Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
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The Nuremberg–Augsburg railway is a major rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg and serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (6)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4342535 — 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: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway Context triple: [Roth, railwayLine, Nuremberg–Augsburg railway]
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Nuremberg–Regensburg railway
The Nuremberg–Regensburg railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that links the cities of Nuremberg and Regensburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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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.
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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D.
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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Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance 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: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway Target entity description: The Nuremberg–Augsburg railway is a major rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg and serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Nuremberg–Regensburg railway
The Nuremberg–Regensburg railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that links the cities of Nuremberg and Regensburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight 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.
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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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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E.
Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport corridor
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railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Augsburg
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Nuremberg ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connects major Bavarian cities ⓘ |
| hasOperator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track railway line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
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Free State of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
southern Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
German railway network
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trans-regional rail connections in Germany ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Middle Franconia
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Swabia ⓘ
linked to:
Swabia (Bavaria)
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| railwayType | main line ⓘ |
| significance | important transport corridor in Bavaria ⓘ |
| terminus |
Augsburg
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Nuremberg ⓘ |
| usedByServiceType |
freight trains
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long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
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long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway Description of subject: The Nuremberg–Augsburg railway is a major rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg and serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Donauwörth, Germany
linked to: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
linked to: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
linked to: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
Treuchtlingen–Pleinfeld railway line
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connectsTo
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Nuremberg–Augsburg railway line at Treuchtlingen
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linked to: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
linked to: Nuremberg–Augsburg railway