Thuringian Railway
E613819
The Thuringian Railway is a major German rail line traversing the state of Thuringia, historically serving as an important east–west transport corridor connecting central German cities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thuringian Railway canonical | 6 |
| Thüringer Bahn | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6709131 — 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: Thuringian Railway Context triple: [Eisenach, railwayJunctionOn, Thuringian Railway]
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A.
Dresden Railway
The Dresden Railway is a major German rail line connecting Berlin with Dresden, serving as an important north–south passenger and freight corridor.
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B.
Südostbahn
Südostbahn is a Swiss railway company that operates regional and suburban train services, including lines within the Zürich S-Bahn network.
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C.
Wetzlarer Bahn
Wetzlarer Bahn is a German railway line historically connecting the Frankfurt/Wetzlar region with Berlin and serving various regional and S-Bahn routes along its corridor.
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D.
Weimar–Gera railway
The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
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E.
Emsland Railway
The Emsland Railway is a major rail line in northwestern Germany that connects coastal and inland cities, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
- 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: Thuringian Railway Target entity description: The Thuringian Railway is a major German rail line traversing the state of Thuringia, historically serving as an important east–west transport corridor connecting central German cities.
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A.
Dresden Railway
The Dresden Railway is a major German rail line connecting Berlin with Dresden, serving as an important north–south passenger and freight corridor.
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B.
Südostbahn
Südostbahn is a Swiss railway company that operates regional and suburban train services, including lines within the Zürich S-Bahn network.
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C.
Wetzlarer Bahn
Wetzlarer Bahn is a German railway line historically connecting the Frankfurt/Wetzlar region with Berlin and serving various regional and S-Bahn routes along its corridor.
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D.
Weimar–Gera railway
The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
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E.
Emsland Railway
The Emsland Railway is a major rail line in northwestern Germany that connects coastal and inland cities, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| belongsTo | German railway network ⓘ |
| connects |
Bebra
ⓘ
Eisenach ⓘ Erfurt ⓘ Gera ⓘ Halle (Saale) ⓘ Jena ⓘ Leipzig region ⓘ
linked to:
Leipzig metropolitan region
Weimar ⓘ |
| connectsDirection | east–west ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| crosses |
Saale River
ⓘ
linked to:
Saale
|
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasNameInGerman |
Thüringer Bahn
ⓘ
linked to:
Thuringian Railway
|
| hasStation |
Eisenach station
ⓘ
Erfurt Hauptbahnhof ⓘ Gera Hauptbahnhof ⓘ Jena West station ⓘ Weimar station ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
important east–west transport corridor
ⓘ
key link between central German cities ⓘ |
| integratedIn |
Deutsche Bahn timetable network
ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Bahn regional network
|
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Federal state of Thuringia
ⓘ
linked to:
Thuringia
Thuringia ⓘ central Germany ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator |
DB Netz
ⓘ
linked to:
DB Netz AG
|
| owner | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
German long-distance rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Deutsche Bahn long-distance network
|
| railwayType | main line ⓘ |
| regionServed | Thuringian Basin ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thuringian Railway Description of subject: The Thuringian Railway is a major German rail line traversing the state of Thuringia, historically serving as an important east–west transport corridor connecting central German cities.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thuringian Railway