Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich
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Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich is the municipal public transport operator in Zurich, Switzerland, running the city’s tram, bus, and other urban transit services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich canonical | 13 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3825928 — 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: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich Context triple: [Tram line 7 (VBZ), operator, Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich]
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A.
Basel SBB
Basel SBB is the main Swiss railway station in Basel and one of Europe’s busiest international rail hubs, connecting Switzerland with France, Germany, and other destinations.
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B.
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways is Switzerland’s national railway company, responsible for operating the majority of the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
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C.
Schweizerische Centralbahn
Schweizerische Centralbahn was a 19th-century Swiss railway company that operated key lines in northern and central Switzerland before being absorbed into the national railway system.
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D.
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn is the suburban rail network serving the Zürich metropolitan area, connecting the main station with surrounding cities and regions through frequent, integrated commuter services.
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E.
SBB Cargo
SBB Cargo is the freight transport division of Switzerland’s national railway company, providing rail logistics and cargo services across Switzerland and into neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich Target entity description: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich is the municipal public transport operator in Zurich, Switzerland, running the city’s tram, bus, and other urban transit services.
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A.
Basel SBB
Basel SBB is the main Swiss railway station in Basel and one of Europe’s busiest international rail hubs, connecting Switzerland with France, Germany, and other destinations.
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B.
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways is Switzerland’s national railway company, responsible for operating the majority of the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
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C.
Schweizerische Centralbahn
Schweizerische Centralbahn was a 19th-century Swiss railway company that operated key lines in northern and central Switzerland before being absorbed into the national railway system.
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D.
Zürich S-Bahn
The Zürich S-Bahn is the suburban rail network serving the Zürich metropolitan area, connecting the main station with surrounding cities and regions through frequent, integrated commuter services.
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E.
SBB Cargo
SBB Cargo is the freight transport division of Switzerland’s national railway company, providing rail logistics and cargo services across Switzerland and into neighboring countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
municipal company
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public transport operator ⓘ transport company ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Zurich
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surface form:
Zürich
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| fareIntegrationWith |
Forchbahn
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Sihltal Zürich Uetliberg Bahn ⓘ Swiss Federal Railways in ZVV area ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
ZVV
ⓘ
surface form:
ZVV integrated tariff system
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| hasBrand |
VBZ
ⓘ
surface form:
VBZ Zürich
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| hasColor |
blue
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white ⓘ |
| hasServiceCharacteristic |
high-frequency urban services
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integrated timetable with ZVV ⓘ multimodal network ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode |
bus
ⓘ
funicular ⓘ rack railway ⓘ tram ⓘ trolleybus ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Zurich
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surface form:
Zürich
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| industry | public transport ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | German ⓘ |
| operatesInAdministrativeTerritory | Canton of Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatorOf |
Dolderbahn rack railway
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Forchbahn urban section (on behalf of Forchbahn AG) ⓘ Polybahn funicular ⓘ Zürich public transport network ⓘ
surface form:
Zürich night bus services
Zürich tram network ⓘ Zürich trolleybus network ⓘ Zürich trolleybus network ⓘ
surface form:
Zürich urban bus network
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| ownedBy |
Zurich
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Zürich
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| parentOrganization |
Zurich
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surface form:
Stadt Zürich
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| partOf | Zürcher Verkehrsverbund ⓘ |
| publicTransportNetworkType | urban transit network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Zürich Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Zürich area
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| serviceType |
bus transport
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night-time public transport ⓘ tram transport ⓘ trolleybus transport ⓘ urban rail transport ⓘ |
| shortName | VBZ ⓘ |
| usesTicketingSystem |
electronic smartcard (ZVV)
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paper tickets ⓘ |
| website | https://www.vbz.ch ⓘ |
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Subject: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich Description of subject: Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich is the municipal public transport operator in Zurich, Switzerland, running the city’s tram, bus, and other urban transit services.
Referenced by (13)
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