Munich–Salzburg railway
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The Munich–Salzburg railway is a major trans-European rail corridor in southern Germany that connects Munich with Salzburg, Austria, serving both long-distance and regional passenger traffic.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Munich–Salzburg railway line | 2 |
| Munich–Salzburg railway canonical | 1 |
| Munich–Vienna rail axis | 1 |
| Rosenheim–Salzburg railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3305547 — 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: Munich–Salzburg railway Context triple: [Rosenheim, railwayJunctionFor, Munich–Salzburg railway]
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A.
Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway
The Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that connects Munich with the alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, serving both regional commuters and tourist traffic.
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B.
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
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C.
Ulm–Augsburg railway
The Ulm–Augsburg railway is a major rail line in southern Germany that connects the cities of Ulm and Augsburg and forms part of an important east–west transport corridor.
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D.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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E.
Vienna–Budapest railway line
The Vienna–Budapest railway line is a major international rail route connecting the capitals of Austria and Hungary and forming a key part of Central Europe’s transport network.
- 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: Munich–Salzburg railway Target entity description: The Munich–Salzburg railway is a major trans-European rail corridor in southern Germany that connects Munich with Salzburg, Austria, serving both long-distance and regional passenger traffic.
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A.
Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway
The Munich–Garmisch-Partenkirchen railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that connects Munich with the alpine resort town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, serving both regional commuters and tourist traffic.
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B.
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
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C.
Ulm–Augsburg railway
The Ulm–Augsburg railway is a major rail line in southern Germany that connects the cities of Ulm and Augsburg and forms part of an important east–west transport corridor.
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D.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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E.
Vienna–Budapest railway line
The Vienna–Budapest railway line is a major international rail route connecting the capitals of Austria and Hungary and forming a key part of Central Europe’s transport network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
trans-European transport corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Munich
ⓘ
Salzburg ⓘ |
| country |
Austria
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Germany and Austria ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | true ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Germany ⓘ |
| majorStation |
Freilassing
ⓘ
Munich Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
surface form:
München Hauptbahnhof
Rosenheim ⓘ Salzburg Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| operator |
Deutsche Bahn
ⓘ
ÖBB ⓘ
surface form:
Österreichische Bundesbahnen
|
| partOf |
Trans-European transport network
ⓘ
surface form:
Trans-European Transport Network
|
| partOfCorridor |
Germany–Austria–Eastern Europe rail corridor
ⓘ
Munich–Salzburg railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Munich–Vienna rail axis
|
| region | Bavaria ⓘ |
| service |
EuroCity trains
ⓘ
surface form:
EuroCity
InterCityExpress ⓘ Regional-Express ⓘ S-Bahn München (on western section) ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Munich
ⓘ
Salzburg ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track (on most sections) ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Munich–Salzburg railway Description of subject: The Munich–Salzburg railway is a major trans-European rail corridor in southern Germany that connects Munich with Salzburg, Austria, serving both long-distance and regional passenger traffic.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Munich–Salzburg railway line
this entity surface form:
Munich–Salzburg railway line
this entity surface form:
Rosenheim–Salzburg railway
this entity surface form:
Munich–Vienna rail axis