Main-Weser Railway
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The Main-Weser Railway is a major German rail line connecting Frankfurt am Main with Kassel, serving numerous cities in the Hesse region.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main-Weser Railway canonical | 2 |
| Main-Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt am Main | 1 |
| Main–Weser Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9834130 — 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: Main-Weser Railway Context triple: [Marburg (Lahn) station, railwayLine, Main-Weser Railway]
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A.
Hamburg–Westerland railway
The Hamburg–Westerland railway is a major rail line in northern Germany connecting the city of Hamburg with the North Sea island of Sylt via Westerland, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
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B.
Bremen–Hanover railway
The Bremen–Hanover railway is a major German rail line connecting the cities of Bremen and Hanover, serving as an important route for both passenger and freight traffic in northern Germany.
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C.
Main-Lahn Railway
The Main-Lahn Railway is a German rail line in the state of Hesse that connects the Frankfurt am Main area with the Lahn Valley, serving numerous commuter and regional routes.
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D.
Wetzlarer Bahn
Wetzlarer Bahn is a German railway line historically connecting the Frankfurt/Wetzlar region with Berlin and serving various regional and S-Bahn routes along its corridor.
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E.
Rhine Railway
The Rhine Railway is a major railway line in Western Europe that connects key cities along the Rhine corridor, facilitating both international passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Main-Weser Railway Target entity description: The Main-Weser Railway is a major German rail line connecting Frankfurt am Main with Kassel, serving numerous cities in the Hesse region.
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A.
Hamburg–Westerland railway
The Hamburg–Westerland railway is a major rail line in northern Germany connecting the city of Hamburg with the North Sea island of Sylt via Westerland, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
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B.
Bremen–Hanover railway
The Bremen–Hanover railway is a major German rail line connecting the cities of Bremen and Hanover, serving as an important route for both passenger and freight traffic in northern Germany.
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C.
Main-Lahn Railway
The Main-Lahn Railway is a German rail line in the state of Hesse that connects the Frankfurt am Main area with the Lahn Valley, serving numerous commuter and regional routes.
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D.
Wetzlarer Bahn
Wetzlarer Bahn is a German railway line historically connecting the Frankfurt/Wetzlar region with Berlin and serving various regional and S-Bahn routes along its corridor.
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E.
Rhine Railway
The Rhine Railway is a major railway line in Western Europe that connects key cities along the Rhine corridor, facilitating both international passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Frankfurt am Main
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Friedberg (Hesse) NERFINISHED ⓘ Gießen NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ Marburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Treysa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Frankfurt (Main) Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Frankfurt West station NERFINISHED ⓘ Friedberg (Hess) station NERFINISHED ⓘ Gießen station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kassel Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ Marburg (Lahn) station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Electorate of Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand Duchy of Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| links |
central Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northern Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ southern Hesse ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Frankfurt am Main
ⓘ
Hesse ⓘ Kassel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Main River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Weser River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | DB Netz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Deutsche Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Central Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ Rhine-Main region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwayLineNumber | 3900 (DB internal line number) ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hesse
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rhine-Main metropolitan region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | freight transport ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | German railway signalling ⓘ |
| startPoint | Frankfurt am Main NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track on most sections ⓘ |
| usedBy |
DB Regio
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ regional passenger trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Main-Weser Railway Description of subject: The Main-Weser Railway is a major German rail line connecting Frankfurt am Main with Kassel, serving numerous cities in the Hesse region.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Main-Weser Railway between Kassel and Frankfurt am Main
this entity surface form:
Main–Weser Railway