Sunnegga funicular
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The Sunnegga funicular is a mountain railway in Zermatt, Switzerland, that transports passengers from the village up to the Sunnegga area, a popular gateway for hiking, skiing, and views of the Matterhorn.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sunnegga funicular canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7545824 — 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: Sunnegga funicular Context triple: [Findel Glacier, accessibleFrom, Sunnegga funicular]
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A.
Ulriken cable car
The Ulriken cable car is an aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway, that carries visitors to the summit of Mount Ulriken for panoramic views of the city and surrounding fjords.
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B.
Fløibanen funicular
Fløibanen funicular is a popular hillside railway in Bergen, Norway, that carries passengers from the city center up Mount Fløyen for panoramic views of the city and surrounding fjords.
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C.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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D.
Burgberg cable car
The Burgberg cable car is a historic aerial tramway in Bad Harzburg, Germany, that transports visitors from the town up the Burgberg hill for scenic views of the Harz region.
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E.
Tünel funicular
The Tünel funicular is a historic underground cable railway in Istanbul, among the world’s oldest, linking the Karaköy district on the waterfront with the higher Beyoğlu area.
- 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: Sunnegga funicular Target entity description: The Sunnegga funicular is a mountain railway in Zermatt, Switzerland, that transports passengers from the village up to the Sunnegga area, a popular gateway for hiking, skiing, and views of the Matterhorn.
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A.
Ulriken cable car
The Ulriken cable car is an aerial tramway in Bergen, Norway, that carries visitors to the summit of Mount Ulriken for panoramic views of the city and surrounding fjords.
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B.
Fløibanen funicular
Fløibanen funicular is a popular hillside railway in Bergen, Norway, that carries passengers from the city center up Mount Fløyen for panoramic views of the city and surrounding fjords.
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C.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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D.
Burgberg cable car
The Burgberg cable car is a historic aerial tramway in Bad Harzburg, Germany, that transports visitors from the town up the Burgberg hill for scenic views of the Harz region.
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E.
Tünel funicular
The Tünel funicular is a historic underground cable railway in Istanbul, among the world’s oldest, linking the Karaköy district on the waterfront with the higher Beyoğlu area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
passenger transport system ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Sunnegga–Blauherd–Rothorn cableways
ⓘ
Zermatt ski area ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electric ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | mountain access from Zermatt ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mattertal
ⓘ
Swiss Alps ⓘ Zermatt ⓘ canton of Valais ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Valais
|
| locatedUnderground | partly ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf | Matterhorn ⓘ |
| operator | Zermatt Bergbahnen AG ⓘ |
| owner | Zermatt Bergbahnen AG ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
hiking area access
ⓘ
ski area access ⓘ tourist transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Zermatt tourist region ⓘ |
| serves |
Sunnegga hiking area
ⓘ
Sunnegga ski area ⓘ |
| serviceType | year-round service ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminusFrom |
Zermatt village
ⓘ
linked to:
Zermatt
|
| terminusTo | Sunnegga ⓘ |
| traction | cable-hauled ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sunnegga funicular Description of subject: The Sunnegga funicular is a mountain railway in Zermatt, Switzerland, that transports passengers from the village up to the Sunnegga area, a popular gateway for hiking, skiing, and views of the Matterhorn.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.