Zentralbahn
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Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that operates scenic regional and intercity train services through central Switzerland, including routes over the Brünig Pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zentralbahn canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4295791 — 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: Zentralbahn Context triple: [Brünig Pass, hasRailOperator, Zentralbahn]
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A.
Schweizerische Nordostbahn
Schweizerische Nordostbahn was a major 19th-century Swiss private railway company that operated in northeastern Switzerland before being nationalized into the Swiss Federal Railways.
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B.
Rhine Railway
The Rhine Railway is a major railway line in Western Europe that connects key cities along the Rhine corridor, facilitating both international passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Nord-Süd-Bahn
Nord-Süd-Bahn was the original name of Berlin’s present-day U6 U-Bahn line, a major north–south underground route through the city.
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D.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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E.
Ulm–Aalen railway
The Ulm–Aalen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the cities of Ulm and Aalen as part of the country’s conventional rail network.
- 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: Zentralbahn Target entity description: Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that operates scenic regional and intercity train services through central Switzerland, including routes over the Brünig Pass.
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A.
Schweizerische Nordostbahn
Schweizerische Nordostbahn was a major 19th-century Swiss private railway company that operated in northeastern Switzerland before being nationalized into the Swiss Federal Railways.
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B.
Rhine Railway
The Rhine Railway is a major railway line in Western Europe that connects key cities along the Rhine corridor, facilitating both international passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Nord-Süd-Bahn
Nord-Süd-Bahn was the original name of Berlin’s present-day U6 U-Bahn line, a major north–south underground route through the city.
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D.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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E.
Ulm–Aalen railway
The Ulm–Aalen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the cities of Ulm and Aalen as part of the country’s conventional rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
public transport operator
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railway company ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formedByMergerOf |
Brünig line of Swiss Federal Railways
NERFINISHED
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Luzern–Stans–Engelberg-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Stansstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 2005 ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | central railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersServiceType |
intercity rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ tourist scenic trains ⓘ |
| operatesInCanton |
Canton of Bern
NERFINISHED
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Canton of Lucerne NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Nidwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesInRegion | Central Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesRollingStockType |
Stadler ADLER multiple unit
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Stadler FINK multiple unit NERFINISHED ⓘ Stadler SPATZ multiple unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatesService |
InterRegio Luzern–Interlaken Ost
NERFINISHED
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Luzern–Engelberg Express NERFINISHED ⓘ S-Bahn Luzern services ⓘ |
| ownsRailwayLine |
Brünig line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Luzern–Stans–Engelberg line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetworkPartOf | Swiss metre-gauge network ⓘ |
| routePassesOver | Brünig Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesStation |
Engelberg railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hergiswil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Interlaken Ost railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Luzern railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Meiringen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sarnen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Stans railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTouristDestination |
Brienz
NERFINISHED
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Engelberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Interlaken NERFINISHED ⓘ Mount Titlis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTouristRegion |
Bernese Oberland
NERFINISHED
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Lake Lucerne region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shareholder |
Canton of Lucerne
NERFINISHED
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Canton of Nidwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ Canton of Obwalden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| usesRackRailSections | yes ⓘ |
| website | https://www.zentralbahn.ch ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zentralbahn Description of subject: Zentralbahn is a Swiss railway company that operates scenic regional and intercity train services through central Switzerland, including routes over the Brünig Pass.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.