Hankou–Canton Railway
E411073
The Hankou–Canton Railway was a major north–south rail line in southern China that played a key strategic and economic role by linking Wuhan (Hankou) with Guangzhou (Canton).
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hankou–Canton Railway canonical | 3 |
| Hankou–Guangzhou Railway | 1 |
| Hankou–Guangzhou line | 1 |
| 漢口廣州鐵路 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4050802 — 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: Hankou–Canton Railway Context triple: [Operation Go, railwaySecured, Hankou–Canton Railway]
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A.
Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway
The Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway is a major rail line in central China connecting Wuhan’s Hankou area with Danjiangkou, supporting regional passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway is one of China’s longest and most important north–south trunk rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major southern metropolis of Guangzhou and serving numerous key cities along its route.
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C.
Beijing–Kowloon Railway
The Beijing–Kowloon Railway is a major north–south trunk rail line in China connecting the capital Beijing with Hong Kong’s Kowloon, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor through multiple provinces.
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D.
Beijing–Shanghai railway
The Beijing–Shanghai railway is one of China’s most important conventional rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major economic hub of Shanghai and serving numerous key cities along its route.
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E.
Shanghai–Kunming railway
The Shanghai–Kunming railway is a major east–west trunk line in China that connects the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing several key provinces and economic regions.
- 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: Hankou–Canton Railway Target entity description: The Hankou–Canton Railway was a major north–south rail line in southern China that played a key strategic and economic role by linking Wuhan (Hankou) with Guangzhou (Canton).
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A.
Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway
The Hankou–Danjiangkou Railway is a major rail line in central China connecting Wuhan’s Hankou area with Danjiangkou, supporting regional passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway is one of China’s longest and most important north–south trunk rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major southern metropolis of Guangzhou and serving numerous key cities along its route.
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C.
Beijing–Kowloon Railway
The Beijing–Kowloon Railway is a major north–south trunk rail line in China connecting the capital Beijing with Hong Kong’s Kowloon, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor through multiple provinces.
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D.
Beijing–Shanghai railway
The Beijing–Shanghai railway is one of China’s most important conventional rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major economic hub of Shanghai and serving numerous key cities along its route.
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E.
Shanghai–Kunming railway
The Shanghai–Kunming railway is a major east–west trunk line in China that connects the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing several key provinces and economic regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
standard-gauge railway ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Hankou–Canton Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Hankou–Guangzhou Railway
Hankou–Canton Railway ⓘ
surface form:
Hankou–Guangzhou line
|
| ChineseName |
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
汉口广州铁路
Hankou–Canton Railway self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
漢口廣州鐵路
|
| completedInPeriod | Republic of China era ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Canton
ⓘ
Guangzhou ⓘ Hankou ⓘ Wuhan ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear |
1900
ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ |
| country | China ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Canton
ⓘ
Guangzhou ⓘ |
| eraOfStrategicImportance |
Chinese Civil War
ⓘ
Sino-Japanese War (1937–1945) ⓘ
surface form:
Second Sino–Japanese War
|
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Guangdong Province
ⓘ
surface form:
Guangdong
Hubei Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hubei
Hunan Province ⓘ
surface form:
Hunan
|
| historicalRole |
enhanced military mobility in southern China
ⓘ
facilitated trade between central and southern China ⓘ |
| integratedInto | national railway network of China ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Chinese ⓘ |
| linkedPortCity | Guangzhou ⓘ |
| linkedRiverPort | Hankou ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern China ⓘ |
| openingYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| partOf | Beijing–Guangzhou Railway ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Changsha
ⓘ
Shaoguan ⓘ Zhuzhou ⓘ |
| significance |
important economic artery
ⓘ
key strategic transport route ⓘ major north–south rail corridor in southern China ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Hankou
ⓘ
Wuhan ⓘ |
| status | integrated into Beijing–Guangzhou Railway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hankou–Canton Railway Description of subject: The Hankou–Canton Railway was a major north–south rail line in southern China that played a key strategic and economic role by linking Wuhan (Hankou) with Guangzhou (Canton).
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
漢口廣州鐵路
this entity surface form:
Hankou–Guangzhou Railway
this entity surface form:
Hankou–Guangzhou line