Uganda Railways Corporation
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Uganda Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing Uganda’s railway transport network.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uganda Railways Corporation canonical | 2 |
| Uganda Railway administration | 1 |
| Uganda Railways | 1 |
| Uganda Railways network | 1 |
| Uganda national rail network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8586472 — 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: Uganda Railways Corporation Context triple: [Ministry of Works and Transport (Uganda), oversees, Uganda Railways Corporation]
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A.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Uganda Airlines
Uganda Airlines is the national flag carrier of Uganda, operating regional and international passenger flights from its hub in Entebbe.
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C.
Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.
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D.
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo is the state-owned railway company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, responsible for operating much of the country’s rail transport infrastructure and services.
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E.
Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda, responsible for issuing the national currency and formulating the country’s monetary policy.
- 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: Uganda Railways Corporation Target entity description: Uganda Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing Uganda’s railway transport network.
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A.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Uganda Airlines
Uganda Airlines is the national flag carrier of Uganda, operating regional and international passenger flights from its hub in Entebbe.
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C.
Uganda Revenue Authority
The Uganda Revenue Authority is the government body responsible for tax collection and customs administration in Uganda.
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D.
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo
Société Nationale des Chemins de fer du Congo is the state-owned railway company of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, responsible for operating much of the country’s rail transport infrastructure and services.
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E.
Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda is the central bank of Uganda, responsible for issuing the national currency and formulating the country’s monetary policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | state-owned railway company ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Democratic Republic of the Congo
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Kenya ⓘ South Sudan ⓘ Tanzania ⓘ |
| country | Uganda ⓘ |
| hasAssetType |
freight wagons
ⓘ
locomotives ⓘ passenger coaches ⓘ railway stations ⓘ railway yards ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction |
Republic of Uganda
ⓘ
linked to:
Uganda
|
| hasObjective |
promote regional trade connectivity
ⓘ
provide affordable rail transport services ⓘ support national economic development through rail transport ⓘ |
| hasService |
bulk cargo transport
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container transport ⓘ freight services ⓘ passenger services ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Kampala ⓘ |
| industry |
freight transport
ⓘ
logistics ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ |
| isPublicTransportOperator | true ⓘ |
| isStateOwnedEnterprise | true ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | parastatal organization ⓘ |
| manages |
railway rolling stock in Uganda
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railway stations in Uganda ⓘ railway track infrastructure in Uganda ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rail ⓘ |
| networkType |
freight rail
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heavy rail ⓘ passenger rail ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of Uganda ⓘ |
| partOf |
Northern Corridor transport network
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linked to:
Northern Corridor road network
|
| primaryFunction |
maintenance of railway infrastructure
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management of railway assets ⓘ operation of national railway network ⓘ |
| railGauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | East Africa ⓘ |
| regulates | railway operations in Uganda ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serves | Uganda ⓘ |
| shortName | URC ⓘ |
| transportMode | land transport ⓘ |
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: Uganda Railways Corporation Description of subject: Uganda Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing Uganda’s railway transport network.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uganda Railways Corporation
linked to: Uganda Railways Corporation
linked to: Uganda Railways Corporation
Kenya-Uganda Railway (through Kipkelion / Fort Ternan area)
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operatorDuringColonialPeriod
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Uganda Railway administration
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linked to: Uganda Railways Corporation