Lake Zürich left-bank railway line
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The Lake Zürich left-bank railway line is a major Swiss rail route running along the western shore of Lake Zürich, connecting Zürich with towns such as Thalwil, Wädenswil, and Richterswil.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lake Zürich left-bank railway line canonical | 3 |
| Lake Zurich left-bank railway line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8557193 — 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: Lake Zürich left-bank railway line Context triple: [Richterswil, locatedOnRailwayLine, Lake Zürich left-bank railway line]
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A.
Zurich–Baden railway line
The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
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B.
Olten–Zurich railway line
The Olten–Zurich railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the important transport hub of Olten with the city of Zurich and forming part of the country’s primary east–west route.
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C.
Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line
The Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the city of Zurich with Schaffhausen along the Rhine, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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D.
Basel–Zofingen railway line
The Basel–Zofingen railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the north of the country that connects the city of Basel with the town of Zofingen and forms part of the early core network of Switzerland’s railway system.
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E.
Zurich–Winterthur railway line
The Zurich–Winterthur railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, serving as a key route for both regional and long-distance passenger 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: Lake Zürich left-bank railway line Target entity description: The Lake Zürich left-bank railway line is a major Swiss rail route running along the western shore of Lake Zürich, connecting Zürich with towns such as Thalwil, Wädenswil, and Richterswil.
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A.
Zurich–Baden railway line
The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
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B.
Olten–Zurich railway line
The Olten–Zurich railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the important transport hub of Olten with the city of Zurich and forming part of the country’s primary east–west route.
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C.
Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line
The Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the city of Zurich with Schaffhausen along the Rhine, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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D.
Basel–Zofingen railway line
The Basel–Zofingen railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the north of the country that connects the city of Basel with the town of Zofingen and forms part of the early core network of Switzerland’s railway system.
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E.
Zurich–Winterthur railway line
The Zurich–Winterthur railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, serving as a key route for both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway in Switzerland
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railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Richterswil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thalwil NERFINISHED ⓘ Wädenswil NERFINISHED ⓘ Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line electrification ⓘ |
| followsShoreOf | Lake Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Richterswil railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thalwil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wädenswil railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | canton of Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Swiss Federal Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Richterswil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thalwil NERFINISHED ⓘ Wädenswil NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runsAlong | western shore of Lake Zürich ⓘ |
| servesCity | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRegion | Lake Zürich region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus | Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-distance rail services
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passenger rail transport ⓘ regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Zürich left-bank railway line Description of subject: The Lake Zürich left-bank railway line is a major Swiss rail route running along the western shore of Lake Zürich, connecting Zürich with towns such as Thalwil, Wädenswil, and Richterswil.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Zurich left-bank railway line
subject surface form:
Rüschlikon