Basel–Delémont railway line
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The Basel–Delémont railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route connecting the city of Basel with Delémont through the Jura region, serving both regional and intercity traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel–Delémont railway line canonical | 3 |
| railway line Delémont–Biel/Bienne | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5392687 — 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–Delémont railway line Context triple: [Dornach, servedByRailwayLine, Basel–Delémont 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.
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.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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E.
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.
- 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–Delémont railway line Target entity description: The Basel–Delémont railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route connecting the city of Basel with Delémont through the Jura region, serving both regional and intercity traffic.
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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.
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.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Delémont ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasRailwayStation |
Basel SBB railway station
ⓘ
Delémont railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Jura region
ⓘ
canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
canton of Jura ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Jura
|
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf | Swiss railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Jura Mountains ⓘ |
| regionServed | northwestern Switzerland ⓘ |
| serviceType |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| startPoint | Basel SBB railway station ⓘ |
| terminus |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Delémont ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basel–Delémont railway line Description of subject: The Basel–Delémont railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route connecting the city of Basel with Delémont through the Jura region, serving both regional and intercity traffic.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Basel–Delémont railway line