Lumding–Silchar section
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The Lumding–Silchar section is a key broad-gauge railway line in Assam, India, connecting the Barak Valley region with the rest of the Indian Railways network through challenging hilly terrain.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lumding–Silchar railway line | 2 |
| Lumding–Silchar line | 1 |
| Lumding–Silchar section canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7017589 — 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: Lumding–Silchar section Context triple: [Silchar railway station, hasLine, Lumding–Silchar section]
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A.
Tinsukia–Ledo section
The Tinsukia–Ledo section is a railway line in Assam, India, connecting the town of Tinsukia with the coal-rich Ledo area and serving as an important regional transport corridor in northeastern India.
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B.
Barddhaman–Sainthia section
The Barddhaman–Sainthia section is a railway line in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Barddhaman with Sainthia, serving several important towns and junctions along the route.
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C.
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
The Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line is a railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kharagpur with Adra via Bankura, serving as an important regional link for passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Patna–Mughalsarai section
The Patna–Mughalsarai section is a key railway corridor in eastern India that connects the city of Patna with Mughalsarai (now Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction), forming part of the busy Howrah–Delhi main line.
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E.
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
- 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: Lumding–Silchar section Target entity description: The Lumding–Silchar section is a key broad-gauge railway line in Assam, India, connecting the Barak Valley region with the rest of the Indian Railways network through challenging hilly terrain.
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A.
Tinsukia–Ledo section
The Tinsukia–Ledo section is a railway line in Assam, India, connecting the town of Tinsukia with the coal-rich Ledo area and serving as an important regional transport corridor in northeastern India.
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B.
Barddhaman–Sainthia section
The Barddhaman–Sainthia section is a railway line in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Barddhaman with Sainthia, serving several important towns and junctions along the route.
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C.
Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line
The Kharagpur–Bankura–Adra line is a railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kharagpur with Adra via Bankura, serving as an important regional link for passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Patna–Mughalsarai section
The Patna–Mughalsarai section is a key railway corridor in eastern India that connects the city of Patna with Mughalsarai (now Pt. Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Junction), forming part of the busy Howrah–Delhi main line.
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E.
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToDivision | Lumding railway division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in Northeast India
ⓘ
Railway lines in Assam ⓘ |
| connects |
Lumding
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Silchar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Barak Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | non-electrified ⓘ |
| endStation | Silchar railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| importance |
connects Barak Valley with rest of India
ⓘ
key rail link for Barak Valley ⓘ |
| knownFor |
challenging curves and gradients
ⓘ
landslide-prone stretches ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Assam ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northeast Frontier Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian Railways network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rail transport in Assam ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Badarpur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haflong NERFINISHED ⓘ Lumding NERFINISHED ⓘ Silchar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| railwayZone | Northeast Frontier Railway zone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Barak Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dima Hasao district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startStation | Lumding Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Assam ⓘ |
| terrainType | hilly terrain ⓘ |
| trackType | single line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lumding–Silchar section Description of subject: The Lumding–Silchar section is a key broad-gauge railway line in Assam, India, connecting the Barak Valley region with the rest of the Indian Railways network through challenging hilly terrain.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lumding–Silchar railway line
subject surface form:
Dima Hasao district
this entity surface form:
Lumding–Silchar line
this entity surface form:
Lumding–Silchar railway line