Munich–Passau railway
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The Munich–Passau railway is a major electrified main line in southern Germany that connects Munich with Passau and serves as an important corridor for both domestic and international rail traffic toward Austria and Eastern Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Munich–Passau railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9540488 — 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: Munich–Passau railway Context triple: [Plattling, railwayJunctionFor, Munich–Passau railway]
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A.
Munich–Lindau railway
The Munich–Lindau railway is a major rail line in southern Germany connecting Munich with the Lake Constance region and serving as an important route toward Switzerland.
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B.
Munich–Salzburg railway
The Munich–Salzburg railway is a major trans-European rail corridor in southern Germany that connects Munich with Salzburg, Austria, serving both long-distance and regional passenger traffic.
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C.
Nuremberg–Regensburg railway
The Nuremberg–Regensburg railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that links the cities of Nuremberg and Regensburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
The Nuremberg–Augsburg railway is a major rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg and serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
- 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: Munich–Passau railway Target entity description: The Munich–Passau railway is a major electrified main line in southern Germany that connects Munich with Passau and serves as an important corridor for both domestic and international rail traffic toward Austria and Eastern Europe.
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A.
Munich–Lindau railway
The Munich–Lindau railway is a major rail line in southern Germany connecting Munich with the Lake Constance region and serving as an important route toward Switzerland.
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B.
Munich–Salzburg railway
The Munich–Salzburg railway is a major trans-European rail corridor in southern Germany that connects Munich with Salzburg, Austria, serving both long-distance and regional passenger traffic.
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C.
Nuremberg–Regensburg railway
The Nuremberg–Regensburg railway is a major German rail line in Bavaria that links the cities of Nuremberg and Regensburg, serving both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Nuremberg–Augsburg railway
The Nuremberg–Augsburg railway is a major rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Nuremberg and Augsburg and serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Nuremberg–Würzburg railway
The Nuremberg–Würzburg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Würzburg and forms part of an important north–south and east–west rail corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electrified main line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Munich
ⓘ
Passau ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Austria
ⓘ
Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| endPoint | Passau ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | international transit route ⓘ |
| hasStation |
München Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
linked to:
Munich Hauptbahnhof
Passau Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedInFederalState | Bavaria ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf | German railway network ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor |
rail corridor toward Austria
ⓘ
rail corridor toward Eastern Europe ⓘ |
| railwayType | main line ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bavaria ⓘ |
| significance |
important corridor for domestic rail traffic
ⓘ
important corridor for international rail traffic ⓘ |
| startPoint | Munich ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Munich–Passau railway Description of subject: The Munich–Passau railway is a major electrified main line in southern Germany that connects Munich with Passau and serves as an important corridor for both domestic and international rail traffic toward Austria and Eastern Europe.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.