Infrabel
E322969
Infrabel is the Belgian railway infrastructure manager responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the national rail network.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Infrabel canonical | 63 |
| Belgian railway authorities | 1 |
| Infrabel (Belgian infrastructure) | 1 |
| Infrabel network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2932182 — 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: Infrabel Context triple: [SNCB/NMBS, cooperatesWith, Infrabel]
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A.
SNCB/NMBS
SNCB/NMBS is the Belgian national railway company responsible for operating most passenger train services and managing much of the rail infrastructure in Belgium.
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B.
Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles
The Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB/MIVB) is the main public transport operator in Brussels, managing the city’s metro, tram, and bus networks.
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C.
Intercity Brussels
Intercity Brussels is an international high-speed train service connecting the Netherlands with Brussels in Belgium.
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D.
STIB-MIVB
STIB-MIVB is the primary public transport company in Brussels, Belgium, operating the city’s metro, tram, and bus networks.
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E.
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is Luxembourg’s national state-owned railway company, responsible for operating the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
- 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: Infrabel Target entity description: Infrabel is the Belgian railway infrastructure manager responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the national rail network.
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A.
SNCB/NMBS
SNCB/NMBS is the Belgian national railway company responsible for operating most passenger train services and managing much of the rail infrastructure in Belgium.
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B.
Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles
The Société des Transports Intercommunaux de Bruxelles (STIB/MIVB) is the main public transport operator in Brussels, managing the city’s metro, tram, and bus networks.
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C.
Intercity Brussels
Intercity Brussels is an international high-speed train service connecting the Netherlands with Brussels in Belgium.
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D.
STIB-MIVB
STIB-MIVB is the primary public transport company in Brussels, Belgium, operating the city’s metro, tram, and bus networks.
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E.
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois
Chemins de Fer Luxembourgeois is Luxembourg’s national state-owned railway company, responsible for operating the country’s passenger and freight rail services and managing much of its rail infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure manager
ⓘ
state-owned company ⓘ |
| abbreviation | Infrabel ⓘ |
| builds |
new railway lines in Belgium
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railway junctions and switches ⓘ railway stations infrastructure elements ⓘ |
| collaboratesWith |
SNCB-NMBS
ⓘ
linked to:
SNCB/NMBS
railway undertakings operating in Belgium ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| follows | European Union railway regulations ⓘ |
| hasObjective |
ensuring reliability of Belgian rail infrastructure
ⓘ
improving rail network capacity in Belgium ⓘ improving rail safety in Belgium ⓘ |
| hasRole |
rail traffic management
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railway network capacity allocation ⓘ railway safety management ⓘ railway signalling management ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.infrabel.be ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Brussels
ⓘ
linked to:
Brussels, Belgium
|
| industry |
rail transport
ⓘ
railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Dutch
ⓘ
French ⓘ German ⓘ |
| legalForm | public limited company ⓘ |
| maintains |
railway catenary and power supply in Belgium
ⓘ
railway level crossings in Belgium ⓘ railway signalling systems in Belgium ⓘ railway tracks in Belgium ⓘ |
| manages | Belgian railway network ⓘ |
| operatesInSector | public transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| operatesWithinJurisdiction |
Kingdom of Belgium
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgium
|
| ownedBy |
Belgian state
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgium
|
| parentOrganization |
Belgian Federal Government
ⓘ
linked to:
Federal Government of Belgium
|
| partOf |
Belgian rail system
ⓘ
linked to:
Belgian railway network
|
| regulates | access to Belgian rail infrastructure ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
construction of Belgian railway infrastructure
ⓘ
maintenance of Belgian railway infrastructure ⓘ operation of Belgian national rail network infrastructure ⓘ |
| scopeOfOperations | national ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Belgian railway infrastructure policy ⓘ |
| supervisedBy | Belgian Federal Public Service Mobility and Transport ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| typeOfInfrastructureManaged |
conventional rail lines
ⓘ
freight rail corridors in Belgium ⓘ high-speed rail lines in Belgium ⓘ |
| uses | European Train Control System ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Infrabel Description of subject: Infrabel is the Belgian railway infrastructure manager responsible for the construction, maintenance, and operation of the national rail network.
Referenced by (66)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
HSL 4 (Belgium)
subject linked to:
HSL 4 (Belgium)
Brussels–London high-speed rail corridor
→
ownerOfInfrastructureSegment
→
Infrabel (Belgian infrastructure)
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linked to: Infrabel
linked to: Infrabel
subject linked to:
NMBS Logistics (historical freight activities, later separated)