Zurich–Baden railway line
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The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Zurich–Baden railway line canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5190390 — 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: Zurich–Baden railway line Context triple: [Schweizerische Nordostbahn, operatedRailwayLine, Zurich–Baden railway line]
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A.
Zurich–Winterthur railway line
The Zurich–Winterthur railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, serving as a key route for both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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B.
Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line
The Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the city of Zurich with Schaffhausen along the Rhine, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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C.
Basel–Zofingen railway line
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Zurich–Baden railway line Target entity description: The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
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A.
Zurich–Winterthur railway line
The Zurich–Winterthur railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Zurich and Winterthur, serving as a key route for both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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B.
Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line
The Zurich–Schaffhausen railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the city of Zurich with Schaffhausen along the Rhine, serving both regional and long-distance passenger traffic.
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C.
Basel–Zofingen railway line
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Baden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsUrbanAreas |
Baden–Brugg region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zürich metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentOperator | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC ⓘ |
| endStation | Baden railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | German ⓘ |
| heritage | important early Swiss industrial heritage ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
first railway line on Swiss territory
ⓘ
one of the earliest railway routes in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Plateau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Aargau NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Spanisch-Brötli-Bahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1847 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1847-08-09 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Swiss Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss rail network
ⓘ
historic Swiss rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Dietikon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Spreitenbach NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startStation | Zürich Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Baden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zürich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zurich–Baden railway line Description of subject: The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.