Münster–Hamm railway
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The Münster–Hamm railway is a regional rail line in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, connecting the cities of Münster and Hamm and serving intermediate towns such as Drensteinfurt.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Münster–Hamm railway canonical | 5 |
| Hamm–Münster railway | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8837303 — 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: Münster–Hamm railway Context triple: [Drensteinfurt, railwayLine, Münster–Hamm railway]
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A.
Wuppertal–Hagen railway
The Wuppertal–Hagen railway is a major rail line in western Germany that connects the city of Wuppertal with Hagen and forms part of an important regional and long-distance transport corridor in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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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.
Löhne–Rheine railway
The Löhne–Rheine railway is a major rail route in northwestern Germany that connects several important regional centers and forms part of key east–west passenger and freight corridors.
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D.
Boxtel–Wesel railway
The Boxtel–Wesel railway was a historic international rail line connecting the Netherlands and Germany, facilitating cross-border passenger and freight transport in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway is a key regional rail line in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Osnabrück and serves both passenger and freight traffic.
- 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: Münster–Hamm railway Target entity description: The Münster–Hamm railway is a regional rail line in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, connecting the cities of Münster and Hamm and serving intermediate towns such as Drensteinfurt.
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A.
Wuppertal–Hagen railway
The Wuppertal–Hagen railway is a major rail line in western Germany that connects the city of Wuppertal with Hagen and forms part of an important regional and long-distance transport corridor in North Rhine-Westphalia.
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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.
Löhne–Rheine railway
The Löhne–Rheine railway is a major rail route in northwestern Germany that connects several important regional centers and forms part of key east–west passenger and freight corridors.
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D.
Boxtel–Wesel railway
The Boxtel–Wesel railway was a historic international rail line connecting the Netherlands and Germany, facilitating cross-border passenger and freight transport in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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E.
Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway
The Oldenburg–Osnabrück railway is a key regional rail line in northwestern Germany that connects the cities of Oldenburg and Osnabrück and serves both passenger and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Hamm
ⓘ
Münster ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasIntermediateStop | Drensteinfurt station ⓘ |
| hasLocale |
Drensteinfurt
ⓘ
Hamm (Westphalia) ⓘ
linked to:
Hamm (Westfalen)
Münster (Westphalia) ⓘ
linked to:
Münster
|
| hasService |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ Westphalia ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| railwayType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Münsterland
ⓘ
eastern Ruhr area ⓘ
linked to:
Ruhr area
|
| serves | Drensteinfurt ⓘ |
| terminus |
Hamm
ⓘ
Münster ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger transport
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Münster–Hamm railway Description of subject: The Münster–Hamm railway is a regional rail line in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, connecting the cities of Münster and Hamm and serving intermediate towns such as Drensteinfurt.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Münster–Hamm railway
linked to: Münster–Hamm railway