Shanghai–Kunming railway

E215696

railway line trunk railway line

The Shanghai–Kunming railway is a major east–west trunk line in China that connects the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing several key provinces and economic regions.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Shanghai–Kunming railway canonical	8
Shanghai–Kunming High-Speed Railway	3
Jinshan Railway	1
Shanghai–Kunming high-speed railway	1
沪昆铁路	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1898082 — 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: Shanghai–Kunming railway
Context triple: [Shanghai Railway Station, servedByRailwayLine, Shanghai–Kunming railway]

A. Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway is one of China’s longest and most important north–south trunk rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major southern metropolis of Guangzhou and serving numerous key cities along its route.
B. Beijing–Shanghai railway
The Beijing–Shanghai railway is one of China’s most important conventional rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major economic hub of Shanghai and serving numerous key cities along its route.
C. Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway
The Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway is a high-speed rail line along China’s southeastern coast that connects major cities in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, significantly reducing travel times in the region.
D. Yichang–Wanzhou Railway
The Yichang–Wanzhou Railway is a major mountainous rail line in central China known for its numerous bridges and tunnels that dramatically shorten travel time between Hubei and Chongqing.
E. Yangluo Line
The Yangluo Line is a rapid transit line within the Wuhan Metro system serving the Yangluo area and connecting it to the broader urban network.
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: Shanghai–Kunming railway
Target entity description: The Shanghai–Kunming railway is a major east–west trunk line in China that connects the coastal metropolis of Shanghai with the southwestern city of Kunming, traversing several key provinces and economic regions.

A. Beijing–Guangzhou Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou Railway is one of China’s longest and most important north–south trunk rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major southern metropolis of Guangzhou and serving numerous key cities along its route.
B. Beijing–Shanghai railway
The Beijing–Shanghai railway is one of China’s most important conventional rail lines, connecting the capital Beijing with the major economic hub of Shanghai and serving numerous key cities along its route.
C. Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway
The Xiamen–Shenzhen Railway is a high-speed rail line along China’s southeastern coast that connects major cities in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, significantly reducing travel times in the region.
D. Yichang–Wanzhou Railway
The Yichang–Wanzhou Railway is a major mountainous rail line in central China known for its numerous bridges and tunnels that dramatically shorten travel time between Hubei and Chongqing.
E. Yangluo Line
The Yangluo Line is a rapid transit line within the Wuhan Metro system serving the Yangluo area and connecting it to the broader urban network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway line ⓘ trunk railway line ⓘ
connects	Kunming ⓘ linked to: Kunming, China Shanghai ⓘ
connectsEconomicRegion	Yangtze River Delta ⓘ southwestern China economic region ⓘ linked to: Southwest China
country	China ⓘ
direction	east–west ⓘ
electrification	electrified ⓘ
endPoint	Kunming ⓘ linked to: Kunming, China
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
languageOfName	Chinese ⓘ
locatedIn	central China ⓘ eastern China ⓘ southwestern China ⓘ
namedAfter	Kunming ⓘ linked to: Kunming, China Shanghai ⓘ
partOf	China railway trunk network ⓘ linked to: Trans-China railway network
passesThrough	Anhui Province ⓘ linked to: Anhui Guizhou Province ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ Jiangsu Province ⓘ linked to: Jiangsu Jiangxi Province ⓘ Yunnan Province ⓘ Zhejiang Province ⓘ
serves	freight traffic ⓘ passenger traffic ⓘ
startPoint	Shanghai ⓘ
terminus	Kunming ⓘ linked to: Kunming, China Shanghai ⓘ
uses	conventional rail ⓘ

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