Bamako–Dakar Railway
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The Bamako–Dakar Railway is a major West African rail line connecting Mali’s capital Bamako with Dakar in Senegal, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dakar–Bamako railway | 2 |
| Bamako–Dakar Railway canonical | 1 |
| Bamako–Dakar railway (through Kayes area) | 1 |
| Dakar–Bamako railway corridor | 1 |
| Dakar–Niger Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3297100 — 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: Bamako–Dakar Railway Context triple: [Bamako, isServedBy, Bamako–Dakar Railway]
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A.
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is a modern electrified standard-gauge rail line linking Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa with the port city of Djibouti, serving as a key trade and transport corridor for landlocked Ethiopia.
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B.
Tabora–Mpanda railway
The Tabora–Mpanda railway is a regional rail line in western Tanzania that connects the town of Tabora with Mpanda, supporting transport and economic activity across the area.
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C.
Cairo–Aswan railway line
The Cairo–Aswan railway line is a major Egyptian rail corridor running along the Nile Valley, connecting the capital Cairo with the southern city of Aswan and serving key urban centers in between.
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D.
Mombasa–Nairobi railway
The Mombasa–Nairobi railway is a major rail line in Kenya linking the coastal city of Mombasa with the capital Nairobi, historically significant for its role in colonial-era transport and regional development.
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E.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train 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: Bamako–Dakar Railway Target entity description: The Bamako–Dakar Railway is a major West African rail line connecting Mali’s capital Bamako with Dakar in Senegal, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
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A.
Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway
The Addis Ababa–Djibouti Railway is a modern electrified standard-gauge rail line linking Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa with the port city of Djibouti, serving as a key trade and transport corridor for landlocked Ethiopia.
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B.
Tabora–Mpanda railway
The Tabora–Mpanda railway is a regional rail line in western Tanzania that connects the town of Tabora with Mpanda, supporting transport and economic activity across the area.
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C.
Cairo–Aswan railway line
The Cairo–Aswan railway line is a major Egyptian rail corridor running along the Nile Valley, connecting the capital Cairo with the southern city of Aswan and serving key urban centers in between.
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D.
Mombasa–Nairobi railway
The Mombasa–Nairobi railway is a major rail line in Kenya linking the coastal city of Mombasa with the capital Nairobi, historically significant for its role in colonial-era transport and regional development.
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E.
Savanna railway
The Savanna railway is a historic Colombian rail line that serves the Bogotá savanna region, including the town of Zipaquirá, and is now best known for its tourist and heritage train services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bamako–Dakar Railway Description of subject: The Bamako–Dakar Railway is a major West African rail line connecting Mali’s capital Bamako with Dakar in Senegal, facilitating regional trade and passenger transport.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Dakar–Bamako railway
this entity surface form:
Dakar–Niger Railway
this entity surface form:
Dakar–Bamako railway
subject surface form:
Southwestern Mali
this entity surface form:
Bamako–Dakar railway (through Kayes area)
this entity surface form:
Dakar–Bamako railway corridor