Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
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The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line is a major German high-speed railway corridor connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt, significantly reducing travel times along the Rhine-Main region.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line canonical | 4 |
| Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9349310 — 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: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line Context triple: [Limburg an der Lahn, servedByRailwayLine, Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line]
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Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway
The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that connects northern and southern Germany, significantly reducing travel times between cities such as Hanover, Göttingen, Kassel, and Würzburg.
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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.
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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.
ICE line between Hamburg and Frankfurt
The ICE line between Hamburg and Frankfurt is a major German high-speed rail service linking the northern port city of Hamburg with the financial hub of Frankfurt, forming part of the core north–south Intercity-Express network.
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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.
- 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: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line Target entity description: The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line is a major German high-speed railway corridor connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt, significantly reducing travel times along the Rhine-Main region.
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A.
Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway
The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that connects northern and southern Germany, significantly reducing travel times between cities such as Hanover, Göttingen, Kassel, and Würzburg.
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B.
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.
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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.
ICE line between Hamburg and Frankfurt
The ICE line between Hamburg and Frankfurt is a major German high-speed rail service linking the northern port city of Hamburg with the financial hub of Frankfurt, forming part of the core north–south Intercity-Express network.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Köln–Rhein/Main high-speed railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToCorridor | Trans-European high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Cologne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1995 ⓘ |
| constructionType | new-build high-speed line ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | mixed passenger traffic with emphasis on long-distance services ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gradient | up to 4% maximum incline ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt Airport long-distance station NERFINISHED ⓘ Köln Messe/Deutz station NERFINISHED ⓘ Limburg Süd station NERFINISHED ⓘ Montabaur station NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegburg/Bonn station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Lahntalbrücke Limburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ransbach viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ Siegauentunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 177 km ⓘ |
| lineNumber | KBS 471 ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Germany ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
includes long viaducts and tunnels through the Westerwald
ⓘ
largely built for 300 km/h operations ⓘ one of the steepest high-speed lines in Europe ⓘ |
| opened | 2002 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | DB Netz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhineland-Palatinate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose | reduce travel time between Cologne and Frankfurt ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Rhine-Main region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine-Ruhr region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
ETCS (on some sections)
NERFINISHED
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LZB NERFINISHED ⓘ PZB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Cologne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| travelTimeReduction | reduces Cologne–Frankfurt journey to about one hour ⓘ |
| usedBy |
ICE 3
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
InterCityExpress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line Description of subject: The Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line is a major German high-speed railway corridor connecting the cities of Cologne and Frankfurt, significantly reducing travel times along the Rhine-Main region.
Referenced by (6)
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Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway
this entity surface form:
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed railway