Basel–Olten railway line
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The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Basel–Olten railway line canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4968339 — 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: Basel–Olten railway line Context triple: [Olten–Bern railway line, connectsTo, Basel–Olten railway line]
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A.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
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B.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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E.
Yverdon–Neuchâtel railway line
The Yverdon–Neuchâtel railway line is a standard-gauge rail route in western Switzerland that connects the towns of Yverdon-les-Bains and Neuchâtel along the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel.
- 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: Basel–Olten railway line Target entity description: The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
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A.
Olten–Bern railway line
The Olten–Bern railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the city of Bern with Olten, forming part of the country’s primary east–west transit axis.
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B.
Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line
The Bern–Biel/Bienne railway line is a major Swiss standard-gauge route connecting the capital city of Bern with the bilingual city of Biel/Bienne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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C.
Bern–Lucerne railway line
The Bern–Lucerne railway line is a major Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the central Swiss city of Lucerne, serving as an important corridor for both regional and intercity passenger traffic.
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D.
Bern–Thun railway line
The Bern–Thun railway line is a key Swiss rail route connecting the capital city of Bern with the town of Thun, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger services.
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E.
Yverdon–Neuchâtel railway line
The Yverdon–Neuchâtel railway line is a standard-gauge rail route in western Switzerland that connects the towns of Yverdon-les-Bains and Neuchâtel along the southern shore of Lake Neuchâtel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway corridor
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Olten ⓘ |
| connectsHub |
Basel railway node
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel railway stations
Olten railway hub ⓘ
linked to:
Olten railway station
|
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 15 kV 16.7 Hz AC ⓘ |
| endPoint | Olten railway station ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link Basel with central Swiss rail hub Olten ⓘ |
| hasService |
freight trains
ⓘ
international passenger trains ⓘ long-distance passenger trains ⓘ regional passenger trains ⓘ |
| integratedIn |
European rail freight corridors
ⓘ
linked to:
European freight corridor
|
| locatedIn |
Swiss plateau
ⓘ
canton of Basel-Landschaft ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Basel-Landschaft
canton of Solothurn ⓘ |
| operator | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Swiss Federal Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Swiss national rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss railway network
east–west Swiss transit network ⓘ north–south European transit corridor ⓘ |
| regionServed |
central Switzerland
ⓘ
linked to:
Central Switzerland
northwestern Switzerland ⓘ |
| role |
key international transit route
ⓘ
key national transit route ⓘ major Swiss rail corridor ⓘ |
| significance | one of the busiest railway corridors in Switzerland ⓘ |
| startPoint | Basel SBB railway station ⓘ |
| terminus |
Basel
ⓘ
linked to:
Basel-Stadt
Olten ⓘ |
| trackType | double track ⓘ |
| usedByOperator |
SBB Cargo
ⓘ
SBB Passenger Division ⓘ
linked to:
Swiss Federal Railways
|
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Basel–Olten railway line Description of subject: The Basel–Olten railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor linking the city of Basel with the central hub of Olten, forming part of a key national and international transit route.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.