Strasbourg–Offenburg railway
E343829
The Strasbourg–Offenburg railway is an international rail line connecting Strasbourg in France with Offenburg in Germany, serving as a key cross-border passenger and freight corridor across the Rhine.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appenweier–Strasbourg railway | 1 |
| Offenburg–Strasbourg railway | 1 |
| Strasbourg–Offenburg railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3241795 — 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: Strasbourg–Offenburg railway Context triple: [Gare de Strasbourg, railwayLine, Strasbourg–Offenburg railway]
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A.
Strasbourg–Basel railway
The Strasbourg–Basel railway is a major rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, forming an important north–south European transport corridor.
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B.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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D.
Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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E.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
- 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: Strasbourg–Offenburg railway Target entity description: The Strasbourg–Offenburg railway is an international rail line connecting Strasbourg in France with Offenburg in Germany, serving as a key cross-border passenger and freight corridor across the Rhine.
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A.
Strasbourg–Basel railway
The Strasbourg–Basel railway is a major rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Strasbourg to Basel, Switzerland, forming an important north–south European transport corridor.
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B.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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D.
Stuttgart–Ulm railway
The Stuttgart–Ulm railway is a major German rail corridor in Baden-Württemberg that connects the state capital Stuttgart with the city of Ulm and forms part of an important east–west European transport axis.
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E.
Ulm–Sigmaringen railway
The Ulm–Sigmaringen railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Baden-Württemberg that connects the city of Ulm with Sigmaringen through the Swabian Jura.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international railway line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| borderType | intra-European border ⓘ |
| connects |
Offenburg
ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| crosses | Rhine ⓘ |
| crossesVia | rail bridge over the Rhine near Kehl ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossing |
France–Germany border
ⓘ
linked to:
Franco-German border
|
| hasFunction |
key cross-border freight corridor
ⓘ
key cross-border passenger corridor ⓘ |
| hasInternationalServices | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanguageRegion |
French-speaking area
ⓘ
German-speaking area ⓘ |
| isCrossBorderCorridor | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Baden-Württemberg
ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | European rail network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Alsace
ⓘ
Ortenau district ⓘ
linked to:
Ortenaukreis
|
| runsThrough |
Kehl
ⓘ
Offenburg ⓘ Strasbourg ⓘ |
| terminus |
Offenburg
ⓘ
Strasbourg ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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: Strasbourg–Offenburg railway Description of subject: The Strasbourg–Offenburg railway is an international rail line connecting Strasbourg in France with Offenburg in Germany, serving as a key cross-border passenger and freight corridor across the Rhine.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Strasbourg–Offenburg railway
linked to: Strasbourg–Offenburg railway