Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited)
E863113
The Saal–Kelheim railway was a short Bavarian branch line that historically connected the town of Kelheim to the main railway network at Saal an der Donau.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10441051 — 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: Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited) Context triple: [Kelheim, hasRailConnection, Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited)]
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A.
Solling Railway
The Solling Railway is a regional rail line in Germany that runs through the Solling hills, connecting towns in Lower Saxony and Hesse.
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B.
Ulm–Aalen railway
The Ulm–Aalen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the cities of Ulm and Aalen as part of the country’s conventional rail network.
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C.
Main-Spessart Railway
The Main-Spessart Railway is a major German rail line in northern Bavaria that runs along the Main River and through the Spessart hills, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
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D.
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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E.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
- 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: Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited) Target entity description: The Saal–Kelheim railway was a short Bavarian branch line that historically connected the town of Kelheim to the main railway network at Saal an der Donau.
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A.
Solling Railway
The Solling Railway is a regional rail line in Germany that runs through the Solling hills, connecting towns in Lower Saxony and Hesse.
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B.
Ulm–Aalen railway
The Ulm–Aalen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the cities of Ulm and Aalen as part of the country’s conventional rail network.
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C.
Main-Spessart Railway
The Main-Spessart Railway is a major German rail line in northern Bavaria that runs along the Main River and through the Spessart hills, serving as an important regional and long-distance transport route.
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D.
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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E.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
branch line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1988-05-28 ⓘ |
| connectedTo | German national rail network ⓘ |
| connectsWith | Danube Valley Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrified | no ⓘ |
| endPoint | Kelheim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Kelheim station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saal an der Donau station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
20th century ⓘ |
| lineLength | 5.5 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Lower Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ district of Kelheim ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1875-06-15 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Bavarian State Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bavarian railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Altmühl valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedTown |
Kelheim
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saal an der Donau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Saal an der Donau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| trackCount | single track ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Saal–Kelheim railway (historical/limited) Description of subject: The Saal–Kelheim railway was a short Bavarian branch line that historically connected the town of Kelheim to the main railway network at Saal an der Donau.
Referenced by (1)
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