Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line
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The Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line is a major Swiss railway corridor that connects key cities across western and central Switzerland and forms part of the country’s primary east–west rail axis.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line canonical | 1 |
| Geneva–St. Gallen main axis | 1 |
| Swiss east–west main line corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008741 — 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: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line Context triple: [Lausanne–Geneva railway line, partOfCorridor, Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line]
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Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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B.
Bern–Neuchâtel railway line
The Bern–Neuchâtel railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the federal city of Bern with Neuchâtel, serving both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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E.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
- 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: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line Target entity description: The Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line is a major Swiss railway corridor that connects key cities across western and central Switzerland and forms part of the country’s primary east–west rail axis.
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A.
Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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B.
Bern–Neuchâtel railway line
The Bern–Neuchâtel railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the federal city of Bern with Neuchâtel, serving both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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E.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main line railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Bern
ⓘ
Geneva ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Zurich ⓘ |
| connectsEconomicCenters |
Lake Geneva region
ⓘ
Swiss Plateau ⓘ Greater Zürich Area ⓘ
surface form:
Zurich metropolitan area
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| formsCorridorWith |
Bern–Zurich railway section
ⓘ
Lausanne–Bern railway line ⓘ
surface form:
Lausanne–Bern railway section
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| importance | major Swiss railway corridor ⓘ |
| integratedIn |
Swiss transport system
ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss integrated timetable system
|
| locatedIn |
Central Switzerland
ⓘ
surface form:
central Switzerland
Western Switzerland ⓘ
surface form:
western Switzerland
|
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss east–west rail axis
ⓘ
Swiss railway network ⓘ
surface form:
Swiss national rail network
|
| passesThrough |
Canton of Aargau
ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Aargau
canton of Bern ⓘ canton of Fribourg ⓘ canton of Geneva ⓘ Canton of Vaud ⓘ
surface form:
canton of Vaud
canton of Zurich ⓘ |
| role | primary east–west rail axis in Switzerland ⓘ |
| serviceType | high-frequency rail corridor ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | backbone of Swiss intercity network ⓘ |
| terminus |
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
ⓘ
surface form:
Geneva railway station
Zurich Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
surface form:
Zürich Hauptbahnhof
|
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ long-distance passenger services ⓘ regional passenger services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line Description of subject: The Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line is a major Swiss railway corridor that connects key cities across western and central Switzerland and forms part of the country’s primary east–west rail axis.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swiss east–west main line corridor
this entity surface form:
Geneva–St. Gallen main axis