Paris–Cherbourg railway
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The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris–Cherbourg railway canonical | 5 |
| Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare à Cherbourg | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1983104 — 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: Paris–Cherbourg railway Context triple: [Carentan-les-Marais, railwayLine, Paris–Cherbourg railway]
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Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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Granville–Paris line
The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
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Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
- 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: Paris–Cherbourg railway Target entity description: The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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B.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Granville–Paris line
The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
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E.
Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Cherbourg railway Description of subject: The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paris–Cherbourg railway