Oensingen–Balsthal railway line
E530950
The Oensingen–Balsthal railway line is a short standard-gauge branch line in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, connecting the town of Balsthal with the main rail network at Oensingen.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oensingen–Balsthal line | 1 |
| Oensingen–Balsthal railway line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5572004 — 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: Oensingen–Balsthal railway line Context triple: [Balsthal, railwayLine, Oensingen–Balsthal railway line]
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A.
Stuttgart–Horb railway
The Stuttgart–Horb railway is a German rail line in the state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Stuttgart with the town of Horb am Neckar and serves as an important regional and commuter route.
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B.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ulm–Memmingen railway
The Ulm–Memmingen railway is a regional rail line in southern Germany connecting the cities of Ulm and Memmingen as part of the country’s broader rail network.
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E.
Benrath line
The Benrath line is an isogloss in Germany that marks the traditional linguistic boundary between High German dialects affected by the High German consonant shift and the Low German dialects to the north.
- 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: Oensingen–Balsthal railway line Target entity description: The Oensingen–Balsthal railway line is a short standard-gauge branch line in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, connecting the town of Balsthal with the main rail network at Oensingen.
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A.
Stuttgart–Horb railway
The Stuttgart–Horb railway is a German rail line in the state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Stuttgart with the town of Horb am Neckar and serves as an important regional and commuter route.
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B.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
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C.
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.
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D.
Ulm–Memmingen railway
The Ulm–Memmingen railway is a regional rail line in southern Germany connecting the cities of Ulm and Memmingen as part of the country’s broader rail network.
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E.
Benrath line
The Benrath line is an isogloss in Germany that marks the traditional linguistic boundary between High German dialects affected by the High German consonant shift and the Low German dialects to the north.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Jura Foot railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss Federal Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification |
15 kV 16.7 Hz AC
ⓘ
overhead catenary ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasDepot | Balsthal depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Balsthal railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Niederbipp railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Oensingen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balsthal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oensingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Thal District NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Solothurn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1899 ⓘ |
| operator | Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | connection of Balsthal to Swiss mainline network ⓘ |
| regionServed | Thal valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStockOperator | Oensingen-Balsthal-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| terminus |
Balsthal railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oensingen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| usesSignallingSystem | Swiss railway signalling system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oensingen–Balsthal railway line Description of subject: The Oensingen–Balsthal railway line is a short standard-gauge branch line in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland, connecting the town of Balsthal with the main rail network at Oensingen.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oensingen–Balsthal line