Hanover–Altenbeken railway
E671354
The Hanover–Altenbeken railway is a German rail line in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia that connects Hanover with Altenbeken, serving intermediate towns such as Hameln.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hanover–Altenbeken railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7534601 — 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: Hanover–Altenbeken railway Context triple: [Hameln, railwayLine, Hanover–Altenbeken railway]
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A.
Berlin–Blankenheim railway
The Berlin–Blankenheim railway is a historic German rail line connecting Berlin with the Eifel region near Blankenheim, serving both long-distance and regional 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.
Berlin–Halle railway
The Berlin–Halle railway is a major German rail route connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Halle, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg–Eilenburg railway
The Lutherstadt Wittenberg–Eilenburg railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt that connects the town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg with Eilenburg, serving passenger and local transport needs.
- 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: Hanover–Altenbeken railway Target entity description: The Hanover–Altenbeken railway is a German rail line in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia that connects Hanover with Altenbeken, serving intermediate towns such as Hameln.
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A.
Berlin–Blankenheim railway
The Berlin–Blankenheim railway is a historic German rail line connecting Berlin with the Eifel region near Blankenheim, serving both long-distance and regional 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.
Berlin–Halle railway
The Berlin–Halle railway is a major German rail route connecting the capital Berlin with the city of Halle, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Berlin–Magdeburg railway
The Berlin–Magdeburg railway is a major German rail line connecting the capital city Berlin with the city of Magdeburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Lutherstadt Wittenberg–Eilenburg railway
The Lutherstadt Wittenberg–Eilenburg railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Saxony-Anhalt that connects the town of Lutherstadt Wittenberg with Eilenburg, serving passenger and local transport needs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Altenbeken
ⓘ
Hanover ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Altenbeken ⓘ |
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStop |
Hameln station
ⓘ
linked to:
Hameln railway station
|
| hasMode | rail transport ⓘ |
| hasTransportAuthority |
Greater Hanover transport association
ⓘ
linked to:
Großraum-Verkehr Hannover
regional transport associations of North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Saxony
ⓘ
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Northern Germany ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| owner |
DB Netz
ⓘ
linked to:
DB Netz AG
|
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Hameln ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hanover region
ⓘ
linked to:
Hanover Region
Weser Uplands ⓘ |
| serves | Hameln ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | German railway signalling ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hanover ⓘ |
| terminus |
Altenbeken station
ⓘ
Hanover Hauptbahnhof ⓘ
linked to:
Hannover Hauptbahnhof
|
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hanover–Altenbeken railway Description of subject: The Hanover–Altenbeken railway is a German rail line in Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia that connects Hanover with Altenbeken, serving intermediate towns such as Hameln.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.