Meppel–Groningen railway
E621949
The Meppel–Groningen railway is a main railway line in the Netherlands connecting the town of Meppel with the city of Groningen in the northern part of the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meppel–Groningen railway canonical | 4 |
| Meppel–Groningen railway (historical junction) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671936 — 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: Meppel–Groningen railway Context triple: [Meppel, railwayLine, Meppel–Groningen railway]
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A.
Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway
The Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway is a regional rail line in the northeast of the Netherlands that connects the city of Groningen with the German border, serving as an important cross-border passenger route.
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B.
Zwolle–Meppel railway
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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C.
Arnhem–Winterswijk railway
The Arnhem–Winterswijk railway is a regional rail line in the eastern Netherlands that connects the city of Arnhem with the town of Winterswijk, serving intermediate communities in Gelderland.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Meppel–Groningen railway Target entity description: The Meppel–Groningen railway is a main railway line in the Netherlands connecting the town of Meppel with the city of Groningen in the northern part of the country.
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A.
Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway
The Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway is a regional rail line in the northeast of the Netherlands that connects the city of Groningen with the German border, serving as an important cross-border passenger route.
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B.
Zwolle–Meppel railway
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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C.
Arnhem–Winterswijk railway
The Arnhem–Winterswijk railway is a regional rail line in the eastern Netherlands that connects the city of Arnhem with the town of Winterswijk, serving intermediate communities in Gelderland.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Groningen
ⓘ
Meppel ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Assen railway station
ⓘ
Beilen railway station ⓘ Groningen railway station ⓘ Haren railway station ⓘ Hoogeveen railway station ⓘ Meppel railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
province of Drenthe
ⓘ
province of Groningen ⓘ
linked to:
Province of Groningen
|
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| partOfRoute |
Amsterdam–Groningen railway route
ⓘ
Randstad–Northern Netherlands rail corridor ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Assen
ⓘ
Beilen ⓘ Hoogeveen ⓘ |
| region |
northern Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Netherlands
|
| status | in use ⓘ |
| terminus |
Groningen railway station
ⓘ
Meppel railway station ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meppel–Groningen railway Description of subject: The Meppel–Groningen railway is a main railway line in the Netherlands connecting the town of Meppel with the city of Groningen in the northern part of the country.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Meppel–Groningen railway