Verona–Bologna railway
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The Verona–Bologna railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the cities of Verona and Bologna, serving as an important north–south transport corridor in northern Italy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Verona–Bologna railway canonical | 4 |
| Bologna–Verona railway | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5483463 — 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: Verona–Bologna railway Context triple: [Bologna Centrale railway station, isPartOf, Verona–Bologna railway]
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Milan–Bologna railway
The Milan–Bologna railway is a major Italian mainline rail corridor connecting the northern cities of Milan and Bologna and forming a key segment of the country’s high-capacity transport network.
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B.
Bologna–Florence railway
The Bologna–Florence railway is a major Italian rail line crossing the Apennine Mountains to connect the northern city of Bologna with Florence in central Italy, serving as a key corridor between northern and southern Italy.
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C.
Venice–Milan railway
The Venice–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the historic city of Venice with the economic hub of Milan, serving as one of the country’s primary east–west transport corridors.
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D.
Terontola–Foligno railway
The Terontola–Foligno railway is a regional rail line in central Italy that connects key Umbrian and Tuscan towns, serving as an important link between the Florence–Rome mainline and the local network around Perugia and Foligno.
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E.
Turin–Savona railway
The Turin–Savona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin in Piedmont with the port city of Savona on the Ligurian coast, serving both passenger and freight traffic across northwestern Italy.
- 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: Verona–Bologna railway Target entity description: The Verona–Bologna railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the cities of Verona and Bologna, serving as an important north–south transport corridor in northern Italy.
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A.
Milan–Bologna railway
The Milan–Bologna railway is a major Italian mainline rail corridor connecting the northern cities of Milan and Bologna and forming a key segment of the country’s high-capacity transport network.
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B.
Bologna–Florence railway
The Bologna–Florence railway is a major Italian rail line crossing the Apennine Mountains to connect the northern city of Bologna with Florence in central Italy, serving as a key corridor between northern and southern Italy.
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C.
Venice–Milan railway
The Venice–Milan railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the historic city of Venice with the economic hub of Milan, serving as one of the country’s primary east–west transport corridors.
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D.
Terontola–Foligno railway
The Terontola–Foligno railway is a regional rail line in central Italy that connects key Umbrian and Tuscan towns, serving as an important link between the Florence–Rome mainline and the local network around Perugia and Foligno.
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E.
Turin–Savona railway
The Turin–Savona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the city of Turin in Piedmont with the port city of Savona on the Ligurian coast, serving both passenger and freight traffic across northwestern Italy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in Italy
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
Railway lines in Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Railway lines in Veneto ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Bologna
ⓘ
Verona ⓘ |
| connects |
Bologna
ⓘ
Verona ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| function |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bologna Centrale
ⓘ
linked to:
Bologna Centrale railway station
Verona Porta Nuova ⓘ
linked to:
Verona Porta Nuova railway station
|
| importance | major north–south transport corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Po Valley
ⓘ
northern Italy ⓘ |
| operator | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian railway network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Veneto ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bologna
ⓘ
Verona ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Trenitalia
ⓘ
high-speed services ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Verona–Bologna railway Description of subject: The Verona–Bologna railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the cities of Verona and Bologna, serving as an important north–south transport corridor in northern Italy.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Verona–Bologna railway
linked to: Verona–Bologna railway
linked to: Verona–Bologna railway