Turin–Modane railway
E175387
The Turin–Modane railway is a major trans-Alpine rail line connecting Turin in Italy with Modane in France, providing a key international route through the Alps.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Turin–Modane railway canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1534225 — 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: Turin–Modane railway Context triple: [Fréjus Rail Tunnel, line, Turin–Modane railway]
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A.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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B.
Lyon–Turin rail axis
The Lyon–Turin rail axis is a major transalpine high-speed and freight railway project linking Lyon in France with Turin in Italy through long base tunnels under the Alps to improve cross-border transport.
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C.
Gotthard route
The Gotthard route is a major north–south trans-Alpine transport corridor in Switzerland, linking central Europe with Italy via road and rail tunnels through the Gotthard massif.
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D.
Lyon–Grenoble railway
The Lyon–Grenoble railway is a major French rail line connecting the city of Lyon with Grenoble, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic in southeastern France.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- 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: Turin–Modane railway Target entity description: The Turin–Modane railway is a major trans-Alpine rail line connecting Turin in Italy with Modane in France, providing a key international route through the Alps.
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A.
Genoa–Ventimiglia railway
The Genoa–Ventimiglia railway is a major coastal rail line in northwestern Italy that runs along the Ligurian Sea, connecting Genoa with towns up to the French border.
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B.
Lyon–Turin rail axis
The Lyon–Turin rail axis is a major transalpine high-speed and freight railway project linking Lyon in France with Turin in Italy through long base tunnels under the Alps to improve cross-border transport.
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C.
Gotthard route
The Gotthard route is a major north–south trans-Alpine transport corridor in Switzerland, linking central Europe with Italy via road and rail tunnels through the Gotthard massif.
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D.
Lyon–Grenoble railway
The Lyon–Grenoble railway is a major French rail line connecting the city of Lyon with Grenoble, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic in southeastern France.
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E.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international railway line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ trans-Alpine railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToCorridor |
Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T)
ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-European transport network
|
| connects |
Modane
ⓘ
Turin ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween |
Italy and France
ⓘ
linked to:
France and Italy
|
| electrificationSystem |
25 kV AC (French section)
ⓘ
3 kV DC (Italian section) ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBorderCrossingPoint | Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfOperation |
French
ⓘ
Italian ⓘ |
| hasMajorStation |
Bardonecchia
ⓘ
Modane station ⓘ
linked to:
Modane railway station
Oulx-Cesana-Claviere-Sestriere ⓘ
linked to:
Oulx
Torino Porta Nuova ⓘ Torino Porta Susa ⓘ |
| hasPart | Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | mountain railway ⓘ |
| hasTunnel | Fréjus Rail Tunnel ⓘ |
| historicalRole | first major rail link between Turin and Lyon area via Modane ⓘ |
| isImportantFor |
European rail connectivity
ⓘ
international freight corridors ⓘ |
| isKeyRouteFor |
traffic between Italy and France
ⓘ
trans-Alpine rail traffic ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Piedmont ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| operator |
SNCF
ⓘ
Trenitalia ⓘ |
| owner |
Rete Ferroviaria Italiana
ⓘ
SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
Italian railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Alps ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link Turin metropolitan area with French rail network ⓘ |
| terminusInFrance | Modane ⓘ |
| terminusInItaly | Turin ⓘ |
| traversesValley | Susa Valley ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Turin–Modane railway Description of subject: The Turin–Modane railway is a major trans-Alpine rail line connecting Turin in Italy with Modane in France, providing a key international route through the Alps.
Referenced by (11)
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