Tehran–Tabriz railway
E361569
The Tehran–Tabriz railway is a major rail line in Iran that links the capital Tehran with the northwestern city of Tabriz, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport across the country.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tehran–Tabriz railway line | 2 |
| Tehran–Tabriz railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3477973 — 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: Tehran–Tabriz railway Context triple: [Qazvin, connectedBy, Tehran–Tabriz railway]
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A.
Trans-Iranian Railway
The Trans-Iranian Railway is a historic north–south rail line completed in the 1930s that links the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, playing a crucial role in Iran’s transportation network and in Allied logistics during World War II.
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B.
Tehran–Karaj corridor
The Tehran–Karaj corridor is a major urban and transportation axis linking Iran’s capital Tehran with the nearby city of Karaj, forming one of the country’s most densely populated and heavily traveled metropolitan regions.
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C.
Trans-Caspian Railway
The Trans-Caspian Railway is a historic rail line in Central Asia that formed a key part of the Russian Empire’s and later the Soviet Union’s transportation network across the region.
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D.
Tehran–Mashhad highway
The Tehran–Mashhad highway is a major Iranian roadway linking the capital Tehran with the northeastern city of Mashhad, serving as a key route for both domestic travel and religious pilgrimage.
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E.
Transcaucasian Railway
The Transcaucasian Railway was a major railway network of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union that connected key cities and ports across the South Caucasus region.
- 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: Tehran–Tabriz railway Target entity description: The Tehran–Tabriz railway is a major rail line in Iran that links the capital Tehran with the northwestern city of Tabriz, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport across the country.
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A.
Trans-Iranian Railway
The Trans-Iranian Railway is a historic north–south rail line completed in the 1930s that links the Persian Gulf to the Caspian Sea, playing a crucial role in Iran’s transportation network and in Allied logistics during World War II.
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B.
Tehran–Karaj corridor
The Tehran–Karaj corridor is a major urban and transportation axis linking Iran’s capital Tehran with the nearby city of Karaj, forming one of the country’s most densely populated and heavily traveled metropolitan regions.
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C.
Trans-Caspian Railway
The Trans-Caspian Railway is a historic rail line in Central Asia that formed a key part of the Russian Empire’s and later the Soviet Union’s transportation network across the region.
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D.
Tehran–Mashhad highway
The Tehran–Mashhad highway is a major Iranian roadway linking the capital Tehran with the northeastern city of Mashhad, serving as a key route for both domestic travel and religious pilgrimage.
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E.
Transcaucasian Railway
The Transcaucasian Railway was a major railway network of the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union that connected key cities and ports across the South Caucasus region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Tabriz
ⓘ
Tehran ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
central Iran
ⓘ
northwestern Iran ⓘ |
| connectsTo | international rail routes via Tabriz ⓘ |
| country | Iran ⓘ |
| electrification | partly non‑electrified ⓘ |
| function | key national transport corridor ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
freight trains
ⓘ
intercity passenger trains ⓘ |
| importance | major route for trade with northwestern neighbors ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Iran ⓘ |
| operator | Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ⓘ |
| owner | Islamic Republic of Iran Railways ⓘ |
| partOf | Iranian railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Alborz Province
ⓘ
East Azerbaijan Province ⓘ Qazvin ⓘ Tehran Province ⓘ Zanjan ⓘ Zanjan Province ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminusA | Tehran ⓘ |
| terminusB | Tabriz ⓘ |
| use |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tehran–Tabriz railway Description of subject: The Tehran–Tabriz railway is a major rail line in Iran that links the capital Tehran with the northwestern city of Tabriz, serving as a key corridor for passenger and freight transport across the country.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.