Barddhaman–Sainthia section
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The Barddhaman–Sainthia section is a railway line in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Barddhaman with Sainthia, serving several important towns and junctions along the route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barddhaman–Sainthia section canonical | 1 |
| Bardhaman–Asansol section | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5113582 — 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: Barddhaman–Sainthia section Context triple: [Bolpur Shantiniketan railway station, railwayLine, Barddhaman–Sainthia section]
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A.
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
The Howrah–Bardhaman main line is a major suburban and long-distance railway corridor in West Bengal, India, connecting Howrah (Kolkata) with Bardhaman and serving numerous important towns along the route.
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B.
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
The Sealdah–Ranaghat line is a major suburban railway corridor in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, connecting Sealdah station with Ranaghat and serving numerous densely populated towns along the route.
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C.
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
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D.
Barddhaman Junction
Barddhaman Junction is a major railway junction in Bardhaman, West Bengal, serving as an important hub on the Howrah–Delhi main line and connecting numerous regional and long-distance routes.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- 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: Barddhaman–Sainthia section Target entity description: The Barddhaman–Sainthia section is a railway line in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Barddhaman with Sainthia, serving several important towns and junctions along the route.
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A.
Howrah–Bardhaman main line
The Howrah–Bardhaman main line is a major suburban and long-distance railway corridor in West Bengal, India, connecting Howrah (Kolkata) with Bardhaman and serving numerous important towns along the route.
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B.
Sealdah–Ranaghat line
The Sealdah–Ranaghat line is a major suburban railway corridor in the Kolkata metropolitan area of West Bengal, India, connecting Sealdah station with Ranaghat and serving numerous densely populated towns along the route.
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C.
Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line
The Howrah–New Jalpaiguri line is a major railway route in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Kolkata’s Howrah station with New Jalpaiguri, serving as a key corridor between southern and northern Bengal.
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D.
Barddhaman Junction
Barddhaman Junction is a major railway junction in Bardhaman, West Bengal, serving as an important hub on the Howrah–Delhi main line and connecting numerous regional and long-distance routes.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in West Bengal
ⓘ
Railway lines in West Bengal ⓘ |
| connects |
Barddhaman
ⓘ
linked to:
Burdwan
|
| connectsRegion |
Barddhaman region
ⓘ
linked to:
Bardhaman district
Birbhum region ⓘ
linked to:
Birbhum district
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| division | Howrah railway division ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| endPoint | Sainthia ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasImportantStation |
Ahmadpur Junction
ⓘ
Bolpur Shantiniketan ⓘ
linked to:
Bolpur
Guskara ⓘ Katwa (via connecting routes) ⓘ Panagarh ⓘ |
| hasJunction |
Barddhaman Junction
ⓘ
Sainthia Junction ⓘ |
| lineType | main line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
West Bengal
ⓘ
eastern railway region of India ⓘ |
| operator | Eastern Railway zone ⓘ |
| owner | Indian Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian Railways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Railways
|
| passesThrough |
Birbhum district
ⓘ
Purba Bardhaman district ⓘ
linked to:
Bardhaman district
|
| railwayZone | Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| regionServed | eastern India ⓘ |
| serves |
Barddhaman city
ⓘ
linked to:
Burdwan
Bolpur ⓘ Sainthia town ⓘ
linked to:
Sainthia
Shantiniketan area ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Barddhaman
ⓘ
linked to:
Burdwan
|
| state | West Bengal ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,676 mm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Barddhaman–Sainthia section Description of subject: The Barddhaman–Sainthia section is a railway line in the Indian state of West Bengal that connects Barddhaman with Sainthia, serving several important towns and junctions along the route.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Barddhaman–Sainthia section