Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

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high-speed railway line railway infrastructure project

The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is a major Chinese high-speed rail corridor linking central and southern China as part of the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR route, significantly reducing travel times between Wuhan and Guangzhou.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway canonical	9
Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway	1
汉口广州铁路	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T427855 — 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: Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Context triple: [Wuhan Railway Station, railwayLine, Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway]

A. Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is one of China’s longest and busiest high-speed rail corridors, linking the capital Beijing with the southern metropolis Guangzhou and serving major cities along the route.
B. Wuhan Metro
Wuhan Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, China, providing urban rail transportation across its major districts.
C. Haramain high-speed railway
The Haramain high-speed railway is a modern high-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia that connects the holy cities of Mecca and Medina via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, facilitating rapid travel for pilgrims and residents.
D. Wuhan Railway Station
Wuhan Railway Station is a major modern high-speed rail hub in Wuhan, China, known for its large scale and distinctive, wave-like architectural design.
E. Guangzhou Metro
Guangzhou Metro is the rapid transit system serving Guangzhou, China, forming one of the country’s largest and busiest urban rail networks.
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: Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
Target entity description: The Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is a major Chinese high-speed rail corridor linking central and southern China as part of the Beijing–Guangzhou HSR route, significantly reducing travel times between Wuhan and Guangzhou.

A. Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
The Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway is one of China’s longest and busiest high-speed rail corridors, linking the capital Beijing with the southern metropolis Guangzhou and serving major cities along the route.
B. Wuhan Metro
Wuhan Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city of Wuhan, China, providing urban rail transportation across its major districts.
C. Haramain high-speed railway
The Haramain high-speed railway is a modern high-speed rail line in Saudi Arabia that connects the holy cities of Mecca and Medina via Jeddah and King Abdullah Economic City, facilitating rapid travel for pilgrims and residents.
D. Wuhan Railway Station
Wuhan Railway Station is a major modern high-speed rail hub in Wuhan, China, known for its large scale and distinctive, wave-like architectural design.
E. Guangzhou Metro
Guangzhou Metro is the rapid transit system serving Guangzhou, China, forming one of the country’s largest and busiest urban rail networks.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	high-speed railway line ⓘ railway infrastructure project ⓘ
bridgeAndTunnelRatio	high proportion of bridges and tunnels ⓘ
builtBy	Ministry of Railways of the People’s Republic of China ⓘ
connectedNetwork	China High-Speed Rail Network ⓘ
constructionCost	over 100 billion yuan ⓘ
constructionStartDate	2005 ⓘ
country	China ⓘ
designSpeed	350 km/h ⓘ
electrification	25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ
endPoint	Guangzhou ⓘ
impact	enhanced role of Wuhan as a national railway hub ⓘ promoted economic integration of central and southern China ⓘ stimulated development around Guangzhou South Station ⓘ
isSegmentOfCorridor	Beijing–Hong Kong (Taipei) high-speed rail corridor ⓘ
lineCharacter	elevated and at-grade ⓘ
lineLength	about 968 km ⓘ
locatedIn	central China ⓘ southern China ⓘ
majorStation	Changsha South Railway Station ⓘ Guangzhou South Railway Station ⓘ Wuhan Railway Station ⓘ
maximumOperatingSpeed	300 km/h ⓘ
notableEngineeringAspect	crosses numerous rivers and hilly terrain in Hunan ⓘ
notableFeature	one of the earliest long-distance 350 km/h lines in China ⓘ
numberOfTracks	2 ⓘ
openedInSections	yes ⓘ
openingDate	2009-12-26 ⓘ
operator	China Railway High-speed ⓘ linked to: China Railway
owner	China Railway ⓘ
partOf	Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ Beijing–Guangzhou–Shenzhen–Hong Kong High-Speed Railway ⓘ linked to: Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway
passesThrough	Guangdong Province ⓘ Hubei Province ⓘ Hunan Province ⓘ
previousTravelTime	over 10 hours between Wuhan and Guangzhou ⓘ
primaryUse	intercity and long-distance passenger transport ⓘ
purpose	reduce travel time between Wuhan and Guangzhou ⓘ
railwaySignallingSystem	CTCS-3 ⓘ
serviceType	passenger-dedicated line ⓘ
startPoint	Wuhan ⓘ
status	operational ⓘ
trackGauge	1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ
travelTimeAfterOpening	about 3 hours between Wuhan and Guangzhou ⓘ
usesRollingStock	CRH2 EMU ⓘ CRH3 EMU ⓘ CRH380A EMU ⓘ

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Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Wuhan Railway Station → railwayLine → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Guangzhou South Railway Station → servedByLine → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Xianning → transportHubFor → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Beijing–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway → connectsWith → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Zhuzhou → servedByHighSpeedRail → Wuhan–Guangzhou high-speed railway ⓘ

linked to: Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway

Changsha South Railway Station → partOf → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Chibi City → transportConnection → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

CRH2 EMU → usedOnLine → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

CRH3 EMU → usedOnLine → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

CRH380A EMU → usedOnLine → Wuhan–Guangzhou High-Speed Railway ⓘ

Hankou–Canton Railway → ChineseName → 汉口广州铁路 ⓘ