DB Fernverkehr
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DB Fernverkehr is the long-distance passenger rail division of Germany’s national railway company, operating Intercity, Eurocity, and high-speed ICE train services across Germany and neighboring countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| DB Fernverkehr canonical | 6 |
| DB Fernverkehr AG | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1049549 — 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.
Target entity: DB Fernverkehr Context triple: [Deutsche Bahn, subsidiary, DB Fernverkehr]
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A.
RegioExpress
RegioExpress is a category of Swiss regional express trains that provide relatively fast, limited-stop connections between major and medium-sized towns.
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B.
ÖBB
ÖBB is Austria’s national railway company, operating most of the country’s passenger and freight train services across domestic and international routes.
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C.
FlyAway Bus
FlyAway Bus is an express shuttle service that provides direct, frequent connections between Los Angeles International Airport and key locations throughout the Los Angeles area.
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D.
Vennbahn railway
The Vennbahn railway is a historic cross-border railway line in the Ardennes region whose unique post-World War I alignment created several German exclaves within Belgium.
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E.
PKP Intercity
PKP Intercity is Poland’s primary long-distance passenger rail operator, running intercity and international train services across the country and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: DB Fernverkehr Target entity description: DB Fernverkehr is the long-distance passenger rail division of Germany’s national railway company, operating Intercity, Eurocity, and high-speed ICE train services across Germany and neighboring countries.
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A.
RegioExpress
RegioExpress is a category of Swiss regional express trains that provide relatively fast, limited-stop connections between major and medium-sized towns.
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B.
ÖBB
ÖBB is Austria’s national railway company, operating most of the country’s passenger and freight train services across domestic and international routes.
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C.
FlyAway Bus
FlyAway Bus is an express shuttle service that provides direct, frequent connections between Los Angeles International Airport and key locations throughout the Los Angeles area.
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D.
Vennbahn railway
The Vennbahn railway is a historic cross-border railway line in the Ardennes region whose unique post-World War I alignment created several German exclaves within Belgium.
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E.
PKP Intercity
PKP Intercity is Poland’s primary long-distance passenger rail operator, running intercity and international train services across the country and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
long-distance passenger rail operator
ⓘ
railway company division ⓘ |
| brand |
EuroCity trains
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurocity
ICE ⓘ InterCity ⓘ
surface form:
Intercity
InterCityExpress ⓘ
surface form:
Intercity-Express
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| country | Germany ⓘ |
| fareSystem | long-distance fares of Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| fleet |
ICE 1 trainsets
ⓘ
ICE 2 trainsets ⓘ ICE 3 trainsets ⓘ ICE 4 trainsets ⓘ Intercity double-deck coaches ⓘ conventional Intercity coaches ⓘ |
| hasService |
cross-border long-distance passenger services in Europe
ⓘ
domestic long-distance passenger services in Germany ⓘ high-speed ICE connections between major German cities ⓘ night and late-evening long-distance connections ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Frankfurt am Main ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | German ⓘ |
| operatesInCountry |
Austria
ⓘ
Belgium ⓘ Czech Republic ⓘ Denmark ⓘ France ⓘ Germany ⓘ Hungary ⓘ Italy ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ Sweden ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| operator |
Eurocity services to neighboring countries
ⓘ
Intercity-Express network in Germany ⓘ long-distance Intercity network in Germany ⓘ |
| owner | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
DB Regio
ⓘ
surface form:
DB Personenverkehr
|
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regulates | on-board service standards for ICE and Intercity trains ⓘ |
| serviceType |
EuroCity trains
ⓘ
surface form:
Eurocity rail
InterCity ⓘ
surface form:
Intercity rail
high-speed rail ⓘ long-distance passenger rail ⓘ |
| subsidiaryOf |
Deutsche Bahn
ⓘ
surface form:
Deutsche Bahn AG
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| ticketingSystem | Deutsche Bahn central ticketing system ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure |
DB Netz
ⓘ
surface form:
DB Netz rail infrastructure
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| website | https://www.bahn.de ⓘ |
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Subject: DB Fernverkehr Description of subject: DB Fernverkehr is the long-distance passenger rail division of Germany’s national railway company, operating Intercity, Eurocity, and high-speed ICE train services across Germany and neighboring countries.
Referenced by (7)
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