French railway network

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railway network transport infrastructure

The French railway network is an extensive, nationally integrated system of high-speed and conventional rail lines connecting cities and regions throughout France and to neighboring countries.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
French national railway network	13
French railway network canonical	7
French national rail network	6
French national railway system (historical)	1
French national transport network	1
Réseau ferré national (French national rail network)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5819248 — 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: French railway network
Context triple: [Mulhouse-Ville station, partOf, French railway network]

A. Paris railway network
The Paris railway network is the extensive system of mainline and suburban rail lines and stations that connect Paris with its suburbs, the rest of France, and international destinations.
B. Île-de-France rail network
The Île-de-France rail network is the extensive regional passenger rail system serving Paris and its surrounding suburbs, integrating commuter, metro, and express lines across the greater Paris metropolitan area.
C. European rail network
The European rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of railway lines and services spanning multiple European countries, enabling both international and regional passenger and freight transport.
D. Île-de-France tramway network
The Île-de-France tramway network is the extensive system of modern tram lines serving Paris and its surrounding suburbs, complementing the metro and RER as a key component of the region’s public transport.
E. SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau is the French state-owned rail infrastructure manager responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing France’s national railway network.
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: French railway network
Target entity description: The French railway network is an extensive, nationally integrated system of high-speed and conventional rail lines connecting cities and regions throughout France and to neighboring countries.

A. Paris railway network
The Paris railway network is the extensive system of mainline and suburban rail lines and stations that connect Paris with its suburbs, the rest of France, and international destinations.
B. Île-de-France rail network
The Île-de-France rail network is the extensive regional passenger rail system serving Paris and its surrounding suburbs, integrating commuter, metro, and express lines across the greater Paris metropolitan area.
C. European rail network
The European rail network is an extensive, interconnected system of railway lines and services spanning multiple European countries, enabling both international and regional passenger and freight transport.
D. Île-de-France tramway network
The Île-de-France tramway network is the extensive system of modern tram lines serving Paris and its surrounding suburbs, complementing the metro and RER as a key component of the region’s public transport.
E. SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau is the French state-owned rail infrastructure manager responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing France’s national railway network.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (64)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway network ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ
connectsCity	Bordeaux NERFINISHED ⓘ Lille NERFINISHED ⓘ Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Marseille NERFINISHED ⓘ Montpellier NERFINISHED ⓘ Nantes NERFINISHED ⓘ Nice NERFINISHED ⓘ Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ Rennes NERFINISHED ⓘ Strasbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ Toulouse NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsRegion	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes NERFINISHED ⓘ Brittany NERFINISHED ⓘ Grand Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ Occitanie NERFINISHED ⓘ Pays de la Loire NERFINISHED ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur NERFINISHED ⓘ Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ
connectsWith	Belgian railway network ⓘ German railway network ⓘ Italian railway network ⓘ Luxembourg railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ Spanish railway network ⓘ Swiss railway network ⓘ United Kingdom railway network ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
electrificationSystem	1.5 kV DC overhead line ⓘ 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasBorderCrossing	Channel Tunnel rail link NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-German Rhine crossings ⓘ Franco-Italian Alpine routes NERFINISHED ⓘ Franco-Spanish high-speed connection ⓘ
hasMajorHub	Gare Montparnasse NERFINISHED ⓘ Gare Saint-Lazare NERFINISHED ⓘ Gare d'Austerlitz NERFINISHED ⓘ Gare de Lyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Gare de l'Est NERFINISHED ⓘ Gare du Nord NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasPart	TGV high-speed lines NERFINISHED ⓘ conventional main lines ⓘ freight lines ⓘ regional lines ⓘ
hasServiceType	freight rail ⓘ passenger rail ⓘ
isIntegratedWith	European high-speed rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainHighSpeedService	OUIGO NERFINISHED ⓘ TGV NERFINISHED ⓘ TGV INOUI NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainIntercityService	Intercités NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainNightTrainService	Intercités de nuit NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainRegionalService	TER NERFINISHED ⓘ
operator	SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	SNCF Réseau NERFINISHED ⓘ
regulator	French Transport Regulatory Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
safetyAuthority	Établissement public de sécurité ferroviaire NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesSignallingSystem	ETCS NERFINISHED ⓘ KVB NERFINISHED ⓘ TVM NERFINISHED ⓘ

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Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Mulhouse-Ville station → partOf → French railway network ⓘ

Tarascon railway station → partOf → French railway network ⓘ

Réseau de l’État → partOf → French national railway system (historical) ⓘ