Zwolle–Meppel railway
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The Zwolle–Meppel railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands that connects the city of Zwolle with Meppel and forms part of important national and international train services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Zwolle–Meppel railway canonical | 5 |
| Zwolle–Meppel railway at Zwolle | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671935 — 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: Zwolle–Meppel railway Context triple: [Meppel, railwayLine, Zwolle–Meppel railway]
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A.
Utrecht–Zwolle railway
The Utrecht–Zwolle railway is a major rail corridor in the Netherlands connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the northern city of Zwolle, serving as an important route for both regional and intercity train services.
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B.
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the city of Utrecht with Kampen via several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
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C.
Utrecht–Gouda railway
The Utrecht–Gouda railway is a key rail line in the Netherlands connecting the major transport hub of Utrecht with the city of Gouda and forming part of the country’s core passenger and regional rail network.
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D.
Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
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E.
Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
The Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway is a major Dutch rail line in the province of Zeeland that connects inland cities with the coastal terminus at Vlissingen.
- 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: Zwolle–Meppel railway Target entity description: The Zwolle–Meppel railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands that connects the city of Zwolle with Meppel and forms part of important national and international train services.
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A.
Utrecht–Zwolle railway
The Utrecht–Zwolle railway is a major rail corridor in the Netherlands connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the northern city of Zwolle, serving as an important route for both regional and intercity train services.
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B.
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the city of Utrecht with Kampen via several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
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C.
Utrecht–Gouda railway
The Utrecht–Gouda railway is a key rail line in the Netherlands connecting the major transport hub of Utrecht with the city of Gouda and forming part of the country’s core passenger and regional rail network.
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D.
Utrecht–Rotterdam railway
The Utrecht–Rotterdam railway is a major Dutch rail corridor connecting the central hub of Utrecht with the port city of Rotterdam, serving as an important route for both passenger and regional traffic.
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E.
Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway
The Roosendaal–Vlissingen railway is a major Dutch rail line in the province of Zeeland that connects inland cities with the coastal terminus at Vlissingen.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Meppel
ⓘ
Zwolle ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Northern Netherlands
ⓘ
Randstad ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
|
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | 1.5 kV DC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Meppel railway station ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRoute |
Zwolle–Groningen railway corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Zwolle–Groningen railway
Zwolle–Leeuwarden railway corridor ⓘ
linked to:
Zwolle–Leeuwarden railway
international services towards Northern Germany via Groningen and Leeuwarden (indirectly) ⓘ national intercity services between the Randstad and the Northern Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasFunction | bottleneck section for rail traffic to the Northern Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Meppel railway station
ⓘ
Zwolle railway station ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Drenthe
ⓘ
Overijssel ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
IJssel–Vecht region
ⓘ
linked to:
IJssel-Vecht region
|
| namedAfter |
Meppel
ⓘ
Zwolle ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ |
| owner | ProRail ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor |
rail corridor between Zwolle and Groningen
ⓘ
rail corridor between Zwolle and Leeuwarden ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ sprinter ⓘ |
| startPoint | Zwolle railway station ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | key north–south rail link in the Netherlands ⓘ |
| terminus |
Meppel
ⓘ
Zwolle ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Zwolle–Meppel railway Description of subject: The Zwolle–Meppel railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands that connects the city of Zwolle with Meppel and forms part of important national and international train services.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Zwolle–Meppel railway