Furka Oberalp railway
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The Furka Oberalp railway is a historic Swiss narrow-gauge mountain railway renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery and steep, winding route through the central Swiss Alps.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke | 1 |
| Furka Oberalp line | 1 |
| Furka Oberalp railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6023067 — 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: Furka Oberalp railway Context triple: [Furka Pass, hasNearbyRailway, Furka Oberalp railway]
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A.
Wengernalp Railway
The Wengernalp Railway is a historic Swiss rack railway in the Bernese Oberland that climbs from the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys up to Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
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B.
Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway is a historic cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that carries passengers from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat ridge, offering panoramic views of the Matterhorn and surrounding Alpine glaciers.
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C.
Brienz Rothorn Railway
The Brienz Rothorn Railway is a historic Swiss steam-powered rack railway that climbs from the village of Brienz to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn, offering panoramic views of the surrounding Alps and Lake Brienz.
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D.
Stubai Valley Railway
The Stubai Valley Railway is a narrow-gauge electric railway in Tyrol, Austria, connecting the city of Innsbruck with the Stubai Valley and serving both local commuters and tourists.
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E.
Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway is a Swiss mountain railway that connects the town of Interlaken with popular alpine destinations such as Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland 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: Furka Oberalp railway Target entity description: The Furka Oberalp railway is a historic Swiss narrow-gauge mountain railway renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery and steep, winding route through the central Swiss Alps.
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A.
Wengernalp Railway
The Wengernalp Railway is a historic Swiss rack railway in the Bernese Oberland that climbs from the Lauterbrunnen and Grindelwald valleys up to Kleine Scheidegg beneath the Eiger, Mönch, and Jungfrau.
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B.
Gornergrat Railway
The Gornergrat Railway is a historic cogwheel mountain railway in Switzerland that carries passengers from Zermatt up to the Gornergrat ridge, offering panoramic views of the Matterhorn and surrounding Alpine glaciers.
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C.
Brienz Rothorn Railway
The Brienz Rothorn Railway is a historic Swiss steam-powered rack railway that climbs from the village of Brienz to the summit of the Brienzer Rothorn, offering panoramic views of the surrounding Alps and Lake Brienz.
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D.
Stubai Valley Railway
The Stubai Valley Railway is a narrow-gauge electric railway in Tyrol, Austria, connecting the city of Innsbruck with the Stubai Valley and serving both local commuters and tourists.
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E.
Bernese Oberland Railway
The Bernese Oberland Railway is a Swiss mountain railway that connects the town of Interlaken with popular alpine destinations such as Grindelwald and Lauterbrunnen in the Bernese Oberland region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway
ⓘ
narrow-gauge railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Andermatt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brig NERFINISHED ⓘ Disentis/Mustér NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesPass |
Furka Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oberalp Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formerOperator | Furka Oberalp Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| FurkaBaseTunnelOpened | 1982 ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasRackSectionGradient | up to about 110 ‰ ⓘ |
| hasTunnel | Furka Base Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageSuccessorOnOldRoute | Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| highestPointElevation | 2033 m ⓘ |
| highestPointLocation | Oberalp Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importantHub | Andermatt railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integratedInto | Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| integrationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| knownFor |
alpine scenery
ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ winding route ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
Romansh-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| offersService |
car shuttle trains through Furka Base Tunnel
ⓘ
regional passenger trains ⓘ tourist trains ⓘ |
| opened | 1914 ⓘ |
| originalCompanyAbbreviation | FO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Glacier Express route
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Abt system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedByBaseTunnelOnSection | Furka summit line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
avalanche galleries
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snow sheds ⓘ |
| seasonalConstraints | heavy winter snow ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brig railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Disentis/Mustér railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major attraction in central Swiss Alps ⓘ |
| uses | rack railway sections ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Furka Oberalp railway Description of subject: The Furka Oberalp railway is a historic Swiss narrow-gauge mountain railway renowned for its spectacular alpine scenery and steep, winding route through the central Swiss Alps.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
this entity surface form:
Furka Oberalp line