Oldenburg–Leer railway
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The Oldenburg–Leer railway is a key rail route in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Leer and forms part of an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Oldenburg–Leer railway canonical | 3 |
| Groningen–Leer railway route (via Bad Nieuweschans and Weener) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6583079 — 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: Oldenburg–Leer railway Context triple: [Emden Hauptbahnhof, railwayLine, Oldenburg–Leer railway]
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A.
Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway is a key regional rail line in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Osnabrück and serves both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Osnabrück–Brackwede railway
The Osnabrück–Brackwede railway is a regional rail line in northwestern Germany connecting the city of Osnabrück with Brackwede in Bielefeld, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway
The Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway is a major German main line connecting the Ruhr area with the port city of Hamburg, serving as an important north–south freight and passenger corridor.
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D.
Löhne–Rheine railway
The Löhne–Rheine railway is a major rail route in northwestern Germany that connects several important regional centers and forms part of key east–west passenger and freight corridors.
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E.
Solling Railway
The Solling Railway is a regional rail line in Germany that runs through the Solling hills, connecting towns in Lower Saxony and Hesse.
- 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: Oldenburg–Leer railway Target entity description: The Oldenburg–Leer railway is a key rail route in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Leer and forms part of an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
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A.
Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway is a key regional rail line in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Osnabrück and serves both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Osnabrück–Brackwede railway
The Osnabrück–Brackwede railway is a regional rail line in northwestern Germany connecting the city of Osnabrück with Brackwede in Bielefeld, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway
The Wanne-Eickel–Hamburg railway is a major German main line connecting the Ruhr area with the port city of Hamburg, serving as an important north–south freight and passenger corridor.
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D.
Löhne–Rheine railway
The Löhne–Rheine railway is a major rail route in northwestern Germany that connects several important regional centers and forms part of key east–west passenger and freight corridors.
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E.
Solling Railway
The Solling Railway is a regional rail line in Germany that runs through the Solling hills, connecting towns in Lower Saxony and Hesse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in Germany
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railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Leer
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Oldenburg ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
East Frisia
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Oldenburg area ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
railway lines at Leer (Ostfriesland) station
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railway lines at Oldenburg (Oldb) Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Leer ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Leer (Ostfriesland) station
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Oldenburg (Oldb) Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
linked to:
Oldenburg Hauptbahnhof
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| importance | key rail route in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Leer (Ostfriesland)
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linked to:
Aurich district
Lower Saxony ⓘ Oldenburg (Oldb) ⓘ
linked to:
Oldenburg, Germany
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| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| owner | DB Netz ⓘ |
| partOf |
intercity transport corridor in northwestern Germany
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regional transport corridor in northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
German railway network
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regional rail network of Lower Saxony ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | northwestern Germany ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity connections
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regional rail services ⓘ |
| startPoint | Oldenburg ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single-track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
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passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oldenburg–Leer railway Description of subject: The Oldenburg–Leer railway is a key rail route in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Leer and forms part of an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Winschoten railway station
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locatedOnRoute
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Groningen–Leer railway route (via Bad Nieuweschans and Weener)
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linked to: Oldenburg–Leer railway