Würzburg–Bamberg railway
E714665
The Würzburg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in northern Bavaria that connects the cities of Würzburg and Bamberg and forms part of important long-distance and regional rail routes.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Würzburg–Bamberg railway canonical | 2 |
| Bamberg–Würzburg railway | 1 |
| Würzburg–Bamberg–Nuremberg rail axis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7874459 — 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: Würzburg–Bamberg railway Context triple: [Würzburg Hauptbahnhof, hasRailwayLine, Würzburg–Bamberg railway]
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Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway
The Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway is a key mainline rail route in northern Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Würzburg with Aschaffenburg and forming part of an important east–west transport corridor.
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Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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Würzburg–Stuttgart railway
The Würzburg–Stuttgart railway is a major German rail route connecting the Franconian city of Würzburg with the Baden-Württemberg capital Stuttgart, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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Würzburg–Treuchtlingen railway
The Würzburg–Treuchtlingen railway is a major German main line in northern Bavaria that connects Würzburg with Treuchtlingen and forms an important north–south rail corridor.
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Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance 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: Würzburg–Bamberg railway Target entity description: The Würzburg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in northern Bavaria that connects the cities of Würzburg and Bamberg and forms part of important long-distance and regional rail routes.
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A.
Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway
The Würzburg–Aschaffenburg railway is a key mainline rail route in northern Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Würzburg with Aschaffenburg and forming part of an important east–west transport corridor.
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B.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
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C.
Würzburg–Stuttgart railway
The Würzburg–Stuttgart railway is a major German rail route connecting the Franconian city of Würzburg with the Baden-Württemberg capital Stuttgart, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Würzburg–Treuchtlingen railway
The Würzburg–Treuchtlingen railway is a major German main line in northern Bavaria that connects Würzburg with Treuchtlingen and forms an important north–south rail corridor.
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E.
Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Bamberg
ⓘ
Würzburg ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Main-Franconia
ⓘ
linked to:
Lower Franconia
Upper Franconia ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| follows | Main River valley ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasFunction | important north–south rail link in Germany ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bamberg Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
linked to:
Bamberg Bahnhof
Schweinfurt Hauptbahnhof ⓘ Würzburg Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Franconia ⓘ Free State of Bavaria ⓘ
linked to:
Bavaria
northern Bavaria ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | double track ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| ownedBy | DB Netz ⓘ |
| partOf |
European rail freight corridor network
ⓘ
linked to:
European freight corridor
German rail network ⓘ Würzburg–Bamberg–Nuremberg rail axis ⓘ
linked to:
Würzburg–Bamberg railway
long-distance route between Berlin and Stuttgart ⓘ long-distance route between Hamburg and Munich ⓘ north–south rail corridor in Germany ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Eltmann
ⓘ
Haßfurt ⓘ Kitzingen ⓘ Schweinfurt ⓘ Zeil am Main ⓘ |
| railwayLineNumber | 5100 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lower Franconia
ⓘ
Upper Franconia ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bamberg
ⓘ
Würzburg ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedByServiceType |
InterCity
ⓘ
Regional-Express ⓘ Regionalbahn ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger services ⓘ regional passenger services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Würzburg–Bamberg railway Description of subject: The Würzburg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in northern Bavaria that connects the cities of Würzburg and Bamberg and forms part of important long-distance and regional rail routes.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Würzburg–Bamberg railway
linked to: Würzburg–Bamberg railway