HSL-Zuid
E199939
HSL-Zuid is a Dutch high-speed railway line connecting the Randstad region with Belgium and beyond as part of the international high-speed rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HSL-Zuid canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1781302 — 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: HSL-Zuid Context triple: [Eurostar, operatesOnLine, HSL-Zuid]
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A.
Oud-Zuid
Oud-Zuid is an affluent, culturally rich district in Amsterdam known for its museums, upscale shopping streets, and historic architecture.
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B.
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is a major railway and business district station in the southern part of Amsterdam, serving as a key hub for regional and international connections.
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C.
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo is a northern district of the Belgian city of Antwerp that encompasses several former villages along the Scheldt River, known for its proximity to the Port of Antwerp and extensive polder landscapes.
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D.
Zuid-Beijerland
Zuid-Beijerland is a village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland and known for its rural character within the Hoeksche Waard region.
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E.
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and busiest shopping streets, running through the historic city center near Dam Square.
- 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: HSL-Zuid Target entity description: HSL-Zuid is a Dutch high-speed railway line connecting the Randstad region with Belgium and beyond as part of the international high-speed rail network.
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A.
Oud-Zuid
Oud-Zuid is an affluent, culturally rich district in Amsterdam known for its museums, upscale shopping streets, and historic architecture.
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B.
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is a major railway and business district station in the southern part of Amsterdam, serving as a key hub for regional and international connections.
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C.
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo
Berendrecht-Zandvliet-Lillo is a northern district of the Belgian city of Antwerp that encompasses several former villages along the Scheldt River, known for its proximity to the Port of Antwerp and extensive polder landscapes.
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D.
Zuid-Beijerland
Zuid-Beijerland is a village in the western Netherlands, located in the province of South Holland and known for its rural character within the Hoeksche Waard region.
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E.
Nieuwendijk
Nieuwendijk is one of Amsterdam’s oldest and busiest shopping streets, running through the historic city center near Dam Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| borderConnection |
Dutch–Belgian border
ⓘ
linked to:
Netherlands–Belgium border
|
| connectsCity |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Antwerp ⓘ Brussels ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
Rotterdam ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Belgium
ⓘ
HSL 4 ⓘ |
| constructionStart | early 2000s ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| designedForSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz ⓘ |
| endPoint | Belgian border near Hazeldonk ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Dutch government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of the Netherlands
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Amsterdam Centraal
ⓘ
Breda ⓘ Rotterdam Centraal ⓘ
linked to:
Rotterdam Centraal station
Schiphol Airport railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Schiphol railway station
|
| isPartOfCorridor | north–south high-speed corridor in Western Europe ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Randstad
ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
|
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| notableIssue | initial problems with Fyra V250 trains (historical) ⓘ |
| officialName | Hogesnelheidslijn Zuid ⓘ |
| opened | 2009 ⓘ |
| openedSection |
Amsterdam–Rotterdam section
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam–The Hague–Rotterdam corridor
Rotterdam–Belgian border section ⓘ |
| operator |
Eurostar
ⓘ
NS International ⓘ
linked to:
NS
Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ Thalys (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Thalys
|
| partOf |
European high-speed rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-European high-speed rail network
|
| passesThrough |
Rotterdam
ⓘ
Schiphol Airport ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
|
| purpose |
domestic high-speed services
ⓘ
international passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Randstad conurbation
ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
|
| replacedService | slower classic rail services between Amsterdam and Belgium ⓘ |
| shortName | HSL-Zuid ⓘ |
| signallingLevel |
ERTMS Level 2
ⓘ
linked to:
ETCS Level 2
|
| signallingSystem |
ERTMS
ⓘ
linked to:
European Train Control System
|
| startPoint | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedByService |
Benelux high-speed services
ⓘ
linked to:
Thalys
Eurostar to Brussels and Paris ⓘ
linked to:
Eurostar
Eurostar to London ⓘ Intercity Direct ⓘ
linked to:
Intercity direct
|
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Input
Subject: HSL-Zuid Description of subject: HSL-Zuid is a Dutch high-speed railway line connecting the Randstad region with Belgium and beyond as part of the international high-speed rail network.
Referenced by (17)
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