Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
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The Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway is a German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that enables fast passenger services between the cities of Munich and Nuremberg.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke Nürnberg–Ingolstadt–München | 1 |
| Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3966852 — 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–Nuremberg high-speed railway Context triple: [Nürnberg Hauptbahnhof, connectsTo, Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway]
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A.
Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway
The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that connects northern and southern Germany, significantly reducing travel times between cities such as Hanover, Göttingen, Kassel, and Würzburg.
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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.
Munich–Salzburg railway
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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D.
Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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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.
- 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–Nuremberg high-speed railway Target entity description: The Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway is a German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that enables fast passenger services between the cities of Munich and Nuremberg.
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A.
Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway
The Hanover–Würzburg high-speed railway is a major German high-speed rail line that connects northern and southern Germany, significantly reducing travel times between cities such as Hanover, Göttingen, Kassel, and Würzburg.
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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.
Munich–Salzburg railway
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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D.
Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed railway line
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railway line in Germany ⓘ |
| category | high-speed rail in Germany ⓘ |
| connects |
Munich
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Nuremberg ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| enablesService | fast passenger services between Munich and Nuremberg ⓘ |
| formsCorridor |
North–South railway (Germany)
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surface form:
north–south rail corridor in Bavaria
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| hasBridgeAndTunnelStructures |
multiple railway bridges
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multiple railway tunnels ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | double track on high-speed section ⓘ |
| hasOfficialNameInGerman |
Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke Nürnberg–Ingolstadt–München
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| hasSection |
Nuremberg–Ingolstadt high-speed railway
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surface form:
Ingolstadt–Nuremberg high-speed section
Munich–Ingolstadt upgraded section ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager |
DB Netz AG
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surface form:
DB Netz
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| isPartOfProject | German Unity Transport Project 8 ⓘ |
| languageOfOfficialName | German ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 171 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bavaria ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| opened | 2006 ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
German ICE high-speed lines
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surface form:
German high-speed rail network
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| passesThrough | Ingolstadt ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling |
LZB
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PZB ⓘ |
| reducesTravelTimeBetween | Munich and Nuremberg ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Middle Franconia
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Upper Bavaria ⓘ |
| startPoint | Munich ⓘ |
| suitableFor | tilting trains on upgraded sections ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
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standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedBy |
InterCityExpress
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Regional-Express ⓘ S-Bahn Nuremberg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-distance passenger services
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regional passenger services ⓘ |
| uses |
newly built high-speed sections
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upgraded existing lines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway Description of subject: The Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway is a German high-speed rail line in Bavaria that enables fast passenger services between the cities of Munich and Nuremberg.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
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hasOfficialNameInGerman
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Munich–Nuremberg high-speed railway
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Hochgeschwindigkeitsstrecke Nürnberg–Ingolstadt–München