Le Mans–Tours railway
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The Le Mans–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the cities of Le Mans and Tours, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor in western France.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tours–Le Mans railway | 2 |
| Le Mans–Tours railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7778605 — 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: Le Mans–Tours railway Context triple: [Le Mans railway station, railwayLine, Le Mans–Tours railway]
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A.
Le Mans–Angers railway
The Le Mans–Angers railway is a French rail line in western France that connects the cities of Le Mans and Angers, forming part of the regional and intercity transport network.
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B.
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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C.
Paris–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Paris–Chartres railway line
The Paris–Chartres railway line is a French regional rail route linking Paris to the city of Chartres and serving intermediate towns such as Rambouillet.
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E.
Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway
The Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with La Roche-sur-Yon, serving as an important link within the Pays de la Loire transport 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: Le Mans–Tours railway Target entity description: The Le Mans–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the cities of Le Mans and Tours, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor in western France.
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A.
Le Mans–Angers railway
The Le Mans–Angers railway is a French rail line in western France that connects the cities of Le Mans and Angers, forming part of the regional and intercity transport network.
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B.
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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C.
Paris–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Paris–Chartres railway line
The Paris–Chartres railway line is a French regional rail route linking Paris to the city of Chartres and serving intermediate towns such as Rambouillet.
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E.
Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway
The Nantes–La Roche-sur-Yon railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with La Roche-sur-Yon, serving as an important link within the Pays de la Loire transport network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Le Mans
ⓘ
Tours ⓘ |
| connects |
Le Mans
ⓘ
Tours ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified line ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Le Mans station
ⓘ
linked to:
Le Mans railway station
Tours station ⓘ |
| importance | important regional corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Indre-et-Loire department
ⓘ
Sarthe department ⓘ western France ⓘ
linked to:
Western France
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
Pays de la Loire ⓘ |
| terminus |
Le Mans
ⓘ
Tours ⓘ |
| trafficType |
freight traffic
ⓘ
regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Mans–Tours railway Description of subject: The Le Mans–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the cities of Le Mans and Tours, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor in western France.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Le Mans–Tours railway
linked to: Le Mans–Tours railway