Swiss Federal Railways station codes
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Swiss Federal Railways station codes are a standardized set of alphanumeric identifiers used by Switzerland’s national railway company to uniquely label and manage its train stations across the network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Swiss Federal Railways station codes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4608428 — 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: Swiss Federal Railways station codes Context triple: [Gland railway station, hasStationCodeSystem, Swiss Federal Railways station codes]
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A.
Biel/Bienne railway station
Biel/Bienne railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important junction for regional and long-distance train services.
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B.
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station is the main rail hub serving the watchmaking city of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, providing regional and intercity connections.
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C.
Basel SBB
Basel SBB is the main Swiss railway station in Basel and one of Europe’s busiest international rail hubs, connecting Switzerland with France, Germany, and other destinations.
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D.
Basel SBB railway station
Basel SBB railway station is Switzerland’s largest and busiest international railway hub, serving as a major junction for national and cross-border train services across Europe.
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E.
Luzern railway station
Luzern railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lucerne, serving as a key interchange for regional, national, and international train services.
- 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: Swiss Federal Railways station codes Target entity description: Swiss Federal Railways station codes are a standardized set of alphanumeric identifiers used by Switzerland’s national railway company to uniquely label and manage its train stations across the network.
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A.
Biel/Bienne railway station
Biel/Bienne railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important junction for regional and long-distance train services.
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B.
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station
La Chaux-de-Fonds railway station is the main rail hub serving the watchmaking city of La Chaux-de-Fonds in the Swiss canton of Neuchâtel, providing regional and intercity connections.
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C.
Basel SBB
Basel SBB is the main Swiss railway station in Basel and one of Europe’s busiest international rail hubs, connecting Switzerland with France, Germany, and other destinations.
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D.
Basel SBB railway station
Basel SBB railway station is Switzerland’s largest and busiest international railway hub, serving as a major junction for national and cross-border train services across Europe.
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E.
Luzern railway station
Luzern railway station is a major Swiss rail hub in the city of Lucerne, serving as a key interchange for regional, national, and international train services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
identifier scheme
ⓘ
railway station code system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Swiss Federal Railways stations
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freight railway stations ⓘ passenger railway stations ⓘ railway stops ⓘ |
| characteristic | alphanumeric identifiers ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| dataType | string ⓘ |
| distinguishedFrom |
platform numbers
ⓘ
station names ⓘ train service numbers ⓘ |
| domain |
public transport
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rail transport ⓘ |
| hasProperty |
machine readability
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stability over time ⓘ uniqueness per station within SBB network ⓘ |
| language | language independent ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Swiss Federal Railways IT department
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linked to:
Swiss Federal Railways
Swiss Federal Railways infrastructure division ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| purpose |
infrastructure asset management
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internal data processing ⓘ network planning ⓘ operational management of stations ⓘ ticketing and reservation systems ⓘ timetable management ⓘ unique identification of stations ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
IATA railway station codes
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UIC station codes ⓘ |
| scope | national railway network of Switzerland ⓘ |
| standardizedBy | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| usedBy | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| usedFor |
capacity planning
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interfacing with external transport systems ⓘ linking station records across databases ⓘ service disruption management ⓘ statistical reporting ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Swiss Federal Railways infrastructure management systems
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Swiss Federal Railways logistics systems ⓘ Swiss Federal Railways operational control systems ⓘ Swiss Federal Railways passenger information systems ⓘ Swiss Federal Railways ticketing systems ⓘ Swiss railway timetable database ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Swiss Federal Railways station codes Description of subject: Swiss Federal Railways station codes are a standardized set of alphanumeric identifiers used by Switzerland’s national railway company to uniquely label and manage its train stations across the network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.