Oude Lijn
E1034216
The Oude Lijn is the oldest railway line in the Netherlands, connecting key cities such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Oude Lijn canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13305537 — 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: Oude Lijn Context triple: [Heemstede-Aerdenhout railway station, railwayLine, Oude Lijn]
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A.
Amstelveenlijn
Amstelveenlijn is a light rail corridor in the Amsterdam metropolitan area connecting the city with the suburb of Amstelveen.
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B.
Amsterdam North–South line
The Amsterdam North–South line is a major metro route in Amsterdam that runs between the northern and southern parts of the city, significantly improving cross-city public transport connectivity.
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C.
De Lijn
De Lijn is the Flemish public transport company in Belgium that operates most regional bus and tram services in Flanders.
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D.
Utrecht–Maliebaan line
The Utrecht–Maliebaan line is a historic railway route in Utrecht, the Netherlands, now best known for serving the Railway Museum and heritage train services rather than regular passenger traffic.
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E.
Gaasperplas line
The Gaasperplas line is a metro line in Amsterdam that connects the city center with the southeastern Gaasperplas area.
- 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: Oude Lijn Target entity description: The Oude Lijn is the oldest railway line in the Netherlands, connecting key cities such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam.
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A.
Amstelveenlijn
Amstelveenlijn is a light rail corridor in the Amsterdam metropolitan area connecting the city with the suburb of Amstelveen.
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B.
Amsterdam North–South line
The Amsterdam North–South line is a major metro route in Amsterdam that runs between the northern and southern parts of the city, significantly improving cross-city public transport connectivity.
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C.
De Lijn
De Lijn is the Flemish public transport company in Belgium that operates most regional bus and tram services in Flanders.
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D.
Utrecht–Maliebaan line
The Utrecht–Maliebaan line is a historic railway route in Utrecht, the Netherlands, now best known for serving the Railway Museum and heritage train services rather than regular passenger traffic.
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E.
Gaasperplas line
The Gaasperplas line is a metro line in Amsterdam that connects the city center with the southeastern Gaasperplas area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haarlem NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion | Randstad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDirection | northeast–southwest ⓘ |
| hasRailwayLineType |
commuter route
ⓘ
intercity route ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Amsterdam Centraal
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Den Haag HS NERFINISHED ⓘ Haarlem railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiden Centraal NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam Centraal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | first mainline railway in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| isOldestRailwayLineIn | Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Netherlands ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Old Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | ProRail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Haarlem
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | Dutch railway signalling system ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Amsterdam
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Haarlem NERFINISHED ⓘ Leiden NERFINISHED ⓘ Rotterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hague NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Amsterdam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oude Lijn Description of subject: The Oude Lijn is the oldest railway line in the Netherlands, connecting key cities such as Amsterdam, Haarlem, Leiden, The Hague, and Rotterdam.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.