Basel–Lucerne railway line
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The Basel–Lucerne railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the cities of Basel and Lucerne through the Swiss Plateau, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel–Lucerne railway line canonical | 1 |
| Basel–central Switzerland rail corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5154398 — 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: Basel–Lucerne railway line Context triple: [Schweizerische Centralbahn, operatedRailwayLine, Basel–Lucerne railway line]
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A.
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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B.
Basel–Bern railway line
The Basel–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the cities of Basel and Bern, forming an important part of the country’s intercity and regional rail network.
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C.
Basel–Olten railway line
The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
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D.
Thun–Spiez railway line
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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E.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
- 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: Basel–Lucerne railway line Target entity description: The Basel–Lucerne railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the cities of Basel and Lucerne through the Swiss Plateau, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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A.
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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B.
Basel–Bern railway line
The Basel–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the cities of Basel and Bern, forming an important part of the country’s intercity and regional rail network.
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C.
Basel–Olten railway line
The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
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D.
Thun–Spiez railway line
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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E.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Lucerne ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
central Switzerland
ⓘ
northwestern Switzerland ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC ⓘ |
| endPoint | Lucerne ⓘ |
| hasFunction | connects Basel and Lucerne via Swiss Plateau ⓘ |
| hasJunction |
Olten railway hub
ⓘ
linked to:
Olten railway station
|
| hasTerminusStation |
Basel SBB railway station
ⓘ
Lucerne railway station ⓘ |
| importance | key Swiss rail route ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Plateau
ⓘ
canton of Aargau ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Aargau
canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ canton of Basel-Stadt ⓘ canton of Lucerne ⓘ |
| openedBy | Swiss railway companies of the 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | north–south European rail corridor through Switzerland ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Swiss Federal Railways network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Olten
ⓘ
Sursee ⓘ |
| serviceType |
InterRegio services
ⓘ
RegioExpress services ⓘ long-distance services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | European Train Control System (ETCS) on parts ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
|
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basel–Lucerne railway line Description of subject: The Basel–Lucerne railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the cities of Basel and Lucerne through the Swiss Plateau, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basel–Lucerne railway line