Taihang Tunnel
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The Taihang Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in northern China that carries high-speed trains through the Taihang Mountains between Hebei and Shanxi provinces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Taihang Tunnel canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12878007 — 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: Taihang Tunnel Context triple: [Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway, hasStructure, Taihang Tunnel]
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A.
Chee Tor Tunnel
Chee Tor Tunnel is a former railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England, now part of the Monsal Trail walking and cycling route through the Peak District.
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B.
Salang Tunnel
The Salang Tunnel is a strategic highway tunnel in Afghanistan that passes through the Hindu Kush mountains, providing a vital north–south transport link between Kabul and the northern provinces.
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C.
Supai Tunnel
Supai Tunnel is a man-made passageway carved into the canyon wall along the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, serving as a notable landmark and turnaround point for many hikers.
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D.
Kanmon Tunnel
The Kanmon Tunnel is an undersea railway and road tunnel in Japan that links the islands of Honshu and Kyushu beneath the Kanmon Straits.
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E.
Sicao Green Tunnel
Sicao Green Tunnel is a scenic mangrove-lined waterway in Tainan, Taiwan, famous for its lush arching trees that form a natural “green tunnel” navigated by small boats.
- 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: Taihang Tunnel Target entity description: The Taihang Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in northern China that carries high-speed trains through the Taihang Mountains between Hebei and Shanxi provinces.
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A.
Chee Tor Tunnel
Chee Tor Tunnel is a former railway tunnel in Derbyshire, England, now part of the Monsal Trail walking and cycling route through the Peak District.
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B.
Salang Tunnel
The Salang Tunnel is a strategic highway tunnel in Afghanistan that passes through the Hindu Kush mountains, providing a vital north–south transport link between Kabul and the northern provinces.
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C.
Supai Tunnel
Supai Tunnel is a man-made passageway carved into the canyon wall along the North Kaibab Trail in Grand Canyon National Park, serving as a notable landmark and turnaround point for many hikers.
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D.
Kanmon Tunnel
The Kanmon Tunnel is an undersea railway and road tunnel in Japan that links the islands of Honshu and Kyushu beneath the Kanmon Straits.
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E.
Sicao Green Tunnel
Sicao Green Tunnel is a scenic mangrove-lined waterway in Tainan, Taiwan, famous for its lush arching trees that form a natural “green tunnel” navigated by small boats.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsProvince |
Hebei
ⓘ
Shanxi ⓘ
linked to:
Shanxi Province
|
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2005-06-11 ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| crossesAdministrativeBoundary | Hebei–Shanxi border ⓘ |
| designedFor | passenger traffic ⓘ |
| designedForSpeed | 250 km/h ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | twin-bore tunnel ⓘ |
| isDoubleTrack | yes ⓘ |
| length |
27.984 km
ⓘ
27984 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hebei
ⓘ
Shanxi ⓘ
linked to:
Shanxi Province
Taihang Mountains ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern China ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2007-12-22 ⓘ |
| operator |
China Railway
ⓘ
China Railway Shijiazhuang Group ⓘ China Railway Taiyuan Group ⓘ |
| partOf |
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
|
| partOfNetwork |
China high-speed rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
China High-Speed Rail Network
|
| passesUnder |
Taihang mountain range
ⓘ
linked to:
Taihang Mountains
|
| railwayLine |
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan high-speed railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan High-Speed Railway
|
| significance |
key tunnel on Shijiazhuang–Taiyuan passenger-dedicated line
ⓘ
major rail link between Hebei and Shanxi ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terrainType | mountainous ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usedBy | high-speed trains ⓘ |
| usedFor | high-speed rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Taihang Tunnel Description of subject: The Taihang Tunnel is a major railway tunnel in northern China that carries high-speed trains through the Taihang Mountains between Hebei and Shanxi provinces.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.