Albula Railway
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The Albula Railway is a renowned Swiss mountain railway line celebrated for its spectacular alpine scenery, spiral tunnels, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albula Railway canonical | 1 |
| Albula line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7875707 — 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: Albula Railway Context triple: [Rhaetian Railway, knownFor, Albula 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.
Furka Oberalp railway
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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C.
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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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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Bernina railway line
The Bernina railway line is a scenic Swiss mountain railway and UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its dramatic alpine landscapes and panoramic train journeys between Switzerland and 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: Albula Railway Target entity description: The Albula Railway is a renowned Swiss mountain railway line celebrated for its spectacular alpine scenery, spiral tunnels, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
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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.
Furka Oberalp railway
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Bernina railway line
The Bernina railway line is a scenic Swiss mountain railway and UNESCO World Heritage site renowned for its dramatic alpine landscapes and panoramic train journeys between Switzerland and Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway
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railway line ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | tourist trains ⓘ |
| builtBy | Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Bernina Railway at St. Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1898 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead ⓘ |
| endStation | St. Moritz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | notable example of early 20th-century mountain railway engineering ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasMuseum | Albula Railway Museum in Bergün NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Albula Tunnel
NERFINISHED
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Landwasser Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTunnelType | spiral tunnel ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Swiss cultural property of national significance ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering heritage
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spectacular alpine scenery ⓘ spiral tunnels ⓘ viaducts ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Switzerland
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Romansh-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Albula Alps
NERFINISHED
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Canton of Graubünden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | Albula Tunnel summit near Preda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | single track ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1903 ⓘ |
| operator | Rhaetian Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes
NERFINISHED
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Rhaetian Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bergün
NERFINISHED
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Filisur NERFINISHED ⓘ Preda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryTraffic | passenger ⓘ |
| railwayType | narrow-gauge railway ⓘ |
| region | Alps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem | narrow-gauge mountain railway safety standards ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Bernina Express (partial route connection)
NERFINISHED
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Glacier Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startStation | Thusis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | major tourist attraction in Switzerland ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1000 mm ⓘ |
| UNESCOInscriptionYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| UNESCOSiteType | cultural ⓘ |
| worldHeritageCriterion |
UNESCO criterion (ii)
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UNESCO criterion (iv) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albula Railway Description of subject: The Albula Railway is a renowned Swiss mountain railway line celebrated for its spectacular alpine scenery, spiral tunnels, and status as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Albula line