Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway
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The Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Ionian coastal cities of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria with the regional hub of Reggio Calabria.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5989998 — 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: Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway Context triple: [Taranto, railwayConnection, Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway]
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Bari–Taranto railway
The Bari–Taranto railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Adriatic coastal city of Bari with the Ionian port city of Taranto, serving as an important regional transport corridor in Apulia.
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Naples–Salerno railway
The Naples–Salerno railway is one of Italy’s key mainline rail routes in Campania, linking the city of Naples with Salerno along the Tyrrhenian coast.
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Rome–Naples railway line
The Rome–Naples railway line is a major Italian rail corridor linking the capital Rome with the southern city of Naples, serving numerous intermediate towns and provinces along its route.
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Pontebbana railway line
The Pontebbana railway line is a major rail route in northeastern Italy that connects Udine to the Austrian border, serving as an important transalpine corridor through the Alps.
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Bologna–Ancona railway
The Bologna–Ancona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the inland city of Bologna with the Adriatic coastal city of Ancona, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
- 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: Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway Target entity description: The Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Ionian coastal cities of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria with the regional hub of Reggio Calabria.
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Bari–Taranto railway
The Bari–Taranto railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Adriatic coastal city of Bari with the Ionian port city of Taranto, serving as an important regional transport corridor in Apulia.
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B.
Naples–Salerno railway
The Naples–Salerno railway is one of Italy’s key mainline rail routes in Campania, linking the city of Naples with Salerno along the Tyrrhenian coast.
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C.
Rome–Naples railway line
The Rome–Naples railway line is a major Italian rail corridor linking the capital Rome with the southern city of Naples, serving numerous intermediate towns and provinces along its route.
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Pontebbana railway line
The Pontebbana railway line is a major rail route in northeastern Italy that connects Udine to the Austrian border, serving as an important transalpine corridor through the Alps.
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E.
Bologna–Ancona railway
The Bologna–Ancona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the inland city of Bologna with the Adriatic coastal city of Ancona, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in Italy
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railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Jonica railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Reggio Calabria
NERFINISHED
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Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
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Basilicata NERFINISHED ⓘ Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToRailway |
Bari–Taranto railway
NERFINISHED
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Battipaglia–Reggio di Calabria railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Lamezia Terme–Catanzaro Lido railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaponto–Potenza railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Sibari–Cosenza railway ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| electrification | partially electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Reggio Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsCoast | Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasMajorStation |
Catanzaro Lido railway station
NERFINISHED
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Crotone railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Locri railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Melito di Porto Salvo railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Metaponto railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Reggio di Calabria Centrale railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Roccella Jonica railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sibari railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Taranto railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | main Ionian coastal rail link in Southern Italy ⓘ |
| lineNumber | Jonica line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Southern Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Apulia
NERFINISHED
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Basilicata NERFINISHED ⓘ Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoast | Ionian coast of Italy ⓘ |
| operator | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerServiceOperator | Trenitalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | regional passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Mezzogiorno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | freight transport ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Ionian coast of Apulia
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Ionian coast of Basilicata ⓘ Ionian coast of Calabria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
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Subject: Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway Description of subject: The Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Ionian coastal cities of Apulia, Basilicata, and Calabria with the regional hub of Reggio Calabria.
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