Moscow–Smolensk railway
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The Moscow–Smolensk railway is a major rail line in western Russia that connects Moscow with the city of Smolensk and forms part of the important route toward Belarus and Western Europe.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moscow–Smolensk railway canonical | 6 |
| Moscow–Brest railway connection | 1 |
| Moscow–Smolensk railway line | 1 |
| Smolensk direction of Moscow Railway | 1 |
| Smolenskaya railway line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10036495 — 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: Moscow–Smolensk railway Context triple: [Belorussky railway station, railwayLine, Moscow–Smolensk railway]
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A.
Moscow–Kursk railway line
The Moscow–Kursk railway line is a major rail route in western Russia that connects Moscow with the city of Kursk and serves numerous intermediate towns and suburbs.
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B.
Moscow–Minsk railway
The Moscow–Minsk railway is a major international rail line connecting Russia’s capital Moscow with Belarus’s capital Minsk, serving as a key transport corridor between the two countries and further into Europe.
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C.
Moscow Railway
Moscow Railway is a regional branch of Russian Railways that manages and operates the railway network serving Moscow and the surrounding central regions of Russia.
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D.
Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway
The Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway is a major high-speed and conventional rail corridor linking Russia’s two largest cities and serving as one of the country’s most important transportation arteries.
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E.
Moscow–Yaroslavl railway line
The Moscow–Yaroslavl railway line is a major rail route in Russia connecting Moscow with the historic city of Yaroslavl and serving as part of the broader network linking the capital to the northeast.
- 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: Moscow–Smolensk railway Target entity description: The Moscow–Smolensk railway is a major rail line in western Russia that connects Moscow with the city of Smolensk and forms part of the important route toward Belarus and Western Europe.
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A.
Moscow–Kursk railway line
The Moscow–Kursk railway line is a major rail route in western Russia that connects Moscow with the city of Kursk and serves numerous intermediate towns and suburbs.
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B.
Moscow–Minsk railway
The Moscow–Minsk railway is a major international rail line connecting Russia’s capital Moscow with Belarus’s capital Minsk, serving as a key transport corridor between the two countries and further into Europe.
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C.
Moscow Railway
Moscow Railway is a regional branch of Russian Railways that manages and operates the railway network serving Moscow and the surrounding central regions of Russia.
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D.
Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway
The Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway is a major high-speed and conventional rail corridor linking Russia’s two largest cities and serving as one of the country’s most important transportation arteries.
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E.
Moscow–Yaroslavl railway line
The Moscow–Yaroslavl railway line is a major rail route in Russia connecting Moscow with the historic city of Yaroslavl and serving as part of the broader network linking the capital to the northeast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in Russia
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
Rail transport in Moscow Oblast
ⓘ
Rail transport in Smolensk Oblast ⓘ Railway lines in Russia ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Moscow
ⓘ
Smolensk ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
rail network of Belarus
ⓘ
rail network of Western Europe ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified railway line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Smolensk railway junction ⓘ |
| formsPartOf |
Moscow–Belarus–Western Europe rail corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow–Minsk railway
|
| gauge | Russian broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
domestic intercity connection
ⓘ
international transit corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Russia ⓘ |
| operator | Russian Railways ⓘ |
| owner | Russian Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
rail route from Moscow to Belarus
ⓘ
rail route from Moscow to Western Europe ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Gagarin, Smolensk Oblast
ⓘ
Mozhaysk ⓘ
linked to:
Mozhaisk
Vyazma ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Moscow Oblast
ⓘ
Smolensk Oblast ⓘ |
| significance | major rail line between Moscow and Belarusian border ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Moscow railway junction
ⓘ
linked to:
Moscow railway hub
|
| terminusA | Moscow ⓘ |
| terminusB | Smolensk ⓘ |
| transportCorridorRole |
part of route from Moscow toward Berlin
ⓘ
part of route from Moscow toward Minsk ⓘ part of route from Moscow toward Warsaw ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moscow–Smolensk railway Description of subject: The Moscow–Smolensk railway is a major rail line in western Russia that connects Moscow with the city of Smolensk and forms part of the important route toward Belarus and Western Europe.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Moscow–Smolensk railway
linked to: Moscow–Smolensk railway
linked to: Moscow–Smolensk railway
subject linked to:
western Moscow
linked to: Moscow–Smolensk railway