Paris–Rouen railway
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The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paris–Rouen railway canonical | 1 |
| Paris–Rouen–Caen corridor | 1 |
| Paris–Rouen–Le Havre axis | 1 |
| Paris–Rouen–Le Havre railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475261 — 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–Rouen railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, operatedLine, Paris–Rouen 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–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.
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C.
Paris–Brest railway
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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D.
Paris–Rennes railway
The Paris–Rennes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rennes in Brittany, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
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E.
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.
- 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–Rouen railway Target entity description: The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
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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–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.
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C.
Paris–Brest railway
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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D.
Paris–Rennes railway
The Paris–Rennes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rennes in Brittany, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Paris
ⓘ
Rouen ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early mainline connection between Paris and a provincial city ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of the early mainline routes in France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf |
French national railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
French railway network
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| primaryUse |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| regionServed | Normandy ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Paris
ⓘ
Rouen ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Paris
ⓘ
Rouen ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Rouen railway Description of subject: The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paris–Rouen railway
linked to: Paris–Rouen railway
subject linked to:
Val-de-Reuil, France
linked to: Paris–Rouen railway