Funicular railway of Lyon
E313903
The Funicular railway of Lyon is a historic hillside transit system that carries passengers up the steep slopes of Fourvière, connecting the city center with its hilltop districts and landmarks.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funicular railway of Lyon canonical | 2 |
| Fourvière funicular line F2 | 1 |
| Funiculars of Lyon | 1 |
| Lyon funicular | 1 |
| Lyon funiculars | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2960749 — 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: Funicular railway of Lyon Context triple: [Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière, accessedBy, Funicular railway of Lyon]
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A.
Ligerz–Prêles funicular
The Ligerz–Prêles funicular is a hillside cable railway in Switzerland that links the lakeside village of Ligerz with the higher plateau settlement of Prêles above Lake Biel.
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B.
Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau is a historic hillside cable railway in Pau, France, that links the city center with the Boulevard des Pyrénées and offers panoramic views over the surrounding area.
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C.
Montmartre funicular
The Montmartre funicular is a short inclined railway in Paris that transports passengers up and down the steep hill to the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in the Montmartre district.
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D.
Téléphérique du Sancy
Téléphérique du Sancy is an aerial cable car in the Massif Central that carries visitors close to the summit of Puy de Sancy, the highest peak in central France.
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E.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
- 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: Funicular railway of Lyon Target entity description: The Funicular railway of Lyon is a historic hillside transit system that carries passengers up the steep slopes of Fourvière, connecting the city center with its hilltop districts and landmarks.
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A.
Ligerz–Prêles funicular
The Ligerz–Prêles funicular is a hillside cable railway in Switzerland that links the lakeside village of Ligerz with the higher plateau settlement of Prêles above Lake Biel.
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B.
Funiculaire de Pau
The Funiculaire de Pau is a historic hillside cable railway in Pau, France, that links the city center with the Boulevard des Pyrénées and offers panoramic views over the surrounding area.
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C.
Montmartre funicular
The Montmartre funicular is a short inclined railway in Paris that transports passengers up and down the steep hill to the Basilica of Sacré-Cœur in the Montmartre district.
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D.
Téléphérique du Sancy
Téléphérique du Sancy is an aerial cable car in the Massif Central that carries visitors close to the summit of Puy de Sancy, the highest peak in central France.
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E.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway system
ⓘ
public transport infrastructure ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| category |
Funicular railways in France
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Lyon ⓘ Transport in Lyon ⓘ |
| connects |
Fourvière hilltop districts
ⓘ
Lyon city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon
Vieux Lyon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electric traction ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with TCL ticketing ⓘ |
| fareZoneSystem | Lyon TCL zones ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage | French ⓘ |
| hasLine |
Funicular line F1
ⓘ
Funicular line F2 ⓘ
linked to:
Funicular line F1
|
| hasRollingStockType | funicular cars ⓘ |
| heritage | historic transit system ⓘ |
| integrationWith |
Lyon Metro line D at Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon Metro line D
|
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Lyon ⓘ Metropolis of Lyon ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon metropolitan area
|
| locatedInUrbanArea | Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ |
| locatedOnHill | Fourvière ⓘ |
| operator |
SYTRAL Mobilités
ⓘ
TCL ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lyon public transport network
ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon urban transport network
|
| primaryFunction | passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| safetySystem | cable braking system ⓘ |
| secondaryFunction | tourist transport ⓘ |
| servesDistrict |
Fourvière
ⓘ
Saint-Just ⓘ Vieux Lyon ⓘ |
| servesLandmark |
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
ⓘ
Fourvière esplanade ⓘ Roman theatres of Fourvière ⓘ
linked to:
Ancient Theatre of Fourvière
|
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Fourvière station
ⓘ
Saint-Just station ⓘ Vieux Lyon–Cathédrale Saint-Jean station ⓘ |
| terrain | steep hillside ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
access to hilltop religious sites
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access to panoramic viewpoints ⓘ daily commuting ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Funicular railway of Lyon Description of subject: The Funicular railway of Lyon is a historic hillside transit system that carries passengers up the steep slopes of Fourvière, connecting the city center with its hilltop districts and landmarks.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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