Ostkreuz station
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Ostkreuz station is a major railway and S-Bahn interchange in Berlin, Germany, serving as one of the city's busiest public transport hubs.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ostkreuz station canonical | 3 |
| Frankfurter Bahnhof | 1 |
| Ostkreuz rail junction | 1 |
| Ostkreuz railway station | 1 |
| S-Bahn station Ostkreuz | 1 |
| Warschauer Straße station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6335829 — 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: Ostkreuz station Context triple: [S41, stopsAt, Ostkreuz station]
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A.
Berlin-Schöneberg station
Berlin-Schöneberg station is a railway station in Berlin’s Schöneberg district, serving as a local transport hub for S-Bahn and regional rail services.
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B.
Schönhauser Allee station
Schönhauser Allee station is a major Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn interchange in the Prenzlauer Berg district, serving as an important hub for both local and ring line services.
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C.
Berlin Waidmannslust station
Berlin Waidmannslust station is a suburban railway station in Berlin’s Waidmannslust district, serving as a stop on the city’s S-Bahn network.
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D.
Berlin-Westkreuz station
Berlin-Westkreuz station is a major Berlin S-Bahn interchange in the west of the city, serving as a key junction for multiple suburban rail lines.
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E.
Kurfürstendamm station
Kurfürstendamm station is a major Berlin U-Bahn interchange located beneath the famous Kurfürstendamm boulevard in the Charlottenburg district.
- 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: Ostkreuz station Target entity description: Ostkreuz station is a major railway and S-Bahn interchange in Berlin, Germany, serving as one of the city's busiest public transport hubs.
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A.
Berlin-Schöneberg station
Berlin-Schöneberg station is a railway station in Berlin’s Schöneberg district, serving as a local transport hub for S-Bahn and regional rail services.
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B.
Schönhauser Allee station
Schönhauser Allee station is a major Berlin U-Bahn and S-Bahn interchange in the Prenzlauer Berg district, serving as an important hub for both local and ring line services.
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C.
Berlin Waidmannslust station
Berlin Waidmannslust station is a suburban railway station in Berlin’s Waidmannslust district, serving as a stop on the city’s S-Bahn network.
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D.
Berlin-Westkreuz station
Berlin-Westkreuz station is a major Berlin S-Bahn interchange in the west of the city, serving as a key junction for multiple suburban rail lines.
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E.
Kurfürstendamm station
Kurfürstendamm station is a major Berlin U-Bahn interchange located beneath the famous Kurfürstendamm boulevard in the Charlottenburg district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
S-Bahn station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
local bus services
ⓘ
tram services nearby ⓘ |
| coordinates |
approximate latitude 52.502° N
ⓘ
approximate longitude 13.469° E ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| fareZone |
VBB 5555
ⓘ
VBB Berlin A ⓘ |
| formerName | Stralau-Rummelsburg ⓘ |
| function | interchange between Ringbahn and radial lines ⓘ |
| hasDS100Code | BOK ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
lifts and escalators
ⓘ
pedestrian bridges ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting areas ⓘ |
| hasIBNR | 8011167 ⓘ |
| hasReconstruction | major rebuild between 2006 and 2018 ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | BOK ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
elevated platforms
ⓘ
ground-level platforms ⓘ |
| isOneOf |
busiest public transport hubs in Berlin
ⓘ
busiest railway stations in Berlin ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
ⓘ
district of Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg ⓘ locality of Friedrichshain ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ostkreuz rail junction
ⓘ
linked to:
Ostkreuz station
|
| openingDate | 1882 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | DB Station&Service ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Berlin S-Bahn network
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin S-Bahn
Berlin railway network ⓘ |
| platforms | multiple island and side platforms ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Berlin Ringbahn
ⓘ
Berlin Stadtbahn (via connecting curves) ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin Stadtbahn
Berlin–Frankfurt (Oder) railway ⓘ Berlin–Görlitz railway ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Berlin S-Bahn line S3
ⓘ
Berlin S-Bahn line S41 ⓘ
linked to:
S41 (Berlin S-Bahn line)
Berlin S-Bahn line S42 ⓘ
linked to:
S42 (Berlin S-Bahn line)
Berlin S-Bahn line S5 ⓘ Berlin S-Bahn line S7 ⓘ Berlin S-Bahn line S75 ⓘ
linked to:
S-Bahn line S75
Berlin S-Bahn line S8 ⓘ Berlin S-Bahn line S85 ⓘ regional train services ⓘ |
| tracks | multiple mainline and S-Bahn tracks ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Ostkreuz station Description of subject: Ostkreuz station is a major railway and S-Bahn interchange in Berlin, Germany, serving as one of the city's busiest public transport hubs.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ostkreuz station
linked to: Ostkreuz station
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linked to: Ostkreuz station
linked to: Ostkreuz station