Lausanne railway station
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Lausanne railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lausanne, serving as a key junction for national and international passenger services across western Switzerland and beyond.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lausanne railway station canonical | 16 |
| Lausanne-Gare | 2 |
| Lausanne railway station district | 1 |
| Swiss Federal Railways at Lausanne station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008745 — 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: Lausanne railway station Context triple: [Lausanne–Geneva railway line, hasStation, Lausanne railway station]
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A.
Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport railway station is the main rail terminal directly connected to Geneva International Airport, providing frequent train services between the airport and Geneva city as well as other Swiss and international destinations.
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B.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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C.
Luzern railway station
Luzern railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lucerne, serving as a key interchange for regional, national, and international train services.
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D.
Basel SBB railway station
Basel SBB railway station is Switzerland’s largest and busiest international railway hub, serving as a major junction for national and cross-border train services across Europe.
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E.
Zurich Hauptbahnhof
Zurich Hauptbahnhof is Switzerland’s largest and busiest railway station, serving as a central national and international rail hub in the city of Zurich.
- 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: Lausanne railway station Target entity description: Lausanne railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lausanne, serving as a key junction for national and international passenger services across western Switzerland and beyond.
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A.
Geneva Airport railway station
Geneva Airport railway station is the main rail terminal directly connected to Geneva International Airport, providing frequent train services between the airport and Geneva city as well as other Swiss and international destinations.
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B.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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C.
Luzern railway station
Luzern railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lucerne, serving as a key interchange for regional, national, and international train services.
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D.
Basel SBB railway station
Basel SBB railway station is Switzerland’s largest and busiest international railway hub, serving as a major junction for national and cross-border train services across Europe.
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E.
Zurich Hauptbahnhof
Zurich Hauptbahnhof is Switzerland’s largest and busiest railway station, serving as a central national and international rail hub in the city of Zurich.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Lausanne city centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne
|
| connectsTo |
Basel SBB railway station
ⓘ
Bern railway station ⓘ Brig railway station ⓘ Fribourg railway station ⓘ Geneva railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
International services to Italy ⓘ International services to Milan ⓘ International services to Paris ⓘ Montreux railway station ⓘ Neuchâtel railway station ⓘ Vevey railway station ⓘ Zurich Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line electrification ⓘ |
| hasConnectionWith |
Lausanne Metro
ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne Métro
local bus services in Lausanne ⓘ regional bus services in canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
commercial services
ⓘ
platforms for multiple lines ⓘ ticket offices ⓘ waiting areas ⓘ |
| hasRoleIn | national rail timetable of Switzerland ⓘ |
| importance | major Swiss rail hub ⓘ |
| integratedIn | Swiss integrated public transport system ⓘ |
| isJunctionOf |
Lausanne–Bern railway line
ⓘ
Lausanne–Brig railway line ⓘ Lausanne–Geneva railway line ⓘ Lausanne–Puidoux-Chexbres railway line ⓘ
linked to:
Vevey–Chexbres railway line
Lausanne–Vevey–Montreux railway corridor ⓘ
linked to:
Vevey–Montreux railway line
|
| locatedIn |
Lausanne
ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Vaud
western Switzerland ⓘ
linked to:
Western Switzerland
|
| locatedNear | Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss national rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss railway network
|
| primaryFunction | passenger transport ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | Swiss Federal Railways network ⓘ |
| regionServed | western Switzerland ⓘ |
| role | key junction for western Switzerland ⓘ |
| serves |
Lake Geneva region
ⓘ
city of Lausanne ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne
|
| serviceType |
international passenger services
ⓘ
long-distance passenger services ⓘ regional passenger services ⓘ suburban passenger services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lausanne railway station Description of subject: Lausanne railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lausanne, serving as a key junction for national and international passenger services across western Switzerland and beyond.
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Lausanne, Switzerland
linked to: Lausanne railway station
linked to: Lausanne railway station
linked to: Lausanne railway station
subject linked to:
M2
linked to: Lausanne railway station
subject linked to:
M2