Paris–Brest railway
E252965
The Paris–Brest railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris with the western city of Brest, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Brest railway canonical | 26 |
| railway line Paris–Brest | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2286315 — 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–Brest railway Context triple: [Versailles-Chantiers station, railwayLineServed, Paris–Brest railway]
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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.
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.
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E.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
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.
- 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–Brest railway Target entity description: The Paris–Brest railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris with the western city of Brest, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
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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.
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.
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E.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Brittany region
ⓘ
linked to:
Brittany
Paris metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| connectsCity |
Brest
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| importance | major intercity route in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Brittany
ⓘ
western France ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf |
French national railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
French railway network
|
| servesCity |
Chartres
ⓘ
Landerneau ⓘ Le Mans ⓘ Morlaix ⓘ Rennes ⓘ Saint-Brieuc ⓘ Versailles ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Brittany
ⓘ
Centre-Val de Loire ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brest
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Brest railway Description of subject: The Paris–Brest railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris with the western city of Brest, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
Referenced by (27)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.