railway line Hamm–Minden
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The railway line Hamm–Minden is a major German rail route in North Rhine-Westphalia that forms part of the important east–west corridor connecting the Ruhr area with Hanover and beyond.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| railway line Hamm–Minden canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9434312 — 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: railway line Hamm–Minden Context triple: [Herford, isStopOn, railway line Hamm–Minden]
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A.
Münster–Hamm railway
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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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.
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.
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D.
Limburg–Frankfurt railway line
The Limburg–Frankfurt railway line is a high-speed rail route in Germany that connects the city of Limburg an der Lahn with Frankfurt, serving as part of the important Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed corridor.
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E.
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.
- 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: railway line Hamm–Minden Target entity description: The railway line Hamm–Minden is a major German rail route in North Rhine-Westphalia that forms part of the important east–west corridor connecting the Ruhr area with Hanover and beyond.
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A.
Münster–Hamm railway
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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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.
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.
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D.
Limburg–Frankfurt railway line
The Limburg–Frankfurt railway line is a high-speed rail route in Germany that connects the city of Limburg an der Lahn with Frankfurt, serving as part of the important Cologne–Frankfurt high-speed corridor.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| builtBy | Cologne-Minden Railway Company ⓘ |
| category |
Railway lines in North Rhine-Westphalia
ⓘ
Railway lines opened in 1847 ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Hanover
ⓘ
Ruhr area ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Minden (Westf) station
ⓘ
linked to:
Minden (Westfalen) station
|
| formsPartOf |
east–west rail corridor in Germany
ⓘ
international rail corridor towards Amsterdam (via Ruhr area) ⓘ international rail corridor towards Berlin ⓘ |
| hasGermanName |
Bahnstrecke Hamm–Minden
ⓘ
linked to:
Cologne–Minden railway
|
| hasJunctionAt |
Bielefeld Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
Hamm (Westf) marshalling yard ⓘ Herford station ⓘ Minden (Westf) station ⓘ
linked to:
Minden (Westfalen) station
|
| integratedIn |
German long-distance rail network
ⓘ
German regional rail network ⓘ |
| languageOfName | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Rhine-Westphalia ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1847 ⓘ |
| operator |
DB Netz
ⓘ
linked to:
DB Netz AG
|
| ownedBy | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cologne–Minden trunk line
ⓘ
linked to:
Cologne–Minden railway
Dortmund–Hannover–Brunswick–Magdeburg corridor ⓘ Ruhr–Hanover rail axis ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bad Oeynhausen
ⓘ
Bielefeld ⓘ Hamm ⓘ Herford ⓘ |
| regionServed |
East Westphalia
ⓘ
Ruhr area ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
LZB (on some sections)
ⓘ
PZB ⓘ |
| significance | major German main line ⓘ |
| startPoint | Hamm (Westf) station ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
long-distance passenger traffic ⓘ regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: railway line Hamm–Minden Description of subject: The railway line Hamm–Minden is a major German rail route in North Rhine-Westphalia that forms part of the important east–west corridor connecting the Ruhr area with Hanover and beyond.
Referenced by (1)
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