Gletsch railway station
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Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Gletsch railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6445139 — 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: Gletsch railway station Context triple: [Gletsch, servedBy, Gletsch railway station]
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A.
Jungfraujoch railway station
Jungfraujoch railway station is a high-altitude Swiss train station in the Bernese Alps, serving as the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and a gateway to the “Top of Europe” tourist area.
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B.
Kandersteg railway station
Kandersteg railway station is a Swiss Alpine rail stop on the Lötschberg line, serving the village of Kandersteg in the canton of Bern.
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C.
Wengen railway station
Wengen railway station is the main mountain railway stop serving the car-free resort village of Wengen in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, providing access to the Jungfrau region.
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D.
Gstaad railway station
Gstaad railway station is the main train station serving the upscale Swiss Alpine resort village of Gstaad, providing regional and tourist rail connections through the Bernese Oberland.
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E.
Frutigen railway station
Frutigen railway station is a Swiss railway station in the Bernese Oberland that serves as the main rail access point for the nearby alpine resort area of Adelboden.
- 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: Gletsch railway station Target entity description: Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
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A.
Jungfraujoch railway station
Jungfraujoch railway station is a high-altitude Swiss train station in the Bernese Alps, serving as the terminus of the Jungfrau Railway and a gateway to the “Top of Europe” tourist area.
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B.
Kandersteg railway station
Kandersteg railway station is a Swiss Alpine rail stop on the Lötschberg line, serving the village of Kandersteg in the canton of Bern.
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C.
Wengen railway station
Wengen railway station is the main mountain railway stop serving the car-free resort village of Wengen in Switzerland’s Bernese Oberland, providing access to the Jungfrau region.
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D.
Gstaad railway station
Gstaad railway station is the main train station serving the upscale Swiss Alpine resort village of Gstaad, providing regional and tourist rail connections through the Bernese Oberland.
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E.
Frutigen railway station
Frutigen railway station is a Swiss railway station in the Bernese Oberland that serves as the main rail access point for the nearby alpine resort area of Adelboden.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category |
heritage railway station in Switzerland
ⓘ
railway station in the canton of Valais ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Oberwald railway station (via Furka mountain route)
ⓘ
linked to:
Oberwald railway station
Realp railway station (via Furka mountain route) ⓘ
linked to:
Realp railway station
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| currentUse | heritage railway stop ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1760 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
FO
ⓘ
Furka Oberalp Railway ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Oberalp railway
|
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFeature | narrow-gauge tracks ⓘ |
| hasNearbyInfrastructure |
Furka Pass road
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka Pass
hotels and guesthouses in Gletsch ⓘ |
| hasNearbyWatercourse |
upper Rhone River
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône River
|
| hasServicePattern | seasonal operation ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
passing loop
ⓘ
platforms ⓘ station building ⓘ |
| languageRegion | German-speaking Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Goms region
ⓘ
linked to:
Goms
Swiss Alps ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
municipality of Obergoms ⓘ village of Gletsch ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Furka Oberalp route
ⓘ
Furka Pass ⓘ Rhone Glacier ⓘ
linked to:
Rhône Glacier
|
| notableFor |
historic mountain railway operation
ⓘ
panoramic alpine scenery ⓘ steam-hauled trains ⓘ |
| openingStatus | originally opened in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Furka mountain route of the former Furka–Oberalp Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka–Oberalp line
|
| primaryFunction | tourist railway station ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Furka–Oberalp line (heritage mountain section)
ⓘ
linked to:
Furka–Oberalp line
|
| railwaySystem | Swiss narrow-gauge railway network ⓘ |
| reopenedAs | heritage station on the Furka mountain route ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Dampfbahn Furka-Bergstrecke
ⓘ
Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway ⓘ heritage railway services ⓘ scenic tourist trains ⓘ |
| serves |
hikers
ⓘ
sightseeing passengers ⓘ tourists visiting Furka Pass ⓘ tourists visiting Rhone Glacier ⓘ |
| serviceType | summer-only service ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | popular stop on scenic Furka route ⓘ |
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Subject: Gletsch railway station Description of subject: Gletsch railway station is a small Swiss mountain railway stop in the canton of Valais, known for serving heritage and scenic trains near the Furka Pass.
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