Thun–Spiez railway line
E503260
The Thun–Spiez railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the canton of Bern that connects the town of Thun with the junction hub of Spiez, forming part of key north–south Alpine transit corridors.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thun–Spiez railway line canonical | 3 |
| Lake Thun railway line | 2 |
| Thun–Spiez line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5046513 — 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: Thun–Spiez railway line Context triple: [Thun, railwayLine, Thun–Spiez railway line]
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A.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Lötschberg railway line
The Lötschberg railway line is a major Swiss Alpine rail route operated by BLS that connects the Bernese Oberland with the Valais through long tunnels and dramatic mountain scenery.
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D.
Davos–Filisur railway line
The Davos–Filisur railway line is a scenic metre-gauge mountain railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, known for its dramatic alpine landscapes, tunnels, and viaducts operated by the Rhaetian Railway.
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E.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
- 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: Thun–Spiez railway line Target entity description: The Thun–Spiez railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the canton of Bern that connects the town of Thun with the junction hub of Spiez, forming part of key north–south Alpine transit corridors.
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A.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Lötschberg railway line
The Lötschberg railway line is a major Swiss Alpine rail route operated by BLS that connects the Bernese Oberland with the Valais through long tunnels and dramatic mountain scenery.
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D.
Davos–Filisur railway line
The Davos–Filisur railway line is a scenic metre-gauge mountain railway in the Swiss canton of Graubünden, known for its dramatic alpine landscapes, tunnels, and viaducts operated by the Rhaetian Railway.
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E.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToCorridor |
Rhine–Alpine rail freight corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhine–Alpine freight corridor
|
| connects |
Spiez
ⓘ
Thun ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bern via Thun
ⓘ
Brig via Spiez ⓘ Interlaken via Spiez ⓘ Lötschberg Base Tunnel via Spiez ⓘ
linked to:
Lötschberg Tunnel
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC ⓘ |
| formsJunctionWith |
Lake Thun railway line
ⓘ
linked to:
Thun–Interlaken line
Lötschberg railway line ⓘ Spiez–Interlaken railway line ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRoute |
Basel–Bern–Thun–Spiez–Brig corridor
ⓘ
Germany–Switzerland–Italy north–south rail axis ⓘ
linked to:
Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon axis
|
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
access route to Alpine tunnels
ⓘ
feeder line to Lötschberg axis ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStop |
Einigen
ⓘ
Wimmis (via connecting services) ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Spiez railway station
ⓘ
Thun railway station ⓘ |
| importance | key link in north–south European rail traffic ⓘ |
| integratedIn | Swiss Federal Railways network ⓘ |
| lineType | double-track railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Plateau region
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Plateau
canton of Bern ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss north–south Alpine transit corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Bern–Lötschberg–Simplon axis
|
| passesAlong | Lake Thun ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bernese Oberland ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic train protection ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity trains
ⓘ
international trains ⓘ long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | European Train Control System ⓘ |
| terminus |
Spiez
ⓘ
Thun ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | electrified double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thun–Spiez railway line Description of subject: The Thun–Spiez railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the canton of Bern that connects the town of Thun with the junction hub of Spiez, forming part of key north–south Alpine transit corridors.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thun–Spiez railway line
linked to: Thun–Spiez railway line
linked to: Thun–Spiez railway line