Russian gauge
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Russian gauge is a broad railway track gauge, wider than the standard gauge, used extensively across Russia and several neighboring countries.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian gauge canonical | 24 |
| Russian broad gauge | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1946785 — 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: Russian gauge Context triple: [Big Circle Line, trackGauge, Russian gauge]
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A.
Russin
Russin is a small wine-producing municipality and village located in the canton of Geneva in southwestern Switzerland.
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B.
Russian ruble (Empire)
The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
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C.
Moscow Railway
Moscow Railway is a regional branch of Russian Railways that manages and operates the railway network serving Moscow and the surrounding central regions of Russia.
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D.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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E.
Russian ruble
The Russian ruble is the official monetary unit of the Russian Federation, used for everyday transactions, government finances, and international trade involving Russia.
- 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: Russian gauge Target entity description: Russian gauge is a broad railway track gauge, wider than the standard gauge, used extensively across Russia and several neighboring countries.
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A.
Russin
Russin is a small wine-producing municipality and village located in the canton of Geneva in southwestern Switzerland.
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B.
Russian ruble (Empire)
The Russian ruble (Empire) was the currency of the Russian Empire, used from the early modern period until the 1917 revolution and the subsequent establishment of Soviet monetary systems.
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C.
Moscow Railway
Moscow Railway is a regional branch of Russian Railways that manages and operates the railway network serving Moscow and the surrounding central regions of Russia.
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D.
Soviet ruble
The Soviet ruble was the official monetary unit of the USSR, used throughout the Soviet planned economy until the country's dissolution in 1991.
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E.
Russian ruble
The Russian ruble is the official monetary unit of the Russian Federation, used for everyday transactions, government finances, and international trade involving Russia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
broad gauge
ⓘ
railway track gauge ⓘ |
| affects | interoperability between European and Eurasian rail networks ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
1520 mm gauge
ⓘ
Russian broad gauge ⓘ
linked to:
Russian gauge
|
| countryOfUse |
Armenia
ⓘ
Azerbaijan ⓘ Belarus ⓘ China ⓘ Estonia ⓘ Finland ⓘ Georgia ⓘ Iran ⓘ Kazakhstan ⓘ Kyrgyzstan ⓘ Latvia ⓘ Lithuania ⓘ Moldova ⓘ Mongolia ⓘ North Korea ⓘ Russia ⓘ Tajikistan ⓘ Turkey ⓘ Turkmenistan ⓘ Ukraine ⓘ Uzbekistan ⓘ |
| dominantInRegion |
Baltic states
ⓘ
former Soviet Union ⓘ
linked to:
Soviet Union
|
| governedBy | regional railway standards in CIS countries ⓘ |
| hasVariant | 1524 mm gauge used historically in Finland and the Russian Empire ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| incompatibleWith | standard gauge rolling stock without gauge-changing equipment ⓘ |
| introducedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| partOf |
Eurasian rail transport system
ⓘ
linked to:
Eurasian Continental Bridge
|
| requires |
bogie exchange or variable gauge axles for through-running to standard gauge lines
ⓘ
break-of-gauge facilities at borders with standard gauge networks ⓘ |
| standardGaugeWidth | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| trackGaugeWidth |
1520 mm
ⓘ
1524 mm ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| usedOnNetwork |
Baikal–Amur Mainline
ⓘ
Finnish railway network ⓘ Railways of the Commonwealth of Independent States ⓘ Russian Railways ⓘ Trans-Siberian Railway ⓘ |
| widerThan | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Russian gauge Description of subject: Russian gauge is a broad railway track gauge, wider than the standard gauge, used extensively across Russia and several neighboring countries.
Referenced by (26)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Russian gauge
linked to: Russian gauge
subject linked to:
Line 5
subject linked to:
green line