Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway
E372433
The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway is a remote Russian Arctic rail line built primarily to support gas field development on the Yamal Peninsula.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3596318 — 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: Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway Context triple: [Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug, railwayInfrastructure, Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway]
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A.
Pechora Railway
The Pechora Railway is a rail line in northern Russia that historically served remote Arctic settlements and Soviet-era labor camps, including those around Vorkuta.
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B.
Murmansk Railway
Murmansk Railway is a major rail line in northwestern Russia that connects the Arctic port city of Murmansk and the Kola Peninsula with the broader Russian railway network.
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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.
Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway
The Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway is a major high-speed and conventional rail corridor linking Russia’s two largest cities and serving as one of the country’s most important transportation arteries.
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E.
Baikal–Amur Mainline
The Baikal–Amur Mainline is a major Soviet-era railway line in Russia that runs parallel to the Trans-Siberian Railway, traversing remote regions of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
- 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: Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway Target entity description: The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway is a remote Russian Arctic rail line built primarily to support gas field development on the Yamal Peninsula.
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A.
Pechora Railway
The Pechora Railway is a rail line in northern Russia that historically served remote Arctic settlements and Soviet-era labor camps, including those around Vorkuta.
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B.
Murmansk Railway
Murmansk Railway is a major rail line in northwestern Russia that connects the Arctic port city of Murmansk and the Kola Peninsula with the broader Russian railway network.
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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.
Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway
The Moscow–Saint Petersburg railway is a major high-speed and conventional rail corridor linking Russia’s two largest cities and serving as one of the country’s most important transportation arteries.
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E.
Baikal–Amur Mainline
The Baikal–Amur Mainline is a major Soviet-era railway line in Russia that runs parallel to the Trans-Siberian Railway, traversing remote regions of Siberia and the Russian Far East.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtFor | Yamal gas fields ⓘ |
| cargoType |
construction materials
ⓘ
equipment for gas fields ⓘ |
| climateZone |
permafrost
ⓘ
subarctic ⓘ |
| connectedTo | Russian national railway network ⓘ |
| constructionChallenges |
extreme Arctic climate
ⓘ
permafrost engineering ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | adapted for unstable ground ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| country | Russia ⓘ |
| electrification | no ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Bovanenkovo
ⓘ
linked to:
Bovanenkovo settlement
|
| gauge | 1,520 mm ⓘ |
| hasEconomicFunction | resource extraction support ⓘ |
| hasEconomicSector | natural gas industry ⓘ |
| hasEnvironment | tundra ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOfficialDocuments | Russian ⓘ |
| hasOwnerHeadquartersLocation | Moscow ⓘ |
| hasOwnerType | state-controlled company infrastructure ⓘ |
| hasSafetyConcern | frost heave and ground stability ⓘ |
| hasSubstrate | permafrost soils ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| lineType |
freight railway
ⓘ
industrial railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Northern Siberia
ⓘ
Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Yamal Peninsula ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
built on continuous permafrost
ⓘ
one of the northernmost railways in the world ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| operator | Gazprom ⓘ |
| owner | Gazprom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Yamal gas development project
ⓘ
linked to:
Yamal gas fields
|
| primaryPurpose |
freight transport
ⓘ
support gas field development ⓘ |
| region |
Russian Arctic
ⓘ
linked to:
Arctic region
|
| serves | Bovanenkovo gas field ⓘ |
| startPoint | Obskaya ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminusType | dead-end terminus at Bovanenkovo ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| trackGaugeType | Russian broad gauge ⓘ |
| uses |
ballasted track
ⓘ
elevated embankments ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway Description of subject: The Obskaya–Bovanenkovo railway is a remote Russian Arctic rail line built primarily to support gas field development on the Yamal Peninsula.
Referenced by (1)
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