating and managing rail services across parts of northern and eastern Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions.
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A.
South Eastern Railway zone
The South Eastern Railway zone is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered in Garden Reach, Kolkata, and serving parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha.
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B.
Northern Railway zone
The Northern Railway zone is one of the largest and oldest zones of Indian Railways, overseeing extensive rail operations across North India from its headquarters in New Delhi.
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C.
Eastern Railway zone
The Eastern Railway zone is one of the 19 railway zones of Indian Railways, headquartered in Kolkata, that manages a major portion of rail operations in eastern India.
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D.
South Western Railway zone
South Western Railway zone is a major railway administrative division of Indian Railways responsible for managing and operating train services and infrastructure primarily across the state of Karnataka and parts of neighboring regions.
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E.
Southern Railway zone
The Southern Railway zone is one of the major zones of Indian Railways, overseeing extensive rail operations across southern India including key hubs like Tiruchirappalli.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative division of Indian Railways
ⓘ
railway zone ⓘ |
| belongsToRailwayZoneGroup | Northern and Eastern railway zones of India ⓘ |
| borderingCountryConnectivity | Nepal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Assam Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oudh and Tirhut Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ portion of Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railway ⓘ |
| gaugeType | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | NER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDivision |
Izzatnagar railway division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lucknow NER railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMajorStation |
Ballia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barauni Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Basti NERFINISHED ⓘ Deoria Sadar NERFINISHED ⓘ Gonda Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Gorakhpur Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Izzatnagar NERFINISHED ⓘ Lucknow Junction NER NERFINISHED ⓘ Mau Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Siwan Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Varanasi City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasZonalTrainingInstitute | Zonal Railway Training Institute, Ghazipur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquarters | Gorakhpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1952 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
border areas with Bihar
ⓘ
border areas with Nepal ⓘ parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ parts of northern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| languageUsed |
English
ⓘ
Hindi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainFunction |
maintenance of railway infrastructure
ⓘ
operation of freight rail services ⓘ operation of passenger rail services ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Ministry of Railways, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetworkType |
long-distance rail network
ⓘ
suburban and regional rail network ⓘ |
| railwayCode | NER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyResponsibility | railway safety in its jurisdiction ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Uttar Pradesh
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eastern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ neighboring regions of Uttar Pradesh ⓘ northern Uttar Pradesh ⓘ |
| website | https://ner.indianrailways.gov.in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: North Eastern Railway zone Description of subject: The North Eastern Railway zone is a major administrative division of Indian Railways responsible for operating and managing rail services across parts of northern and eastern Uttar Pradesh and neighboring regions.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
served by North Eastern Railway zone