railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki
E421772
The railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki is an international rail route connecting North Macedonia’s capital Skopje with the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, serving as a key transport corridor in the Balkans.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Skopje–Thessaloniki railway | 1 |
| railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4232212 — 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: railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki Context triple: [Gevgelija region, hasTransportInfrastructure, railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki]
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Sofia–Kulata railway line
The Sofia–Kulata railway line is a major rail route in southwestern Bulgaria that connects the capital Sofia with the Greek border near Kulata, serving as an important international transport corridor.
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Paleofarsalos–Kalambaka railway line
The Paleofarsalos–Kalambaka railway line is a regional rail route in Thessaly, Greece, connecting the mainline network at Paleofarsalos with the town of Kalambaka near the Meteora rock formations.
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Belgrade–Bar railway
The Belgrade–Bar railway is a major international rail line connecting Serbia’s capital Belgrade with the Montenegrin Adriatic port of Bar, renowned for its mountainous route and numerous bridges and tunnels.
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Adriatic railway line
The Adriatic railway line is a major Italian coastal rail route running along the Adriatic Sea, connecting numerous cities and towns from the north to the south of the country.
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E.
railway line Volos–Leianokladi
The railway line Volos–Leianokladi is a Greek rail route in Thessaly and Central Greece that connects the coastal city of Volos with the inland junction at Leianokladi, linking the region to the national rail 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: railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki Target entity description: The railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki is an international rail route connecting North Macedonia’s capital Skopje with the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, serving as a key transport corridor in the Balkans.
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A.
Sofia–Kulata railway line
The Sofia–Kulata railway line is a major rail route in southwestern Bulgaria that connects the capital Sofia with the Greek border near Kulata, serving as an important international transport corridor.
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B.
Paleofarsalos–Kalambaka railway line
The Paleofarsalos–Kalambaka railway line is a regional rail route in Thessaly, Greece, connecting the mainline network at Paleofarsalos with the town of Kalambaka near the Meteora rock formations.
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C.
Belgrade–Bar railway
The Belgrade–Bar railway is a major international rail line connecting Serbia’s capital Belgrade with the Montenegrin Adriatic port of Bar, renowned for its mountainous route and numerous bridges and tunnels.
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D.
Adriatic railway line
The Adriatic railway line is a major Italian coastal rail route running along the Adriatic Sea, connecting numerous cities and towns from the north to the south of the country.
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E.
railway line Volos–Leianokladi
The railway line Volos–Leianokladi is a Greek rail route in Thessaly and Central Greece that connects the coastal city of Volos with the inland junction at Leianokladi, linking the region to the national rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international rail route
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| border | crosses Greece–North Macedonia border ⓘ |
| borderCrossing |
Gevgelija
ⓘ
Idomeni ⓘ |
| connects |
Greece
ⓘ
North Macedonia ⓘ Skopje ⓘ Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| connectsTo |
port of Thessaloniki
ⓘ
linked to:
Port of Thessaloniki
rail network of Greece ⓘ rail network of North Macedonia ⓘ |
| country |
Greece
ⓘ
North Macedonia ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified on Greek section ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of traditional route between Belgrade and Thessaloniki ⓘ |
| importance | key transport corridor in the Balkans ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Balkans ⓘ |
| operator |
Hellenic Train
ⓘ
Makedonski Železnici ⓘ |
| partOf |
Pan-European transport corridor X
ⓘ
linked to:
Corridor X (Pan-European Corridor X)
international rail corridor between Central Europe and Aegean Sea ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gevgelija
ⓘ
Idomeni ⓘ Kilkis regional unit ⓘ
linked to:
Kilkis (regional unit)
Veles ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Central Macedonia
ⓘ
Vardar region ⓘ
linked to:
Macedonia region
|
| status | operational (with periods of service suspension or reduction) ⓘ |
| terminus |
Skopje
ⓘ
Thessaloniki ⓘ
linked to:
Salonika
|
| terminusStation |
Skopje railway station
ⓘ
Thessaloniki railway station ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructureOf |
OSE (Hellenic Railways Organisation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Hellenic Railways Organisation
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki Description of subject: The railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki is an international rail route connecting North Macedonia’s capital Skopje with the Greek port city of Thessaloniki, serving as a key transport corridor in the Balkans.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Corridor X (Pan-European Corridor X)
linked to: railway line Skopje–Thessaloniki