Metro Alpin funicular
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The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metro Alpin funicular canonical | 1 |
| underground funicular Metro Alpin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5562924 — 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: Metro Alpin funicular Context triple: [Allalinhorn, accessVia, Metro Alpin funicular]
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TelefériQo cable car
The TelefériQo cable car is a popular aerial lift in Quito, Ecuador, that carries visitors from the city up the slopes of the Pichincha volcano for panoramic views of the capital and surrounding Andes.
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B.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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Brévent cable car
The Brévent cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that carries visitors to panoramic viewpoints facing Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges.
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D.
Flégère cable car
The Flégère cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that transports visitors up into the Aiguilles Rouges range for hiking, skiing, and panoramic views of Mont Blanc.
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E.
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere is an aerial cable car in Macugnaga, Italy, that transports visitors from the Pecetto area up to the Belvedere slopes and viewpoints on Monte Rosa.
- 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: Metro Alpin funicular Target entity description: The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
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A.
TelefériQo cable car
The TelefériQo cable car is a popular aerial lift in Quito, Ecuador, that carries visitors from the city up the slopes of the Pichincha volcano for panoramic views of the capital and surrounding Andes.
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B.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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C.
Brévent cable car
The Brévent cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that carries visitors to panoramic viewpoints facing Mont Blanc and the Aiguilles Rouges.
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D.
Flégère cable car
The Flégère cable car is a mountain lift in the Chamonix valley that transports visitors up into the Aiguilles Rouges range for hiking, skiing, and panoramic views of Mont Blanc.
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E.
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere
Funivia Pecetto–Belvedere is an aerial cable car in Macugnaga, Italy, that transports visitors from the Pecetto area up to the Belvedere slopes and viewpoints on Monte Rosa.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
underground railway ⓘ |
| accessRestriction | reachable via Saas-Fee, a car-free village ⓘ |
| alignment | entirely in tunnel ⓘ |
| category |
funicular railways in Switzerland
ⓘ
rail transport in Valais ⓘ tourist attractions in Valais ⓘ underground funiculars ⓘ |
| configuration | shuttle funicular ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Felskinn aerial cableway
ⓘ
ski pistes on the Fee Glacier ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electric drive for haulage machinery ⓘ |
| endStation | Mittelallalin station ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 3456 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| knownFor |
being one of the highest underground funiculars in the world
ⓘ
providing access to year-round skiing ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Saas-Fee ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
canton of Valais
ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| locatedInMountainRange | Pennine Alps ⓘ |
| locatedInProtectedArea | Saas-Fee ski area ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Allalinhorn
ⓘ
Fee Glacier ski area ⓘ |
| lowerTerminusElevation | about 2989 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 46 percent ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1984 ⓘ |
| operator | Saas-Fee Bergbahnen AG ⓘ |
| owner | Saas-Fee Bergbahnen AG ⓘ |
| purpose |
access to high-altitude ski area
ⓘ
access to mountaineering routes ⓘ tourist transport ⓘ |
| safetySystem | automatic cable funicular safety system ⓘ |
| serves |
Allalin area
ⓘ
Fee Glacier ⓘ Mittelallalin restaurant ⓘ |
| startStation | Felskinn station ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| tourismRegion | Valais Alps ⓘ |
| trackLength | about 1728 metres ⓘ |
| traction | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| tunnelType | rock tunnel ⓘ |
| upperTerminusElevation | about 3456 metres above sea level ⓘ |
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Subject: Metro Alpin funicular Description of subject: The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
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linked to: Metro Alpin funicular