Regensburg–Passau railway
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The Regensburg–Passau railway is a major rail line in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Regensburg and Passau along the Danube and serving numerous intermediate towns.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Regensburg–Passau railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11135575 — 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: Regensburg–Passau railway Context triple: [Vilshofen an der Donau, railwayLine, Regensburg–Passau railway]
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A.
Munich–Passau railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Regensburg–Passau railway Target entity description: The Regensburg–Passau railway is a major rail line in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Regensburg and Passau along the Danube and serving numerous intermediate towns.
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A.
Munich–Passau railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Passau
ⓘ
Regensburg ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| follows |
Danube River
ⓘ
linked to:
Danube
|
| formsPartOf | corridor between Germany and Austria ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasImportance | major rail line in Bavaria ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfName | German ⓘ |
| hasRouteCharacteristic | follows Danube floodplain for long sections ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Passau Hauptbahnhof
ⓘ
Plattling station ⓘ Regensburg Hauptbahnhof ⓘ Straubing station ⓘ |
| hasTrafficType |
freight services
ⓘ
long-distance services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| infrastructureManagedBy |
DB Netz
ⓘ
linked to:
DB Netz AG
|
| isMajorAxisFor | east–west rail traffic in southern Germany ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bavaria
ⓘ
Danube valley ⓘ southern Germany ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Federal Republic of Germany
ⓘ
linked to:
Germany
|
| partOf |
German railway network
ⓘ
long-distance rail corridor between Munich and Vienna ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bogen
ⓘ
Deggendorf region ⓘ
linked to:
Deggendorf
Plattling ⓘ Straubing ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lower Bavaria
ⓘ
Upper Palatinate ⓘ |
| serves | intermediate towns along the Danube between Regensburg and Passau ⓘ |
| terminus |
Passau
ⓘ
Regensburg ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Regensburg–Passau railway Description of subject: The Regensburg–Passau railway is a major rail line in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the cities of Regensburg and Passau along the Danube and serving numerous intermediate towns.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.