Weimar–Gera railway
E521928
The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Weimar–Gera railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5472969 — 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: Weimar–Gera railway Context triple: [Gera Hauptbahnhof, hasRailwayLine, Weimar–Gera railway]
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A.
Berlin–Blankenheim railway
The Berlin–Blankenheim railway is a historic German rail line connecting Berlin with the Eifel region near Blankenheim, serving both long-distance and regional traffic.
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B.
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.
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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.
Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Dresden–Werdau railway
The Dresden–Werdau railway is a major railway line in the German state of Saxony that connects the city of Dresden with Werdau, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport corridor.
- 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: Weimar–Gera railway Target entity description: The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
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A.
Berlin–Blankenheim railway
The Berlin–Blankenheim railway is a historic German rail line connecting Berlin with the Eifel region near Blankenheim, serving both long-distance and regional traffic.
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B.
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.
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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.
Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Dresden–Werdau railway
The Dresden–Werdau railway is a major railway line in the German state of Saxony that connects the city of Dresden with Werdau, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects | Weimar ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
eastern Thuringia
ⓘ
western Thuringia ⓘ
linked to:
Thuringia
|
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| endPoint | Gera ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
public transport infrastructure
ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ |
| lineOrientation | east–west ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Thuringia
ⓘ
central Germany ⓘ |
| operatorCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| partOf |
German rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
German railway network
|
| passesThrough |
Gera (district-free city)
ⓘ
Weimar (district-free city) ⓘ
linked to:
Weimar
|
| railwayType | non-electrified line ⓘ |
| regionServed | Thuringia ⓘ |
| startPoint | Weimar ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
east–west transport corridor
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Weimar–Gera railway Description of subject: The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.