Olten–Zurich railway line
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The Olten–Zurich railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the important transport hub of Olten with the city of Zurich and forming part of the country’s primary east–west route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olten–Zurich railway line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7851368 — 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: Olten–Zurich railway line Context triple: [Olten, servedByRailwayLine, Olten–Zurich railway line]
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A.
Olten–Lucerne railway line
The Olten–Lucerne railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge rail route connecting the major transport hub of Olten with the city of Lucerne, carrying both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
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C.
Solothurn–Olten railway line
The Solothurn–Olten railway line is a key Swiss rail route in the canton of Solothurn that connects the cities of Solothurn and Olten and forms part of an important national east–west corridor.
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D.
Basel–Olten railway line
The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
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E.
Zurich–Baden railway line
The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
- 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: Olten–Zurich railway line Target entity description: The Olten–Zurich railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the important transport hub of Olten with the city of Zurich and forming part of the country’s primary east–west route.
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A.
Olten–Lucerne railway line
The Olten–Lucerne railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge rail route connecting the major transport hub of Olten with the city of Lucerne, carrying both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
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C.
Solothurn–Olten railway line
The Solothurn–Olten railway line is a key Swiss rail route in the canton of Solothurn that connects the cities of Solothurn and Olten and forms part of an important national east–west corridor.
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D.
Basel–Olten railway line
The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
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E.
Zurich–Baden railway line
The Zurich–Baden railway line is one of Switzerland’s earliest railway routes, connecting the city of Zurich with Baden and forming a key part of the country’s historic rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
standard-gauge railway ⓘ |
| connects |
Olten railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zürich Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formsCorridorBetween |
eastern Switzerland
ⓘ
western Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsPartOfRoute |
Basel–Olten–Zurich axis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Olten–Zurich axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | primary east–west rail connection in Switzerland ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Aarau railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dietikon railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenzburg railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Olten railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zürich Altstetten railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zürich Hauptbahnhof NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track railway line ⓘ |
| isElectrified | true ⓘ |
| isKeyLinkBetween |
Basel region and Zurich
ⓘ
Bern region and Zurich ⓘ Romandy and Zurich ⓘ |
| isMajorAxisOf | Swiss rail network ⓘ |
| isStrategicFor |
national freight transport in Switzerland
ⓘ
national passenger transport in Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Aargau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Solothurn NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Federal Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss Federal Railways network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swiss east–west rail corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Aarau
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dietikon NERFINISHED ⓘ Lenzburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsServiceType |
InterCity trains
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InterRegio trains ⓘ RegioExpress trains ⓘ S-Bahn services ⓘ |
| terminus |
Olten
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Zurich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olten–Zurich railway line Description of subject: The Olten–Zurich railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the important transport hub of Olten with the city of Zurich and forming part of the country’s primary east–west route.
Referenced by (1)
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