ICE line between Hamburg and Munich
E788841
The ICE line between Hamburg and Munich is a major long-distance high-speed rail service in Germany that connects the northern port city with the Bavarian capital via key hubs such as Hanover and Würzburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| ICE line between Hamburg and Munich canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9276487 — 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: ICE line between Hamburg and Munich Context triple: [Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway, usedByService, ICE line between Hamburg and Munich]
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Berlin–Hamburg railway
The Berlin–Hamburg railway is a major high-speed rail corridor in Germany connecting the capital Berlin with the northern port city of Hamburg and serving as one of the country’s key intercity transport routes.
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Berlin–Leipzig rail corridor
The Berlin–Leipzig rail corridor is a major railway line in Germany that connects the capital Berlin with the city of Leipzig, serving as an important route for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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C.
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway
The Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that forms part of the key north–south corridor between Nuremberg and Munich.
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D.
Hamburg–Kiel railway
The Hamburg–Kiel railway is a major rail line in northern Germany that connects the port city of Hamburg with the state capital Kiel, serving as an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
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E.
Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
The Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway is a German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that enables fast passenger services between the cities of Munich and Nuremberg.
- 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: ICE line between Hamburg and Munich Target entity description: The ICE line between Hamburg and Munich is a major long-distance high-speed rail service in Germany that connects the northern port city with the Bavarian capital via key hubs such as Hanover and Würzburg.
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A.
Berlin–Hamburg railway
The Berlin–Hamburg railway is a major high-speed rail corridor in Germany connecting the capital Berlin with the northern port city of Hamburg and serving as one of the country’s key intercity transport routes.
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B.
Berlin–Leipzig rail corridor
The Berlin–Leipzig rail corridor is a major railway line in Germany that connects the capital Berlin with the city of Leipzig, serving as an important route for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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C.
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway
The Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that forms part of the key north–south corridor between Nuremberg and Munich.
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D.
Hamburg–Kiel railway
The Hamburg–Kiel railway is a major rail line in northern Germany that connects the port city of Hamburg with the state capital Kiel, serving as an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
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E.
Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
The Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway is a German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that enables fast passenger services between the cities of Munich and Nuremberg.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail service
ⓘ
long-distance passenger rail service ⓘ |
| approximateTravelTime | about 5 to 6 hours ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Hamburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsMajorHub |
Hanover
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Bavaria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Northern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endStation | München Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfServiceInformation |
English
ⓘ
German ⓘ |
| maximumSpeedClass | up to 250–300 km/h on high-speed sections ⓘ |
| network | German high-speed rail network ⓘ |
| onboardService |
Wi‑Fi
ⓘ
bistro or restaurant car ⓘ reservation system ⓘ |
| operatedBy | DB Fernverkehr NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Deutsche Bahn long-distance network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| serviceClass |
first class
ⓘ
second class ⓘ |
| serviceType | intercity high-speed ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hamburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startStation | Hamburg Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem |
DB long-distance fares
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Germany-wide rail passes accepted ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
ICE 1
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ICE 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ ICE 3 NERFINISHED ⓘ ICE 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesServiceBrand | Intercity-Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| via |
Fulda
NERFINISHED
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Göttingen NERFINISHED ⓘ Hanover NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuremberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Würzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: ICE line between Hamburg and Munich Description of subject: The ICE line between Hamburg and Munich is a major long-distance high-speed rail service in Germany that connects the northern port city with the Bavarian capital via key hubs such as Hanover and Würzburg.
Referenced by (1)
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