Gera–Saalfeld railway
E524468
The Gera–Saalfeld railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Gera and Saalfeld and serves as part of the area’s local passenger and freight transport network.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gera–Plauen railway | 1 |
| Gera–Saalfeld railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5472971 — 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: Gera–Saalfeld railway Context triple: [Gera Hauptbahnhof, hasRailwayLine, Gera–Saalfeld railway]
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A.
Weimar–Gera railway
The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
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B.
Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway
The Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway is a German rail line connecting the Thuringian town of Eisenach with the Bavarian town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
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C.
Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
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D.
Leipzig–Probstzella railway
The Leipzig–Probstzella railway is a major German rail route in central Germany that connects Leipzig with Probstzella, serving as an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
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E.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
- 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: Gera–Saalfeld railway Target entity description: The Gera–Saalfeld railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Gera and Saalfeld and serves as part of the area’s local passenger and freight transport network.
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A.
Weimar–Gera railway
The Weimar–Gera railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Weimar and Gera, serving as an important east–west transport corridor.
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B.
Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway
The Eisenach–Lichtenfels railway is a German rail line connecting the Thuringian town of Eisenach with the Bavarian town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
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C.
Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway
The Nuremberg–Lichtenfels railway is a mainline rail route in Bavaria, Germany, connecting the city of Nuremberg with the town of Lichtenfels as part of the regional and long-distance rail network.
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D.
Leipzig–Probstzella railway
The Leipzig–Probstzella railway is a major German rail route in central Germany that connects Leipzig with Probstzella, serving as an important regional and intercity transport corridor.
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E.
Nuremberg–Bamberg railway
The Nuremberg–Bamberg railway is a major German main line in Bavaria that connects the cities of Nuremberg and Bamberg and forms part of important regional and long-distance rail routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects | Gera ⓘ |
| country | Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | not fully electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Saalfeld ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFreightService | yes ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
goods distribution in Thuringia
ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ |
| hasPassengerService | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Free State of Thuringia
ⓘ
linked to:
Thuringia
Thuringia ⓘ central Germany ⓘ eastern Thuringia ⓘ |
| networkRole | regional connector ⓘ |
| operator | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| owner | Deutsche Bahn ⓘ |
| partOf | regional rail network of Thuringia ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Thuringian towns ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfSignage | German ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Gera urban area
ⓘ
Saalfeld urban area ⓘ
linked to:
Saalfeld
|
| serviceType | regional rail ⓘ |
| startPoint | Gera ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
local passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Gera–Saalfeld railway Description of subject: The Gera–Saalfeld railway is a regional rail line in the German state of Thuringia that connects the cities of Gera and Saalfeld and serves as part of the area’s local passenger and freight transport network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Gera–Saalfeld railway