Charleroi Metro
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Charleroi Metro is a light rail and pre-metro transit system serving the Belgian city of Charleroi and its suburbs.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Charleroi Metro canonical | 2 |
| Charleroi downtown loop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4252309 — 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: Charleroi Metro Context triple: [Charleroi, hasMetro, Charleroi Metro]
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A.
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro is the rapid transit system serving Belgium’s capital, forming the core of its urban public transportation network with multiple underground and light rail lines.
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B.
Lille Metro
The Lille Metro is a fully automated light metro system serving the city of Lille and its metropolitan area in northern France.
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C.
Schuman metro station
Schuman metro station is a key public transport hub in Brussels, serving metro and rail lines that connect the European Union institutions with the rest of the city and region.
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D.
Rennes Metro
Rennes Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city of Rennes in France, providing urban rail transport across the metropolitan area.
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E.
Brussels tram system
The Brussels tram system is an extensive urban light rail network that complements the city’s metro and bus services, providing key public transportation across the Brussels-Capital Region.
- 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: Charleroi Metro Target entity description: Charleroi Metro is a light rail and pre-metro transit system serving the Belgian city of Charleroi and its suburbs.
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A.
Brussels Metro
The Brussels Metro is the rapid transit system serving Belgium’s capital, forming the core of its urban public transportation network with multiple underground and light rail lines.
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B.
Lille Metro
The Lille Metro is a fully automated light metro system serving the city of Lille and its metropolitan area in northern France.
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C.
Schuman metro station
Schuman metro station is a key public transport hub in Brussels, serving metro and rail lines that connect the European Union institutions with the rest of the city and region.
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D.
Rennes Metro
Rennes Metro is the rapid transit system serving the city of Rennes in France, providing urban rail transport across the metropolitan area.
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E.
Brussels tram system
The Brussels tram system is an extensive urban light rail network that complements the city’s metro and bus services, providing key public transportation across the Brussels-Capital Region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail system
ⓘ
premetro system ⓘ public transport system ⓘ |
| beganOperation | 1976 ⓘ |
| centralLoop |
Charleroi downtown loop
ⓘ
linked to:
Charleroi Metro
|
| character |
partly at-grade
ⓘ
partly elevated ⓘ partly underground ⓘ |
| cityServed | Charleroi ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
SNCB railway network at Charleroi-Sud
ⓘ
TEC bus network ⓘ
linked to:
TEC bus lines
|
| constructionStatus | partly completed compared to original plan ⓘ |
| country | Belgium ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with TEC bus network ⓘ |
| fareZone | TEC Charleroi zones ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
Anderlues branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Anderlues
Châtelet branch (partly built, not opened) ⓘ Gilly branch ⓘ Gosselies branch ⓘ
linked to:
Gosselies
|
| hasLine |
Line M1
ⓘ
Line M2 ⓘ Line M3 ⓘ Line M4 ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Beaux-Arts station
ⓘ
Charleroi-Sud station ⓘ
linked to:
Charleroi-Sud railway station
Ouest station ⓘ Parc station ⓘ Villette station ⓘ
linked to:
Parc station
|
| locatedIn |
Hainaut Province
ⓘ
linked to:
Hainaut
Wallonia ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
downtown premetro loop
ⓘ
partly unused tunnels and stations from abandoned extensions ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 4 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 21 June 1976 ⓘ |
| operator | TEC Charleroi ⓘ |
| originalPlan | full metro network with 8 branches ⓘ |
| owner | TEC ⓘ |
| platformType | high platforms on central loop ⓘ |
| regionServed | Charleroi suburbs ⓘ |
| rollingStock | BN light rail vehicles ⓘ |
| serves |
Charleroi
ⓘ
Charleroi metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Charleroi
|
| systemLength | approximately 33 km ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transitType |
light rail
ⓘ
tram-train ⓘ |
| uses | high-floor vehicles ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Charleroi Metro Description of subject: Charleroi Metro is a light rail and pre-metro transit system serving the Belgian city of Charleroi and its suburbs.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Charleroi Metro