Wengernalp Railway
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The Wengernalp Railway is a historic Swiss rack railway in the Bernese Oberland that climbs from the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys up to Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Wengernalp Railway canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4152233 — 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: Wengernalp Railway Context triple: [Grindelwald, hasRailwayConnection, Wengernalp Railway]
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A.
Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway is a historic cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that carries passengers from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat ridge, offering panoramic views of the Matterhorn and surrounding Alpine glaciers.
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B.
Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway is a Swiss mountain railway that connects the town of Interlaken with popular alpine destinations such as Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland region.
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C.
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a Swiss narrow-gauge railway company operating scenic mountain routes through the Alps, including connections to popular destinations like Zermatt and Andermatt.
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D.
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway is a Swiss narrow-gauge railway network in the canton of Graubünden, famed for its scenic Alpine routes and UNESCO World Heritage-listed lines.
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E.
Montenvers Railway
Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
- 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: Wengernalp Railway Target entity description: The Wengernalp Railway is a historic Swiss rack railway in the Bernese Oberland that climbs from the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys up to Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
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A.
Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway is a historic cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that carries passengers from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat ridge, offering panoramic views of the Matterhorn and surrounding Alpine glaciers.
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B.
Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway is a Swiss mountain railway that connects the town of Interlaken with popular alpine destinations such as Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland region.
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C.
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn is a Swiss narrow-gauge railway company operating scenic mountain routes through the Alps, including connections to popular destinations like Zermatt and Andermatt.
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D.
Rhaetian Railway
The Rhaetian Railway is a Swiss narrow-gauge railway network in the canton of Graubünden, famed for its scenic Alpine routes and UNESCO World Heritage-listed lines.
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E.
Montenvers Railway
Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss railway line
ⓘ
mountain railway ⓘ rack railway ⓘ |
| connectsAt |
Grindelwald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kleine Scheidegg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauterbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Berner Oberland Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jungfrau Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationDate | 1909 ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| GermanName | Wengernalpbahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Grindelwald station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kleine Scheidegg station NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauterbrunnen station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wengen station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway ⓘ |
| highestElevation | 2061 m ⓘ |
| highestPoint | Kleine Scheidegg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lineLength | 19.1 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | 25 % ⓘ |
| notableView | Eiger north face NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedSection |
Grindelwald–Kleine Scheidegg section
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lauterbrunnen–Wengen section NERFINISHED ⓘ Wengen–Kleine Scheidegg section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1893 ⓘ |
| operator | Wengernalpbahn AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Wengernalpbahn AG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
ski transport
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| propulsion | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Riggenbach rack system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsUnder |
Eiger
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jungfrau NERFINISHED ⓘ Mönch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | year-round ⓘ |
| servesSettlement |
Grindelwald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lauterbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ Wengen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startsFromValley |
Grindelwald Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lauterbrunnen Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Grindelwald
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kleine Scheidegg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lauterbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track with passing loops ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wengernalp Railway Description of subject: The Wengernalp Railway is a historic Swiss rack railway in the Bernese Oberland that climbs from the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys up to Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
Referenced by (4)
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