Polybahn funicular
E591858
The Polybahn funicular is a historic short funicular railway in Zürich that links the city center with the ETH Zürich university terrace.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Polybahn funicular canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6431458 — 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: Polybahn funicular Context triple: [Zürich tram network, connectsWith, Polybahn funicular]
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A.
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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B.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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C.
Metro Alpin funicular
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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D.
Merkurbergbahn funicular
The Merkurbergbahn funicular is a historic cable railway that transports passengers up Mount Merkur, offering scenic views over the spa town of Baden-Baden in Germany.
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E.
Vogel cable car
The Vogel cable car is an aerial lift in Slovenia that transports visitors from the shores of Lake Bohinj up to the Vogel ski and hiking area in the Julian Alps, offering panoramic mountain and lake views.
- 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: Polybahn funicular Target entity description: The Polybahn funicular is a historic short funicular railway in Zürich that links the city center with the ETH Zürich university terrace.
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A.
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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B.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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C.
Metro Alpin funicular
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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D.
Merkurbergbahn funicular
The Merkurbergbahn funicular is a historic cable railway that transports passengers up Mount Merkur, offering scenic views over the spa town of Baden-Baden in Germany.
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E.
Vogel cable car
The Vogel cable car is an aerial lift in Slovenia that transports visitors from the shores of Lake Bohinj up to the Vogel ski and hiking area in the Julian Alps, offering panoramic mountain and lake views.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| city |
Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| connects |
ETH Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
ETH Zurich
Zürich city centre ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrified | 1906 ⓘ |
| hasPassingLoop | yes ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | funicular car ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Central station (Polybahn)
ⓘ
Polyterrasse station ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.polybahn.ch/ ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | listed monument in Zürich ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| lineLength | 176 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn | canton of Zürich ⓘ |
| location |
Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| lowerTerminus |
Zürich Central
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich Hauptbahnhof
|
| municipality |
Zürich
ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich
|
| nameMeaning | short form of Polytechnikum-Bahn ⓘ |
| near |
Limmat river
ⓘ
linked to:
Limmat River
Zürich Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
linked to:
Zurich Hauptbahnhof
|
| notableFor | historic short funicular line in Zürich ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1889 ⓘ |
| operator | Verkehrsbetriebe Zürich ⓘ |
| originalTraction | water counterbalancing ⓘ |
| owner | Zürichbergbahn AG ⓘ |
| partOf | Zürich public transport network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access to ETH Zürich
ⓘ
public transport ⓘ |
| publicTransportZone | ZVV network ⓘ |
| region | Swiss Plateau ⓘ |
| safetySystem | cable haulage with automatic brakes ⓘ |
| serves |
ETH Zürich main building
ⓘ
University of Zürich area ⓘ |
| serviceType | urban funicular ⓘ |
| slopeType | inclined railway ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| upperTerminus | ETH Zürich terrace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Polybahn funicular Description of subject: The Polybahn funicular is a historic short funicular railway in Zürich that links the city center with the ETH Zürich university terrace.
Referenced by (3)
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