Main Western railway line, New South Wales
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The Main Western railway line in New South Wales is a major rail corridor that runs west from Sydney across the Blue Mountains and into the central and western regions of the state, serving numerous regional towns and freight routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Main Western railway line, New South Wales canonical | 5 |
| Main Western railway line (New South Wales) | 1 |
| Main Western railway line in New South Wales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13407365 — 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: Main Western railway line, New South Wales Context triple: [Blayney railway station, category, Main Western railway line, New South Wales]
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A.
Main Northern railway line, New South Wales
The Main Northern railway line in New South Wales is a major rail corridor that runs from Sydney through the Central Coast and Hunter regions to the New England and northern parts of the state, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Western railway line (Queensland)
The Western railway line in Queensland is a major rail route that runs inland from the coastal network to serve the agricultural and pastoral regions of western Queensland.
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C.
New South Wales rail network
The New South Wales rail network is an extensive system of passenger and freight railway lines that connects major cities, regional centres, and rural areas across the Australian state of New South Wales.
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D.
Illawarra railway line
The Illawarra railway line is a major suburban and intercity rail corridor in New South Wales, Australia, running from Sydney through the Illawarra region along the South Coast.
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E.
New South Wales Government Railways broad gauge line
The New South Wales Government Railways broad gauge line was a historical railway route in southeastern Australia that connected the New South Wales network to the Victorian system, facilitating interstate passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Main Western railway line, New South Wales Target entity description: The Main Western railway line in New South Wales is a major rail corridor that runs west from Sydney across the Blue Mountains and into the central and western regions of the state, serving numerous regional towns and freight routes.
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A.
Main Northern railway line, New South Wales
The Main Northern railway line in New South Wales is a major rail corridor that runs from Sydney through the Central Coast and Hunter regions to the New England and northern parts of the state, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Western railway line (Queensland)
The Western railway line in Queensland is a major rail route that runs inland from the coastal network to serve the agricultural and pastoral regions of western Queensland.
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C.
New South Wales rail network
The New South Wales rail network is an extensive system of passenger and freight railway lines that connects major cities, regional centres, and rural areas across the Australian state of New South Wales.
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D.
Illawarra railway line
The Illawarra railway line is a major suburban and intercity rail corridor in New South Wales, Australia, running from Sydney through the Illawarra region along the South Coast.
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E.
New South Wales Government Railways broad gauge line
The New South Wales Government Railways broad gauge line was a historical railway route in southeastern Australia that connected the New South Wales network to the Victorian system, facilitating interstate passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Sydney
ⓘ
central western New South Wales ⓘ western New South Wales ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| crosses |
Blue Mountains escarpment
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Mountains
|
| electrification | electrified between Sydney and Lithgow ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 1500 V DC overhead ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Zig Zag Railway formation near Lithgow (historical alignment)
ⓘ
linked to:
Zig Zag Railway
|
| historicalSignificance | opened western regions of New South Wales to rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | eastern Australia ⓘ |
| operator |
NSW TrainLink (intercity and regional passenger)
ⓘ
linked to:
NSW TrainLink
Sydney Trains (suburban section) ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney Trains
various freight operators ⓘ |
| owner | Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales ⓘ |
| partOf | New South Wales rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bathurst
ⓘ
Blacktown ⓘ Blayney ⓘ Blue Mountains ⓘ Dubbo ⓘ Emu Plains ⓘ Katoomba ⓘ Lithgow ⓘ Mudgee branch junction at Wallerawang ⓘ Narromine ⓘ Orange ⓘ Parkes ⓘ Parramatta ⓘ Penrith ⓘ
linked to:
Penrith, New South Wales
Springwood ⓘ Wellington, New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Wellington, New South Wales, Australia
|
| regionServed |
Blue Mountains region
ⓘ
linked to:
Blue Mountains region of New South Wales
Central West New South Wales ⓘ
linked to:
Central West (New South Wales)
Greater Sydney ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Sydney region
Orana region ⓘ |
| serviceType |
bulk freight services
ⓘ
intercity rail services ⓘ regional rail services ⓘ suburban rail services (Sydney area) ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Sydney ⓘ |
| startingStation |
Central railway station, Sydney
ⓘ
linked to:
Sydney Central station
|
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bourke (historical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bourke
|
| trackConfiguration |
double track (suburban sections)
ⓘ
single track (many country sections) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Main Western railway line, New South Wales Description of subject: The Main Western railway line in New South Wales is a major rail corridor that runs west from Sydney across the Blue Mountains and into the central and western regions of the state, serving numerous regional towns and freight routes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Main Western railway line, New South Wales
linked to: Main Western railway line, New South Wales