Bologna–Ancona railway
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The Bologna–Ancona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the inland city of Bologna with the Adriatic coastal city of Ancona, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bologna–Ancona railway canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5483464 — 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: Bologna–Ancona railway Context triple: [Bologna Centrale railway station, isPartOf, Bologna–Ancona railway]
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Verona–Bologna railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Empoli–Siena railway
The Empoli–Siena railway is a regional rail line in Tuscany, Italy, connecting the cities of Empoli and Siena and serving several intermediate towns including Certaldo.
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E.
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.
- 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: Bologna–Ancona railway Target entity description: The Bologna–Ancona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the inland city of Bologna with the Adriatic coastal city of Ancona, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Verona–Bologna railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Empoli–Siena railway
The Empoli–Siena railway is a regional rail line in Tuscany, Italy, connecting the cities of Empoli and Siena and serving several intermediate towns including Certaldo.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Ancona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bologna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Emilia-Romagna
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToLine |
Adriatic railway at Ancona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Florence–Bologna railway at Bologna ⓘ Milan–Bologna railway at Bologna ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Adriatic coast NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| electrification | 3 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Ancona NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link inland northern Italy with Adriatic coast ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Ancona railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bologna Centrale railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Cesena railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Faenza railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Fano railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Forlì railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Imola railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Pesaro railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Rimini railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Senigallia railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major Italian rail corridor ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | north–south Italian rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 204 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Emilia-Romagna
ⓘ
Marche NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | double track ⓘ |
| operator | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerServiceOperator | Trenitalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Adriatic coastal area of central Italy
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Po Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Adriatic coast of Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Bologna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedByService |
freight trains
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high-speed trains ⓘ intercity trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| uses | Italian signalling system ⓘ |
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Subject: Bologna–Ancona railway Description of subject: The Bologna–Ancona railway is a major Italian rail line connecting the inland city of Bologna with the Adriatic coastal city of Ancona, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (5)
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