Ceneri Base Tunnel
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The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ceneri Base Tunnel canonical | 6 |
| Ceneri Base Tunnel route | 1 |
| Monte Ceneri rail tunnels | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6373476 — 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: Ceneri Base Tunnel Context triple: [Canton of Ticino, hasTransportInfrastructure, Ceneri Base Tunnel]
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Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a 57-kilometer railway tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps, renowned as one of the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnels, designed to improve high-speed rail connectivity across Europe.
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Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a major railway tunnel beneath the Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy, historically significant as one of the longest and most important transalpine rail routes.
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C.
Gotthard Road Tunnel
The Gotthard Road Tunnel is a major Swiss Alpine tunnel and one of Europe’s key north–south road links, carrying traffic beneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif.
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D.
Lötschberg Tunnel
The Lötschberg Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Bernese Alps that provides a key north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
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E.
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel
The Zimmerberg Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel that provides a fast, low-gradient route for passenger and freight trains between Zurich and central Switzerland.
- 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: Ceneri Base Tunnel Target entity description: The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
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A.
Gotthard Base Tunnel
The Gotthard Base Tunnel is a 57-kilometer railway tunnel beneath the Swiss Alps, renowned as one of the world’s longest and deepest traffic tunnels, designed to improve high-speed rail connectivity across Europe.
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B.
Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a major railway tunnel beneath the Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy, historically significant as one of the longest and most important transalpine rail routes.
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C.
Gotthard Road Tunnel
The Gotthard Road Tunnel is a major Swiss Alpine tunnel and one of Europe’s key north–south road links, carrying traffic beneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif.
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D.
Lötschberg Tunnel
The Lötschberg Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Bernese Alps that provides a key north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
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E.
Zimmerberg Base Tunnel
The Zimmerberg Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel that provides a fast, low-gradient route for passenger and freight trains between Zurich and central Switzerland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ceneri Base Tunnel Description of subject: The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Ceneri Base Tunnel
linked to: Ceneri Base Tunnel