Magdeburg–Thale railway
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The Magdeburg–Thale railway is a German rail line in Saxony-Anhalt that connects the city of Magdeburg with the town of Thale in the Harz region, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Magdeburg–Thale railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13489134 — 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: Magdeburg–Thale railway Context triple: [Thale Hauptbahnhof, railwayLine, Magdeburg–Thale railway]
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Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Halle–Magdeburg railway
The Halle–Magdeburg railway is a major rail line in central Germany that connects the cities of Halle (Saale) and Magdeburg, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport corridor.
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C.
Berlin–Halle railway
The Berlin–Halle railway is a major German rail route connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Halle, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Berlin–Dessau railway
The Berlin–Dessau railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Dessau, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Berlin–Lehrte railway corridor
The Berlin–Lehrte railway corridor is a major rail route in Germany that connects Berlin with Lehrte near Hanover, serving as an important axis for both passenger and freight traffic.
- 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: Magdeburg–Thale railway Target entity description: The Magdeburg–Thale railway is a German rail line in Saxony-Anhalt that connects the city of Magdeburg with the town of Thale in the Harz region, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Halle–Magdeburg railway
The Halle–Magdeburg railway is a major rail line in central Germany that connects the cities of Halle (Saale) and Magdeburg, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport corridor.
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C.
Berlin–Halle railway
The Berlin–Halle railway is a major German rail route connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Halle, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Berlin–Dessau railway
The Berlin–Dessau railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Dessau, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Berlin–Lehrte railway corridor
The Berlin–Lehrte railway corridor is a major rail route in Germany that connects Berlin with Lehrte near Hanover, serving as an important axis for both passenger and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | freight traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Halberstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Thale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Thale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
Regional-Express
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Regionalbahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Halberstadt station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magdeburg-Neustadt station NERFINISHED ⓘ Oschersleben (Bode) station NERFINISHED ⓘ Quedlinburg station NERFINISHED ⓘ Thale Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
double-track sections
ⓘ
single-track sections ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lineNumber | 6408 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Börde district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Central Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ Harz district NERFINISHED ⓘ Saxony-Anhalt ⓘ eastern Germany NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Magdeburg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| owner | DB Netz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Halberstadt
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oschersleben (Bode) NERFINISHED ⓘ Quedlinburg NERFINISHED ⓘ Thale Musestieg NERFINISHED ⓘ Wegeleben NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed | Harz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 308 ⓘ |
| serviceType | regional rail ⓘ |
| startPoint | Magdeburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Magdeburg Hauptbahnhof
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thale Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Magdeburg–Thale railway Description of subject: The Magdeburg–Thale railway is a German rail line in Saxony-Anhalt that connects the city of Magdeburg with the town of Thale in the Harz region, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.