Triple
T6975016
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Zambia Railways network |
E161694
|
entity |
| Predicate | linksToRailway |
P848
|
FINISHED |
| Object | National Railways of Zimbabwe |
E274393
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: National Railways of Zimbabwe | Statement: [Zambia Railways network, linksToRailway, National Railways of Zimbabwe]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: National Railways of Zimbabwe Context triple: [Zambia Railways network, linksToRailway, National Railways of Zimbabwe]
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A.
National Railways of Zimbabwe
chosen
National Railways of Zimbabwe is the state-owned railway company responsible for operating the majority of Zimbabwe’s rail transport infrastructure and services.
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B.
Zambia Railways network
The Zambia Railways network is the national railway system of Zambia, linking major cities, mining regions, and neighboring countries for freight and passenger transport.
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C.
Botswana rail network
The Botswana rail network is the system of railway lines that serves as a key freight and passenger transport backbone within Botswana and links the country to neighboring states in Southern Africa.
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D.
Tanzania Railways Corporation
Tanzania Railways Corporation is the state-owned company responsible for operating and managing much of Tanzania’s railway network for passenger and freight transport.
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E.
Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA)
The Tanzania–Zambia Railway (TAZARA) is a major bi-national rail line built with Chinese assistance that links landlocked Zambia to the Tanzanian port of Dar es Salaam, serving as a key transport and trade corridor in East and Southern Africa.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: linksToRailway Context triple: [Zambia Railways network, linksToRailway, National Railways of Zimbabwe]
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A.
coordinatesRailTrafficWith
Indicates that one entity organizes and synchronizes rail operations or movements with another entity to ensure coordinated train traffic.
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B.
connectsToRailStation
Indicates that one entity has a direct link, route, or access connection to a rail station.
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C.
railwayAccess
Indicates that an entity has direct access to, connection with, or service by a railway line or station.
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D.
railwayLine
chosen
Indicates that there is a railway line connection or route associated with or passing through the referenced entity.
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E.
usesRailInfrastructureOf
Indicates that one entity operates on, accesses, or otherwise makes use of the rail infrastructure owned or managed by another entity.
- F. None of above.
Provenance (4 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69c68854a0d88190bc0bf82263f1afce |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:38 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6db3bda908190a10a91dc8d043ef1 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:32 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c761a6bbdc81908c96871f151db279 |
completed | March 28, 2026, 5:05 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69c6d7c262508190a7708b3d9cf23d7c |
completed | March 27, 2026, 7:17 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 2:31 p.m.