Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line

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main line railway railway line

The Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line is a major Swiss railway corridor that connects key cities across western and central Switzerland and forms part of the country’s primary east–west rail axis.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line canonical	1
Geneva–St. Gallen main axis	1
Swiss east–west main line corridor	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008741 — 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: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line
Context triple: [Lausanne–Geneva railway line, partOfCorridor, Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line]

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.
B. 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.
C. Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
D. Bern–Lucerne railway line
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.
E. 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.
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: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line
Target entity description: The Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line is a major Swiss railway corridor that connects key cities across western and central Switzerland and forms part of the country’s primary east–west rail axis.

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.
B. 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.
C. Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
D. Bern–Lucerne railway line
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.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (36)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	main line railway ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connects	Bern ⓘ Geneva ⓘ Lausanne ⓘ Zurich ⓘ
connectsEconomicCenters	Lake Geneva region ⓘ Swiss Plateau ⓘ Zurich metropolitan area ⓘ linked to: Greater Zürich Area
country	Switzerland ⓘ
electrification	overhead line ⓘ
formsCorridorWith	Bern–Zurich railway section ⓘ Lausanne–Bern railway section ⓘ linked to: Lausanne–Bern railway line
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
importance	major Swiss railway corridor ⓘ
integratedIn	Swiss integrated timetable system ⓘ linked to: Swiss transport system
locatedIn	central Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Central Switzerland western Switzerland ⓘ linked to: Western Switzerland
operator	Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ
partOf	Swiss east–west rail axis ⓘ Swiss national rail network ⓘ linked to: Swiss railway network
passesThrough	canton of Aargau ⓘ linked to: Canton of Aargau canton of Bern ⓘ canton of Fribourg ⓘ canton of Geneva ⓘ canton of Vaud ⓘ linked to: Canton of Vaud canton of Zurich ⓘ
role	primary east–west rail axis in Switzerland ⓘ
serviceType	high-frequency rail corridor ⓘ
strategicImportance	backbone of Swiss intercity network ⓘ
terminus	Geneva railway station ⓘ linked to: Gare de Genève-Cornavin Zürich Hauptbahnhof ⓘ linked to: Zurich Hauptbahnhof
usedFor	freight traffic ⓘ intercity trains ⓘ long-distance passenger services ⓘ regional passenger services ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Lausanne–Geneva railway line → partOfCorridor → Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line ⓘ

Lausanne–Bern railway line → partOf → Swiss east–west main line corridor ⓘ

linked to: Geneva–Lausanne–Bern–Zurich main line

Lausanne–Bern railway line → partOf → Geneva–St. Gallen main axis ⓘ