Venice–Milan railway
E503090
The Venice–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the historic city of Venice with the economic hub of Milan, serving as one of the country’s primary east–west transport corridors.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Milan–Venice railway | 2 |
| Venice–Milan railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5223770 — 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: Venice–Milan railway Context triple: [Venezia Santa Lucia railway station, isTerminusFor, Venice–Milan railway]
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A.
Turin–Milan railway
The Turin–Milan railway is a major Italian rail corridor connecting the cities of Turin and Milan, serving as a key route for both regional and high-speed passenger services in northern Italy.
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B.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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C.
Turin–Savona railway
The Turin–Savona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin in Piedmont with the port city of Savona on the Ligurian coast, serving both passenger and freight traffic across northwestern Italy.
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D.
Turin–Genoa railway
The Turin–Genoa railway is a major Italian rail line that connects the industrial city of Turin with the port city of Genoa, serving as a key north–south transport corridor across northwestern Italy.
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E.
Turin–Aosta railway
The Turin–Aosta railway is a key Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin with the Aosta Valley, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic through northwestern Italy.
- 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: Venice–Milan railway Target entity description: The Venice–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the historic city of Venice with the economic hub of Milan, serving as one of the country’s primary east–west transport corridors.
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A.
Turin–Milan railway
The Turin–Milan railway is a major Italian rail corridor connecting the cities of Turin and Milan, serving as a key route for both regional and high-speed passenger services in northern Italy.
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B.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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C.
Turin–Savona railway
The Turin–Savona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin in Piedmont with the port city of Savona on the Ligurian coast, serving both passenger and freight traffic across northwestern Italy.
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D.
Turin–Genoa railway
The Turin–Genoa railway is a major Italian rail line that connects the industrial city of Turin with the port city of Genoa, serving as a key north–south transport corridor across northwestern Italy.
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E.
Turin–Aosta railway
The Turin–Aosta railway is a key Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin with the Aosta Valley, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic through northwestern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Milan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRole | connects historic city of Venice with economic hub of Milan ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| electrification | 3 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDoubleTrack | yes ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Brescia railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milano Centrale railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Milano Lambrate railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Padova railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezia Mestre railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Verona Porta Nuova railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicenza railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | east–west transport corridor in northern Italy ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lombardy
ⓘ
Veneto ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| operator | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian railway network ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) core rail axes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brescia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Padua NERFINISHED ⓘ Verona NERFINISHED ⓘ Vicenza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | intercity connection between Venice and Milan ⓘ |
| regionServed | Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major Italian rail line ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| supportsService |
high-speed trains
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| terminus |
Milano Centrale railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Venezia Santa Lucia railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Italo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Trenitalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Trenord NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Venice–Milan railway Description of subject: The Venice–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the historic city of Venice with the economic hub of Milan, serving as one of the country’s primary east–west transport corridors.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Milan–Venice railway
this entity surface form:
Milan–Venice railway