Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line
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The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line is a major Spanish AVE railway corridor that connects the country’s capital with its second-largest city using dedicated high-speed infrastructure.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line | 3 |
| Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9269892 — 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: Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line Context triple: [Talgo 350, usedOnLine, Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line]
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A.
Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida high-speed line
The Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida high-speed line is a major section of Spain’s AVE network that connects Madrid with northeastern cities on dedicated high-speed rail infrastructure.
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B.
Madrid–Barcelona railway
The Madrid–Barcelona railway is a major Spanish rail line linking the capital Madrid with the northeastern city of Barcelona, serving as one of the country’s principal passenger and freight corridors.
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C.
Madrid–Valencia railway
The Madrid–Valencia railway is a major Spanish rail line connecting the nation’s capital with the Mediterranean port city of Valencia, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Madrid–Alicante railway
The Madrid–Alicante railway is a major Spanish rail line connecting the capital Madrid with the Mediterranean coastal city of Alicante, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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E.
Madrid–Andalusia railway
The Madrid–Andalusia railway is a major rail line in Spain that connects the capital, Madrid, with the southern region of Andalusia, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line Target entity description: The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line is a major Spanish AVE railway corridor that connects the country’s capital with its second-largest city using dedicated high-speed infrastructure.
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A.
Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida high-speed line
The Madrid–Zaragoza–Lleida high-speed line is a major section of Spain’s AVE network that connects Madrid with northeastern cities on dedicated high-speed rail infrastructure.
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B.
Madrid–Barcelona railway
The Madrid–Barcelona railway is a major Spanish rail line linking the capital Madrid with the northeastern city of Barcelona, serving as one of the country’s principal passenger and freight corridors.
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C.
Madrid–Valencia railway
The Madrid–Valencia railway is a major Spanish rail line connecting the nation’s capital with the Mediterranean port city of Valencia, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Madrid–Alicante railway
The Madrid–Alicante railway is a major Spanish rail line connecting the capital Madrid with the Mediterranean coastal city of Alicante, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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E.
Madrid–Andalusia railway
The Madrid–Andalusia railway is a major rail line in Spain that connects the capital, Madrid, with the southern region of Andalusia, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed railway line
ⓘ
railway corridor ⓘ |
| belongsToCorridor | Mediterranean Corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| builtBy | Spanish Ministry of Public Works NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Barcelona
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsLargestCitiesInSpainByPopulationRank | first and second ⓘ |
| constructionStarted | 1990s ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Barcelona Sants railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullOpeningDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| fullOpeningSection | Madrid–Barcelona section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | Administrador de Infraestructuras Ferroviarias NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isDedicatedHighSpeedInfrastructure | true ⓘ |
| isKeyAxisOf | Spanish high-speed rail network ⓘ |
| maximumDesignSpeed | 350 km/h ⓘ |
| notableIntermediateStation |
Camp de Tarragona railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lleida Pirineus railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaragoza-Delicias railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| operator | Renfe Operadora NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partialOpeningSection | Madrid–Lleida section NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Spanish AVE network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Lleida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tarragona NERFINISHED ⓘ Zaragoza NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryServiceType | long-distance high-speed services ⓘ |
| purpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| reducesTravelTimeBetween | Madrid and Barcelona ⓘ |
| signallingSystem |
ASFA
ⓘ
ERTMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Madrid Puerta de Atocha railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| trackGaugeValue | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| travelTimeReductionComparedToClassicLine | significant ⓘ |
| typicalNonstopJourneyTime | about 2.5 hours GENERATED ⓘ |
| typicalOperatingSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| usedByServiceBrand |
AVE
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avlo NERFINISHED ⓘ Iryo NERFINISHED ⓘ Ouigo España NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
AVE S102
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
AVE S103 NERFINISHED ⓘ AVE S112 NERFINISHED ⓘ Talgo Avril NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line Description of subject: The Madrid–Barcelona high-speed line is a major Spanish AVE railway corridor that connects the country’s capital with its second-largest city using dedicated high-speed infrastructure.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
this entity surface form:
Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line
this entity surface form:
Madrid–Barcelona high-speed rail line