Bari–Taranto railway
E561706
The Bari–Taranto railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Adriatic coastal city of Bari with the Ionian port city of Taranto, serving as an important regional transport corridor in Apulia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bari–Taranto railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5989997 — 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: Bari–Taranto railway Context triple: [Taranto, railwayConnection, Bari–Taranto railway]
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Naples–Salerno railway
The Naples–Salerno railway is one of Italy’s key mainline rail routes in Campania, linking the city of Naples with Salerno along the Tyrrhenian coast.
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Rome–Naples railway line
The Rome–Naples railway line is a major Italian rail corridor linking the capital Rome with the southern city of Naples, serving numerous intermediate towns and provinces along its route.
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C.
Bologna–Ancona railway
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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D.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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E.
Pontebbana railway line
The Pontebbana railway line is a major rail route in northeastern Italy that connects Udine to the Austrian border, serving as an important transalpine corridor through the Alps.
- 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: Bari–Taranto railway Target entity description: The Bari–Taranto railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Adriatic coastal city of Bari with the Ionian port city of Taranto, serving as an important regional transport corridor in Apulia.
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A.
Naples–Salerno railway
The Naples–Salerno railway is one of Italy’s key mainline rail routes in Campania, linking the city of Naples with Salerno along the Tyrrhenian coast.
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B.
Rome–Naples railway line
The Rome–Naples railway line is a major Italian rail corridor linking the capital Rome with the southern city of Naples, serving numerous intermediate towns and provinces along its route.
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C.
Bologna–Ancona railway
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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D.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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E.
Pontebbana railway line
The Pontebbana railway line is a major rail route in northeastern Italy that connects Udine to the Austrian border, serving as an important transalpine corridor through the Alps.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToCompanyGroup | Ferrovie dello Stato Italiane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Bari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsPort |
Port of Bari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Port of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Adriatic coast of Apulia
ⓘ
Ionian coast of Apulia ⓘ |
| connectsSea |
Adriatic Sea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ionian Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToLineAtBari | Adriatic railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToLineAtTaranto |
Taranto–Metaponto railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taranto–Reggio di Calabria railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Italy ⓘ |
| electrification | 3 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | state-owned ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the main east–west rail links in Apulia ⓘ |
| importance | major rail line in southern Italy ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOfCorridor | regional transport corridor in Apulia ⓘ |
| lineNumber | Taranto–Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| nativeName | Ferrovia Bari–Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | double track ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Trenitalia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Rete Ferroviaria Italiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Italian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Apulia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | key regional connection between Bari and Taranto ⓘ |
| routeType |
intercity
ⓘ
regional ⓘ |
| serves |
Metropolitan City of Bari
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Province of Taranto NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Bari NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bari Centrale railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Taranto railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Bari–Taranto railway Description of subject: The Bari–Taranto railway is a major rail line in southern Italy that links the Adriatic coastal city of Bari with the Ionian port city of Taranto, serving as an important regional transport corridor in Apulia.
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