Main Line (Sri Lanka)

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Main Line (Sri Lanka) is a major railway route running inland from Colombo through the central highlands, serving as one of the country’s primary passenger and freight corridors.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
Main Line (Sri Lanka) canonical	6
Main Line (Sri Lanka Railways)	4
Colombo–Badulla route	1
Main Line (junction via Polgahawela)	1
Main Line railway of Sri Lanka	1
Main line (Sri Lanka)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5798459 — 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: Main Line (Sri Lanka)
Context triple: [Colombo Fort railway station, connectsTo, Main Line (Sri Lanka)]

A. Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka
The Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka is a major controlled-access highway linking Colombo with key southern cities, significantly reducing travel time and boosting regional economic development.
B. Colombo–Matara railway line
The Colombo–Matara railway line is a coastal rail route in southwestern Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with major southern cities, including Galle and Matara.
C. Sri Lankan national highway network
The Sri Lankan national highway network is the country’s primary system of major roads that connects key cities, ports, and regions across the island to support transport, trade, and travel.
D. Sanjaya line
The Sanjaya line was an early Javanese Hindu dynasty that ruled parts of Central Java in present-day Indonesia during the 8th and 9th centuries.
E. Aluthgama
Aluthgama is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, tourism, and location along major road and rail routes.
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: Main Line (Sri Lanka)
Target entity description: Main Line (Sri Lanka) is a major railway route running inland from Colombo through the central highlands, serving as one of the country’s primary passenger and freight corridors.

A. Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka
The Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka is a major controlled-access highway linking Colombo with key southern cities, significantly reducing travel time and boosting regional economic development.
B. Colombo–Matara railway line
The Colombo–Matara railway line is a coastal rail route in southwestern Sri Lanka that connects the capital region with major southern cities, including Galle and Matara.
C. Sri Lankan national highway network
The Sri Lankan national highway network is the country’s primary system of major roads that connects key cities, ports, and regions across the island to support transport, trade, and travel.
D. Sanjaya line
The Sanjaya line was an early Javanese Hindu dynasty that ruled parts of Central Java in present-day Indonesia during the 8th and 9th centuries.
E. Aluthgama
Aluthgama is a coastal town in southwestern Sri Lanka known for its beaches, tourism, and location along major road and rail routes.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	freight rail line ⓘ passenger rail line ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connectsCity	Badulla ⓘ Bandarawela ⓘ Colombo ⓘ Haputale ⓘ Kandy ⓘ Nanu Oya ⓘ
connectsPort	Port of Colombo (via Colombo Fort) ⓘ linked to: Colombo Harbour
constructionStart	19th century ⓘ
country	Sri Lanka ⓘ
electrification	not electrified ⓘ
endingPoint	Badulla railway station ⓘ
freightType	agricultural products ⓘ general goods ⓘ plantation products ⓘ
gauge	1,676 mm broad gauge ⓘ
hasJunction	Peradeniya Junction ⓘ linked to: Peradeniya Junction railway station Ragama Junction ⓘ linked to: Ragama
historicalPurpose	coffee transport ⓘ tea transport ⓘ transport of plantation products ⓘ
maximumElevationApprox	over 1,800 metres above sea level ⓘ
notableService	Night Mail train ⓘ linked to: Night Mail Podi Menike express train ⓘ linked to: Udarata Menike express train Udarata Menike express train ⓘ
openedForTraffic	late 19th century ⓘ
operator	Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ
owner	Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ
passesThroughRegion	Sri Lankan central highlands ⓘ linked to: Central Highlands of Sri Lanka
passesThroughTown	Bandarawela ⓘ Ella ⓘ Gampaha ⓘ Haputale ⓘ Hatton ⓘ Nanu Oya ⓘ Peradeniya ⓘ Ragama ⓘ
primaryUse	freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ
railNetwork	Sri Lanka Railways network ⓘ
roleInNetwork	backbone of inland rail transport in Sri Lanka ⓘ
scenicReputation	one of the most scenic railway routes in Sri Lanka ⓘ
startingPoint	Colombo Fort railway station ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
terminus	Badulla railway station ⓘ Colombo Fort railway station ⓘ
trackConfiguration	single track with passing loops ⓘ

How these facts were elicited