Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway
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The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line connecting central Germany with the national and European high-speed network, significantly reducing travel times between Erfurt, Leipzig, and Halle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11399186 — 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: Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway Context triple: [German railway network, highSpeedLines, Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway]
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
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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E.
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway
The Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that forms a key part of the country’s Intercity-Express (ICE) network, significantly reducing travel times between southwestern Germany and other regions.
- 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: Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway Target entity description: The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line connecting central Germany with the national and European high-speed network, significantly reducing travel times between Erfurt, Leipzig, and Halle.
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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.
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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C.
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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D.
Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed rail line
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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E.
Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway
The Mannheim–Stuttgart high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that forms a key part of the country’s Intercity-Express (ICE) network, significantly reducing travel times between southwestern Germany and other regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | freight traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Erfurt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halle (Saale) NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Halle–Berlin railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig–Dresden railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuremberg–Erfurt high-speed railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger traffic ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leipzig Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsSectionOf |
Berlin–Munich high-speed corridor
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
German Unity Transport Project No. 8 NERFINISHED ⓘ Nuremberg–Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle–Berlin axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
grade-separated junctions
ⓘ
high-speed junctions near Gröbers ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Erfurt Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Halle (Saale) Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ Leipzig/Halle Airport station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | German ⓘ |
| lineType | double-track railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn | central Germany ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015-12-13 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| ownedBy | DB Netz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
German high-speed rail network
ⓘ
Trans-European high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear | Leipzig/Halle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve north–south rail connections in Germany
ⓘ
integrate central Germany into European high-speed network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Saxony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saxony-Anhalt NERFINISHED ⓘ Thuringia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
ETCS
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LZB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantlyReducesTravelTimeBetween |
Erfurt and Halle (Saale)
ⓘ
Erfurt and Leipzig ⓘ |
| startPoint | Erfurt Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Intercity-Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway Description of subject: The Erfurt–Leipzig/Halle high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line connecting central Germany with the national and European high-speed network, significantly reducing travel times between Erfurt, Leipzig, and Halle.
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