Bern–Lucerne railway line
E115578
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bern–Lucerne railway line canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T930012 — 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: Bern–Lucerne railway line Context triple: [Bern railway station, railwayLine, Bern–Lucerne railway line]
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A.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
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C.
Bern–Neuchâtel railway line
The Bern–Neuchâtel railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the federal city of Bern with Neuchâtel, serving both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
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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E.
Olten–Bern railway line
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.
- 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: Bern–Lucerne railway line Target entity description: The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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A.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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B.
Lausanne–Bern railway line
The Lausanne–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Bern, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit route.
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C.
Bern–Neuchâtel railway line
The Bern–Neuchâtel railway line is a key Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the federal city of Bern with Neuchâtel, serving both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
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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E.
Olten–Bern railway line
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Bern
ⓘ
Lucerne ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
InterRegio trains
ⓘ
linked to:
InterRegio
RegioExpress trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| importance | major Swiss rail corridor ⓘ |
| languageOfRegion | German ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canton of Aargau
ⓘ
Canton of Bern ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Bern
Canton of Lucerne ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Swiss Federal Railways network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Emmental region
ⓘ
linked to:
Emmental administrative district
Langnau im Emmental ⓘ Wolhusen ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Bernese Mittelland
ⓘ
Central Switzerland ⓘ |
| role | connects Swiss capital with central Switzerland ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bern railway station
ⓘ
Lucerne railway station ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | mostly single-track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity rail services
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bern–Lucerne railway line Description of subject: The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.