Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
E493549
The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line canonical | 2 |
| Farakka–Malda section of Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5113580 — 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: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Context triple: [Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station, railwayLine, Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line]
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A.
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
The Howrah–Bardhaman main line is a major suburban and long-distance railway corridor in West Bengal, India, connecting Howrah (Kolkata) with Bardhaman and serving numerous important towns along the route.
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B.
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
The Sealdah–Ranaghat line is a major suburban railway corridor in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, connecting Sealdah station with Ranaghat and serving numerous densely populated towns along the route.
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C.
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a major Indian Railways trunk route connecting Kolkata (Howrah) in the east with Mumbai in the west via Nagpur, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic across central India.
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D.
Delhi–Jammu Tawi line
The Delhi–Jammu Tawi line is a key Indian Railways route connecting the national capital Delhi with the city of Jammu, serving as a major passenger and strategic corridor in North India.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- 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: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Target entity description: The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
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A.
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
The Howrah–Bardhaman main line is a major suburban and long-distance railway corridor in West Bengal, India, connecting Howrah (Kolkata) with Bardhaman and serving numerous important towns along the route.
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B.
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
The Sealdah–Ranaghat line is a major suburban railway corridor in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, connecting Sealdah station with Ranaghat and serving numerous densely populated towns along the route.
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C.
Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line
The Howrah–Nagpur–Mumbai line is a major Indian Railways trunk route connecting Kolkata (Howrah) in the east with Mumbai in the west via Nagpur, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic across central India.
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D.
Delhi–Jammu Tawi line
The Delhi–Jammu Tawi line is a key Indian Railways route connecting the national capital Delhi with the city of Jammu, serving as a major passenger and strategic corridor in North India.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Kolkata
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Siliguri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
northern Bengal
ⓘ
southern Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Darjeeling region via New Jalpaiguri
ⓘ
Sikkim region via New Jalpaiguri ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | New Jalpaiguri Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasTerminalStation |
Howrah Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Jalpaiguri Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
key corridor between Kolkata and North Bengal
ⓘ
main access route to Northeast India from Kolkata ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Bengal ⓘ |
| majorJunctionOnRoute |
Barddhaman Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolpur Shantiniketan NERFINISHED ⓘ Kishanganj NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda Town NERFINISHED ⓘ New Farakka Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Rampurhat Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Howrah–New Jalpaiguri–Guwahati route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Birbhum district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Darjeeling district NERFINISHED ⓘ Hooghly district NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda district NERFINISHED ⓘ Murshidabad district NERFINISHED ⓘ Purba Bardhaman district NERFINISHED ⓘ Uttar Dinajpur district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayDivision |
Howrah railway division
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Katihar railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ Malda railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Eastern India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Howrah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kolkata metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ Siliguri metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesState | West Bengal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Howrah Junction
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Howrah railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double line ⓘ |
| usedFor |
express trains
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freight trains ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
| zone |
Eastern Railway zone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northeast Frontier Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line Description of subject: The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
Referenced by (3)
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