Eigergletscher railway station
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Eigergletscher railway station is a high-altitude stop on the Jungfrau Railway in the Swiss Alps, serving as a gateway for climbers and tourists near the Eiger mountain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eigergletscher railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12902701 — 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: Eigergletscher railway station Context triple: [Eiger, hasNearbyRailwayStation, Eigergletscher railway station]
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A.
Gletsch railway station
Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
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B.
Jungfraujoch railway station
Jungfraujoch railway station is a high-altitude Swiss train station in the Bernese Alps, serving as the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and a gateway to the “Top of Europe” tourist area.
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C.
Kleine Scheidegg railway station
Kleine Scheidegg railway station is a high-altitude Swiss mountain station in the Bernese Oberland that serves as a key junction for cogwheel railways heading toward the Jungfraujoch and surrounding alpine resorts.
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D.
Wengen railway station
Wengen railway station is the main mountain railway stop serving the car-free resort village of Wengen in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, providing access to the Jungfrau region.
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E.
Kandersteg railway station
Kandersteg railway station is a Swiss Alpine rail stop on the Lötschberg line, serving the village of Kandersteg in the canton of Bern.
- 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: Eigergletscher railway station Target entity description: Eigergletscher railway station is a high-altitude stop on the Jungfrau Railway in the Swiss Alps, serving as a gateway for climbers and tourists near the Eiger mountain.
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A.
Gletsch railway station
Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
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B.
Jungfraujoch railway station
Jungfraujoch railway station is a high-altitude Swiss train station in the Bernese Alps, serving as the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and a gateway to the “Top of Europe” tourist area.
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C.
Kleine Scheidegg railway station
Kleine Scheidegg railway station is a high-altitude Swiss mountain station in the Bernese Oberland that serves as a key junction for cogwheel railways heading toward the Jungfraujoch and surrounding alpine resorts.
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D.
Wengen railway station
Wengen railway station is the main mountain railway stop serving the car-free resort village of Wengen in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, providing access to the Jungfrau region.
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E.
Kandersteg railway station
Kandersteg railway station is a Swiss Alpine rail stop on the Lötschberg line, serving the village of Kandersteg in the canton of Bern.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessibleFrom | Kleine Scheidegg railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | alpine climate ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electric rack railway ⓘ |
| elevation |
about 2320 metres above sea level
ⓘ
approximately 7612 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | station building ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
boarding point for Jungfraujoch trains
ⓘ
passing loop ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| hasTrackConfiguration | multiple tracks ⓘ |
| hasViewOf |
Eiger north face
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jungfrau region peaks ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Bern NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMunicipality | Lauterbrunnen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTourismRegion | Jungfrau region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Jungfrau Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnMountain | Eiger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaningOfName | Eiger Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Eiger Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Eiger Glacier
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kleine Scheidegg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | early 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Jungfraubahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Jungfrau Railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLineSection | Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch section of the Jungfrau Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionOnLine |
intermediate station
ⓘ
last open-air station before Jungfraujoch ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
mountaineering access
ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
climbing routes on the Eiger
ⓘ
hiking trails in the Jungfrau region ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| region | Bernese Oberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyRole | evacuation point for Jungfrau Railway ⓘ |
| serves |
Eiger
NERFINISHED
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Kleine Scheidegg–Jungfraujoch route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectTo | snow and ice conditions ⓘ |
| terminusFor | some seasonal services ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
climbers
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hikers ⓘ sightseeing tourists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eigergletscher railway station Description of subject: Eigergletscher railway station is a high-altitude stop on the Jungfrau Railway in the Swiss Alps, serving as a gateway for climbers and tourists near the Eiger mountain.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eiger