Meppel–Leeuwarden railway
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The Meppel–Leeuwarden railway is a main railway line in the northern Netherlands that connects the town of Meppel with the provincial capital Leeuwarden, serving as an important regional passenger and freight route.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meppel–Leeuwarden railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671937 — 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: Meppel–Leeuwarden railway Context triple: [Meppel, railwayLine, Meppel–Leeuwarden railway]
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A.
Meppel–Groningen railway
The Meppel–Groningen railway is a main railway line in the Netherlands connecting the town of Meppel with the city of Groningen in the northern part of the country.
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B.
Zwolle–Meppel railway
The Zwolle–Meppel railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands that connects the city of Zwolle with Meppel and forms part of important national and international train services.
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C.
Arnhem–Winterswijk railway
The Arnhem–Winterswijk railway is a regional rail line in the eastern Netherlands that connects the city of Arnhem with the town of Winterswijk, serving intermediate communities in Gelderland.
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D.
Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway
The Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway is a regional rail line in the northeast of the Netherlands that connects the city of Groningen with the German border, serving as an important cross-border passenger route.
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E.
Nijmegen–Venlo railway
The Nijmegen–Venlo railway is a regional rail line in the Netherlands connecting the cities of Nijmegen and Venlo as part of the country’s passenger and freight rail network.
- 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: Meppel–Leeuwarden railway Target entity description: The Meppel–Leeuwarden railway is a main railway line in the northern Netherlands that connects the town of Meppel with the provincial capital Leeuwarden, serving as an important regional passenger and freight route.
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A.
Meppel–Groningen railway
The Meppel–Groningen railway is a main railway line in the Netherlands connecting the town of Meppel with the city of Groningen in the northern part of the country.
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B.
Zwolle–Meppel railway
The Zwolle–Meppel railway is a key rail route in the Netherlands that connects the city of Zwolle with Meppel and forms part of important national and international train services.
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C.
Arnhem–Winterswijk railway
The Arnhem–Winterswijk railway is a regional rail line in the eastern Netherlands that connects the city of Arnhem with the town of Winterswijk, serving intermediate communities in Gelderland.
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D.
Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway
The Groningen–Bad Nieuweschans railway is a regional rail line in the northeast of the Netherlands that connects the city of Groningen with the German border, serving as an important cross-border passenger route.
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E.
Nijmegen–Venlo railway
The Nijmegen–Venlo railway is a regional rail line in the Netherlands connecting the cities of Nijmegen and Venlo as part of the country’s passenger and freight rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Leeuwarden
ⓘ
Meppel ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Leeuwarden–Groningen railway
ⓘ
Zwolle–Meppel railway ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Leeuwarden railway station
ⓘ
Meppel railway station ⓘ |
| importance | main railway line ⓘ |
| links |
Frisian cities
ⓘ
Randstad ⓘ
linked to:
Randstad metropolitan region
|
| locatedIn |
northern Netherlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Netherlands
|
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| role | regional transport corridor ⓘ |
| serves |
province of Drenthe
ⓘ
province of Friesland ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity
ⓘ
sprinter ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| terminus |
Leeuwarden
ⓘ
Meppel ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meppel–Leeuwarden railway Description of subject: The Meppel–Leeuwarden railway is a main railway line in the northern Netherlands that connects the town of Meppel with the provincial capital Leeuwarden, serving as an important regional passenger and freight route.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.