Southern Peru Railway
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The Southern Peru Railway is a major rail line in southern Peru that connects key Andean regions and facilitates both passenger travel and freight transport, including mining exports.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Southern Peru Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13262036 — 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: Southern Peru Railway Context triple: [Canchis Province, hasRailway, Southern Peru Railway]
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A.
Tacna–Arica railway
The Tacna–Arica railway is a historic international rail line connecting the Peruvian city of Tacna with the Chilean port of Arica across the Atacama Desert.
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B.
Ferrocarril Central Andino
Ferrocarril Central Andino is a major Peruvian railway line that crosses the Andes, historically known for being one of the highest standard-gauge railways in the world and a key link between Lima and the country’s central highlands.
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C.
Arica–La Paz Railway
The Arica–La Paz Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line connecting the Chilean port city of Arica with Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, primarily built to facilitate Bolivian access to the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Huancavelica–Huancayo railway
The Huancavelica–Huancayo railway is a Peruvian Andean rail line known for connecting remote highland communities through challenging mountainous terrain.
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E.
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
The Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line linking Chile’s Pacific coast with Bolivia’s interior, primarily built to transport minerals from the Andean region to port.
- 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: Southern Peru Railway Target entity description: The Southern Peru Railway is a major rail line in southern Peru that connects key Andean regions and facilitates both passenger travel and freight transport, including mining exports.
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A.
Tacna–Arica railway
The Tacna–Arica railway is a historic international rail line connecting the Peruvian city of Tacna with the Chilean port of Arica across the Atacama Desert.
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B.
Ferrocarril Central Andino
Ferrocarril Central Andino is a major Peruvian railway line that crosses the Andes, historically known for being one of the highest standard-gauge railways in the world and a key link between Lima and the country’s central highlands.
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C.
Arica–La Paz Railway
The Arica–La Paz Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line connecting the Chilean port city of Arica with Bolivia’s capital, La Paz, primarily built to facilitate Bolivian access to the Pacific Ocean.
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D.
Huancavelica–Huancayo railway
The Huancavelica–Huancayo railway is a Peruvian Andean rail line known for connecting remote highland communities through challenging mountainous terrain.
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E.
Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway
The Antofagasta–Bolivia Railway is a historic trans-Andean rail line linking Chile’s Pacific coast with Bolivia’s interior, primarily built to transport minerals from the Andean region to port.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| cargoType |
concentrates from mining operations
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mineral ores ⓘ |
| connects |
Andean regions of southern Peru
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coastal areas of Peru ⓘ inland mining regions of Peru ⓘ |
| country | Peru ⓘ |
| economicRole |
facilitates regional trade
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supports mining industry logistics ⓘ supports passenger mobility in southern Peru ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge (uncertain) ⓘ |
| hasUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andean region of Peru
ⓘ
linked to:
Andean region
southern Peru ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Peru
|
| partOf | Peruvian railway network ⓘ |
| regionServed | southern Andean departments of Peru ⓘ |
| role | major rail corridor in southern Peru ⓘ |
| serviceType | mixed passenger and freight ⓘ |
| terrain |
Andean highlands
ⓘ
mountainous regions ⓘ |
| transports |
bulk freight
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general cargo ⓘ mining exports ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Southern Peru Railway Description of subject: The Southern Peru Railway is a major rail line in southern Peru that connects key Andean regions and facilitates both passenger travel and freight transport, including mining exports.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.