Albula Tunnel
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The Albula Tunnel is a historic Swiss railway tunnel in the Alps, renowned for its engineering significance and role in the UNESCO-listed Albula/Bernina railway line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Albula Tunnel canonical | 4 |
| Albula Tunnel II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7875740 — 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: Albula Tunnel Context triple: [Rhaetian Railway, hasNotableStructure, Albula Tunnel]
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A.
Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a major railway tunnel beneath the Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy, historically significant as one of the longest and most important transalpine rail routes.
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B.
Lötschberg Tunnel
The Lötschberg Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Bernese Alps that provides a key north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
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C.
Gotthard Road Tunnel
The Gotthard Road Tunnel is a major Swiss Alpine tunnel and one of Europe’s key north–south road links, carrying traffic beneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif.
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D.
Ceneri Base Tunnel
The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
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E.
Jungfrau Railway tunnel
The Jungfrau Railway tunnel is a high-altitude railway passage through the Eiger in the Swiss Alps that carries trains up to the Jungfraujoch, often called the "Top of Europe."
- 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: Albula Tunnel Target entity description: The Albula Tunnel is a historic Swiss railway tunnel in the Alps, renowned for its engineering significance and role in the UNESCO-listed Albula/Bernina railway line.
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A.
Simplon Tunnel
The Simplon Tunnel is a major railway tunnel beneath the Alps connecting Switzerland and Italy, historically significant as one of the longest and most important transalpine rail routes.
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B.
Lötschberg Tunnel
The Lötschberg Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Bernese Alps that provides a key north–south transit route between the cantons of Bern and Valais.
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C.
Gotthard Road Tunnel
The Gotthard Road Tunnel is a major Swiss Alpine tunnel and one of Europe’s key north–south road links, carrying traffic beneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif.
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D.
Ceneri Base Tunnel
The Ceneri Base Tunnel is a major Swiss railway tunnel through the Ceneri massif that forms a key part of the New Railway Link through the Alps, improving north–south transit between central Switzerland and the canton of Ticino.
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E.
Jungfrau Railway tunnel
The Jungfrau Railway tunnel is a high-altitude railway passage through the Eiger in the Swiss Alps that carries trains up to the Jungfraujoch, often called the "Top of Europe."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway tunnel
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connects |
Preda
ⓘ
Spinas ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | drill and blast ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate |
1898
ⓘ
2014 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | 11 kV 16.7 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| elevationAtNorthPortal | about 1789 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| elevationAtSouthPortal | about 1815 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasPortal |
Preda north portal
ⓘ
Spinas south portal ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorStructure |
Albula Tunnel II
ⓘ
linked to:
Albula Tunnel
|
| heritageDesignationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes ⓘ |
| length | approximately 5866 metres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
ⓘ
Canton of Graubünden ⓘ
linked to:
canton of Graubünden
|
| locatedNear |
Albula Pass
ⓘ
Bergün Filisur ⓘ Bever ⓘ |
| locatedOn | route between Thusis and St. Moritz ⓘ |
| material | rock ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Alpine railway engineering
ⓘ
historic mountain railway construction ⓘ |
| openingDate |
1903
ⓘ
2022 ⓘ |
| operator |
Rhaetian Railway
ⓘ
Rhaetian Railway ⓘ |
| partOf |
Albula Railway
ⓘ
Albula Railway ⓘ Albula/Bernina railway line ⓘ
linked to:
Albula Railway
Rhaetian Railway network ⓘ
linked to:
Rhaetian Railway
|
| purpose | replacement for original Albula Tunnel ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Albula line
ⓘ
linked to:
Albula Railway
|
| railwaySystem | Rhaetian Railway ⓘ |
| region |
Albula Valley
ⓘ
Engadin ⓘ
linked to:
Engadin valley
|
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| UNESCOWorldHeritageSite |
Rhaetian Railway in the Albula/Bernina Landscapes
ⓘ
linked to:
Rhaetian Railway
|
| usedBy |
Bernina Express (portion of route)
ⓘ
linked to:
Bernina Express
Glacier Express ⓘ freight trains ⓘ passenger trains ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Albula Tunnel Description of subject: The Albula Tunnel is a historic Swiss railway tunnel in the Alps, renowned for its engineering significance and role in the UNESCO-listed Albula/Bernina railway line.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Albula Tunnel