North–South connection
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The North–South connection is a major railway corridor running through central Brussels that links the city’s northern and southern stations and serves as a key backbone of Belgium’s rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North–South connection canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13218484 — 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: North–South connection Context triple: [Bruxelles-Central / Brussel-Centraal railway station, railwayLine, North–South connection]
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A.
North–South and East–West Corridor
The North–South and East–West Corridor is a major Indian highway development project that connects the country’s extremities through long-distance north–south and east–west routes to improve national connectivity and economic integration.
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B.
Maritime Link
Maritime Link is a high-voltage subsea and overhead transmission project that connects the island of Newfoundland’s electricity grid to Nova Scotia and the broader North American power system.
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C.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a principal metro line of the Lucknow Metro system in Uttar Pradesh, India, running along a north–south axis through the city.
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D.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a major regional transport and trade route in Southern Africa that links landlocked countries to key seaports through an integrated network of roads and railways.
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E.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a major metro line of the Ahmedabad Metro system that runs along the city’s north–south axis, connecting key residential and commercial areas.
- 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: North–South connection Target entity description: The North–South connection is a major railway corridor running through central Brussels that links the city’s northern and southern stations and serves as a key backbone of Belgium’s rail network.
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A.
North–South and East–West Corridor
The North–South and East–West Corridor is a major Indian highway development project that connects the country’s extremities through long-distance north–south and east–west routes to improve national connectivity and economic integration.
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B.
Maritime Link
Maritime Link is a high-voltage subsea and overhead transmission project that connects the island of Newfoundland’s electricity grid to Nova Scotia and the broader North American power system.
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C.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a principal metro line of the Lucknow Metro system in Uttar Pradesh, India, running along a north–south axis through the city.
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D.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a major regional transport and trade route in Southern Africa that links landlocked countries to key seaports through an integrated network of roads and railways.
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E.
North–South Corridor
The North–South Corridor is a major metro line of the Ahmedabad Metro system that runs along the city’s north–south axis, connecting key residential and commercial areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Brussels North–South connection
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jonction Nord-Midi NERFINISHED ⓘ Noord-Zuidverbinding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Brussels-Central railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brussels-North railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels-South railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionInterruptedBy |
World War I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1911 ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| crosses | historic city centre of Brussels ⓘ |
| electrification | 3 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Brussels-South railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
national rail backbone
ⓘ
urban rail trunk line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasMaximumTrainFrequency | one train every few minutes per track during peak hours GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 6 ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Brussels-Central railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Brussels-Chapelle railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels-Congress railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels-North railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Brussels-South railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
cut-and-cover tunnel
ⓘ
rail tunnel ⓘ |
| importance | key backbone of Belgium’s rail network ⓘ |
| isBusiestRailwaySectionIn | Belgium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| lineNumber | 0 (trunk corridor for multiple lines) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brussels, Belgium
ⓘ
surface form:
Brussels
Brussels-Capital Region ⓘ Brussels, Belgium ⓘ
surface form:
City of Brussels
|
| opened | 1952 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Infrabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Infrabel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Belgian railway network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
central Brussels
ⓘ
underground tunnel ⓘ |
| serves |
high-speed train approaches to Brussels-South
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ |
| startPoint | Brussels-North railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
SNCB/NMBS
NERFINISHED
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commuter trains ⓘ domestic passenger trains ⓘ international passenger trains ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: North–South connection Description of subject: The North–South connection is a major railway corridor running through central Brussels that links the city’s northern and southern stations and serves as a key backbone of Belgium’s rail network.
Referenced by (1)
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