Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway
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The Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway is a major rail route in the Netherlands connecting Amsterdam with the city of Alkmaar and serving several intermediate towns in North Holland.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5123683 — 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: Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway Context triple: [Uitgeest, railwayLine, Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway]
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A.
Amsterdam–Amersfoort railway
The Amsterdam–Amersfoort railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the city of Amersfoort and serving several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
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B.
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the eastern city of Arnhem and forming part of the international route toward Germany.
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C.
Amsterdam–Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
The Amsterdam–Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands connecting Amsterdam with the Zaan region and the historic port town of Enkhuizen.
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D.
Haarlem–Leiden railway
The Haarlem–Leiden railway is a historic rail line in the Netherlands that connects the cities of Haarlem and Leiden and serves several intermediate towns in the province of North Holland.
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E.
Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
The Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway is one of the Netherlands’ oldest and most important mainline rail routes, connecting major cities in the Randstad region.
- 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: Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway Target entity description: The Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway is a major rail route in the Netherlands connecting Amsterdam with the city of Alkmaar and serving several intermediate towns in North Holland.
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A.
Amsterdam–Amersfoort railway
The Amsterdam–Amersfoort railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the city of Amersfoort and serving several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
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B.
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the eastern city of Arnhem and forming part of the international route toward Germany.
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C.
Amsterdam–Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway
The Amsterdam–Zaandam–Enkhuizen railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands connecting Amsterdam with the Zaan region and the historic port town of Enkhuizen.
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D.
Haarlem–Leiden railway
The Haarlem–Leiden railway is a historic rail line in the Netherlands that connects the cities of Haarlem and Leiden and serves several intermediate towns in the province of North Holland.
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E.
Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
The Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway is one of the Netherlands’ oldest and most important mainline rail routes, connecting major cities in the Randstad region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Alkmaar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Amsterdam railway node at Amsterdam Centraal
ⓘ
Den Helder railway at Alkmaar ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | 1.5 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity trains
ⓘ
sprinter trains ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Alkmaar station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amsterdam Centraal NERFINISHED ⓘ Castricum station NERFINISHED ⓘ Heiloo station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaandam station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major rail route in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | ProRail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| lineType | main line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
North Holland
ⓘ
Western Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRoute | Amsterdam–Den Helder railway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Zaan region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
coastal area of North Holland ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North Holland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Castricum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Heiloo NERFINISHED ⓘ Koog aan de Zaan NERFINISHED ⓘ Krommenie-Assendelft NERFINISHED ⓘ Overveen NERFINISHED ⓘ Uitgeest NERFINISHED ⓘ Wormerveer NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaandam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Alkmaar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway Description of subject: The Amsterdam–Alkmaar railway is a major rail route in the Netherlands connecting Amsterdam with the city of Alkmaar and serving several intermediate towns in North Holland.
Referenced by (1)
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