Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
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The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Utrecht–Rotterdam railway canonical | 3 |
| Utrecht–Rotterdam rail corridor | 1 |
| Utrecht–The Hague railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2427003 — 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: Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Context triple: [Utrecht Centraal, railwayLine, Utrecht–Rotterdam railway]
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A.
The Hague–Rotterdam railway
The Hague–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail line connecting the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam and serving several important intermediate stations in South Holland.
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B.
Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
The Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway is one of the Netherlands’ oldest and most important mainline rail routes, connecting major cities in the Randstad region.
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C.
Haarlem–Leiden railway
The Haarlem–Leiden railway is a historic rail line in the Netherlands that connects the cities of Haarlem and Leiden and serves several intermediate towns in the province of North Holland.
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D.
Amsterdam–Utrecht railway
The Amsterdam–Utrecht railway is a major Dutch mainline rail route connecting Amsterdam with Utrecht and forming part of a key north–south transport corridor in the Netherlands.
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E.
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the eastern city of Arnhem and forming part of the international route toward Germany.
- 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: Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Target entity description: The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
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A.
The Hague–Rotterdam railway
The Hague–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail line connecting the cities of The Hague and Rotterdam and serving several important intermediate stations in South Holland.
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B.
Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway
The Amsterdam–Haarlem–Rotterdam railway is one of the Netherlands’ oldest and most important mainline rail routes, connecting major cities in the Randstad region.
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C.
Haarlem–Leiden railway
The Haarlem–Leiden railway is a historic rail line in the Netherlands that connects the cities of Haarlem and Leiden and serves several intermediate towns in the province of North Holland.
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D.
Amsterdam–Utrecht railway
The Amsterdam–Utrecht railway is a major Dutch mainline rail route connecting Amsterdam with Utrecht and forming part of a key north–south transport corridor in the Netherlands.
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E.
Amsterdam–Arnhem railway
The Amsterdam–Arnhem railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting Amsterdam with the eastern city of Arnhem and forming part of the international route toward Germany.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Rotterdam
ⓘ
Utrecht ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| importance | major Dutch rail corridor ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track railway line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Netherlands ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dutch railway network
ⓘ
corridor between Randstad and central Netherlands ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Gouda ⓘ |
| region |
province of South Holland
ⓘ
Province of Utrecht ⓘ
surface form:
province of Utrecht
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| role | connects central Netherlands with port of Rotterdam ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Gouda
ⓘ
Rotterdam ⓘ Utrecht ⓘ |
| terminus |
Rotterdam Centraal station
ⓘ
surface form:
Rotterdam Centraal railway station
Utrecht Centraal ⓘ
surface form:
Utrecht Centraal railway station
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| trafficType |
intercity trains
ⓘ
sprinter trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Utrecht–Rotterdam railway Description of subject: The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Utrecht–The Hague railway
this entity surface form:
Utrecht–Rotterdam rail corridor
subject surface form:
Utrecht Centraal railway station