Basel–Zofingen railway line
E511768
The Basel–Zofingen railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the north of the country that connects the city of Basel with the town of Zofingen and forms part of the early core network of Switzerland’s railway system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel–Zofingen railway line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5154399 — 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–Zofingen railway line Context triple: [Schweizerische Centralbahn, operatedRailwayLine, Basel–Zofingen railway line]
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A.
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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B.
Basel–Lucerne railway line
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
- 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–Zofingen railway line Target entity description: The Basel–Zofingen railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the north of the country that connects the city of Basel with the town of Zofingen and forms part of the early core network of Switzerland’s railway system.
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A.
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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B.
Basel–Lucerne railway line
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Zofingen ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Aargau region
ⓘ
linked to:
Aargau
Basel region ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the earliest main lines in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern Switzerland ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss railway network
ⓘ
early core network of Switzerland’s railway system ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | north–south rail axis in Switzerland ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
canton of Aargau
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Aargau
canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ canton of Basel-Stadt ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Basel-Stadt
|
| railwaySystem | standard-gauge network of Switzerland ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
|
| terminus |
Basel SBB railway station
ⓘ
Zofingen railway station ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedBy |
long-distance trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Basel–Zofingen railway line Description of subject: The Basel–Zofingen railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route in the north of the country that connects the city of Basel with the town of Zofingen and forms part of the early core network of Switzerland’s railway system.
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