Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical)
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The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway was a former regional rail line in the Dutch province of Groningen that connected the city of Groningen with surrounding towns including Zuidbroek and Stadskanaal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Stadskanaal (historical/heritage line) | 1 |
| Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10929303 — 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: Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical) Context triple: [Groningen railway station, railwayLine, Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical)]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Eindhoven–Weert railway
The Eindhoven–Weert railway is a key rail line in the southern Netherlands that connects the city of Eindhoven with Weert as part of the main Amsterdam–Maastricht corridor.
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D.
Eindhoven–Breda railway
The Eindhoven–Breda railway is a Dutch rail line in the southern Netherlands that connects the cities of Eindhoven and Breda, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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E.
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the city of Utrecht with Kampen via several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
- 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: Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical) Target entity description: The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway was a former regional rail line in the Dutch province of Groningen that connected the city of Groningen with surrounding towns including Zuidbroek and Stadskanaal.
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
Eindhoven–Weert railway
The Eindhoven–Weert railway is a key rail line in the southern Netherlands that connects the city of Eindhoven with Weert as part of the main Amsterdam–Maastricht corridor.
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D.
Eindhoven–Breda railway
The Eindhoven–Breda railway is a Dutch rail line in the southern Netherlands that connects the cities of Eindhoven and Breda, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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E.
Utrecht–Kampen railway
The Utrecht–Kampen railway is a Dutch rail line connecting the city of Utrecht with Kampen via several intermediate towns in the central Netherlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Groningen
ⓘ
Stadskanaal NERFINISHED ⓘ Zuidbroek ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | non‑electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint | Stadskanaal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historical | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Groningen municipality
ⓘ
linked to:
municipality of Groningen
Midden-Groningen municipality ⓘ
linked to:
Midden‑Groningen
Stadskanaal municipality ⓘ
linked to:
municipality of Stadskanaal
northern Netherlands ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Netherlands
province of Groningen ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Zuidbroek ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | connection between Groningen and Stadskanaal via Zuidbroek ⓘ |
| regionServed |
city of Groningen
ⓘ
linked to:
Groningen, Netherlands
eastern Groningen ⓘ |
| startPoint | Groningen ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regional freight transport
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical) Description of subject: The Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway was a former regional rail line in the Dutch province of Groningen that connected the city of Groningen with surrounding towns including Zuidbroek and Stadskanaal.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Stadskanaal–Zuidbroek–Groningen railway (historical)