Olten–Bern railway line
E111580
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Olten–Bern railway line canonical | 5 |
| Bern–Olten railway line | 1 |
| Olten–Bern line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T930008 — 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: Olten–Bern railway line Context triple: [Bern railway station, railwayLine, Olten–Bern railway line]
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A.
Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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B.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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C.
Geneva–Aéroport railway line
The Geneva–Aéroport railway line is a short Swiss rail link connecting central Geneva’s main station to Geneva International Airport, providing frequent regional and long-distance train services for air travelers and commuters.
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D.
Paris–Lausanne railway
The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- 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: Olten–Bern railway line Target entity description: The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
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A.
Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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B.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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C.
Geneva–Aéroport railway line
The Geneva–Aéroport railway line is a short Swiss rail link connecting central Geneva’s main station to Geneva International Airport, providing frequent regional and long-distance train services for air travelers and commuters.
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D.
Paris–Lausanne railway
The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
standard-gauge railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Bern
ⓘ
Olten ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Basel–Olten railway line
ⓘ
Bern–Thun railway line ⓘ Lausanne–Bern railway line ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formsCorridorBetween |
central Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Switzerland
western Switzerland ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| gauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Aarau region intermediate stations
ⓘ
Bern railway station ⓘ Olten railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
canton of Bern
ⓘ
canton of Solothurn ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss east–west rail axis
ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne–Bern railway line
Swiss trunk railway network ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss railway network
|
| role | primary component of Switzerland’s east–west transit axis ⓘ |
| significance | major Swiss rail corridor ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bern
ⓘ
Olten ⓘ |
| usedByServiceType |
intercity trains
ⓘ
long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Olten–Bern railway line Description of subject: The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Olten–Bern railway line
linked to: Olten–Bern railway line