Triple
T6974958
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Tanzania–Zambia Railway |
E161693
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
TAZARA Railway Authority
TAZARA Railway Authority is the binational organization responsible for managing and operating the Tanzania–Zambia Railway, a key transport link between the two countries.
|
E161693
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: TAZARA Railway Authority | Statement: [Tanzania–Zambia Railway, operator, TAZARA Railway Authority]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TAZARA Railway Authority Context triple: [Tanzania–Zambia Railway, operator, TAZARA Railway Authority]
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A.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.
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C.
National Railways of Zimbabwe
National Railways of Zimbabwe is the state-owned railway company responsible for operating the majority of Zimbabwe’s rail transport infrastructure and services.
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D.
Tabora–Mpanda railway
The Tabora–Mpanda railway is a regional rail line in western Tanzania that connects the town of Tabora with Mpanda, supporting transport and economic activity across the area.
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E.
Tabora–Kigoma railway
The Tabora–Kigoma railway is a key western Tanzanian rail line connecting the inland rail hub of Tabora to the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: TAZARA Railway Authority Triple: [Tanzania–Zambia Railway, operator, TAZARA Railway Authority]
Generated description
TAZARA Railway Authority is the binational organization responsible for managing and operating the Tanzania–Zambia Railway, a key transport link between the two countries.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TAZARA Railway Authority Target entity description: TAZARA Railway Authority is the binational organization responsible for managing and operating the Tanzania–Zambia Railway, a key transport link between the two countries.
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A.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
chosen
The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.
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C.
National Railways of Zimbabwe
National Railways of Zimbabwe is the state-owned railway company responsible for operating the majority of Zimbabwe’s rail transport infrastructure and services.
-
D.
Tabora–Mpanda railway
The Tabora–Mpanda railway is a regional rail line in western Tanzania that connects the town of Tabora with Mpanda, supporting transport and economic activity across the area.
-
E.
Tabora–Kigoma railway
The Tabora–Kigoma railway is a key western Tanzanian rail line connecting the inland rail hub of Tabora to the port town of Kigoma on Lake Tanganyika, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68854a0d88190bc0bf82263f1afce |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6db3bda908190a10a91dc8d043ef1 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c761a6bbdc81908c96871f151db279 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c7639074f48190bc095f18fc35c08b |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:13 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c76435fd2c819099143ea12f21d095 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:16 a.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:31 p.m.