French LGV Nord
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French LGV Nord is a high-speed railway line in northern France that links Paris to Lille and onward to Belgium and the Channel Tunnel, forming a key corridor in the European high-speed rail network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French LGV Nord canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8456806 — 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 LGV Nord Context triple: [HSL 1, connectsTo, French LGV Nord]
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A.
TGV Atlantique trainset
The TGV Atlantique trainset is a high-speed French electric multiple unit introduced by SNCF in the late 1980s for services from Paris toward western and southwestern France, once holding the world speed record for rail trains.
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B.
TGV V150 test train
The TGV V150 test train is a specially modified French high-speed train that set the world rail speed record for conventional trains by reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) in 2007.
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C.
Bezannes TGV
Bezannes TGV is a tram terminus and transport hub in the suburb of Bezannes serving the high-speed TGV rail connections near Reims, France.
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D.
TGV Duplex trainset
The TGV Duplex trainset is a high-speed, double-decker French train designed to carry large numbers of passengers efficiently on long-distance routes.
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E.
TGV Sud-Est trainset
The TGV Sud-Est trainset is the original high-speed electric multiple unit used on France’s pioneering TGV services, known for inaugurating high-speed rail in the country in the early 1980s.
- 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 LGV Nord Target entity description: French LGV Nord is a high-speed railway line in northern France that links Paris to Lille and onward to Belgium and the Channel Tunnel, forming a key corridor in the European high-speed rail network.
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A.
TGV Atlantique trainset
The TGV Atlantique trainset is a high-speed French electric multiple unit introduced by SNCF in the late 1980s for services from Paris toward western and southwestern France, once holding the world speed record for rail trains.
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B.
TGV V150 test train
The TGV V150 test train is a specially modified French high-speed train that set the world rail speed record for conventional trains by reaching 574.8 km/h (357.2 mph) in 2007.
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C.
Bezannes TGV
Bezannes TGV is a tram terminus and transport hub in the suburb of Bezannes serving the high-speed TGV rail connections near Reims, France.
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D.
TGV Duplex trainset
The TGV Duplex trainset is a high-speed, double-decker French train designed to carry large numbers of passengers efficiently on long-distance routes.
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E.
TGV Sud-Est trainset
The TGV Sud-Est trainset is the original high-speed electric multiple unit used on France’s pioneering TGV services, known for inaugurating high-speed rail in the country in the early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | high-speed railway line ⓘ |
| abbreviation | LGV Nord ⓘ |
| builtFor |
domestic high-speed traffic
ⓘ
international high-speed traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Belgian border
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel ⓘ Lille ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Calais (via branch)
ⓘ
linked to:
Calais
Lille ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| connectsCountry |
Belgium (via connections)
ⓘ
United Kingdom (via Channel Tunnel) ⓘ
linked to:
United Kingdom–France border
|
| connectsTo |
Belgian high-speed network
ⓘ
Channel Tunnel Rail Link via Channel Tunnel ⓘ
linked to:
Channel Tunnel Rail Link
|
| constructionStart | late 1980s ⓘ |
| corridorRole | key corridor between Paris and northern Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| formsAxis | Paris–Lille–Brussels–London high-speed axis ⓘ |
| hasBranch |
branch towards Belgium near Lille
ⓘ
branch towards Calais and Channel Tunnel ⓘ |
| internationalRole | link between France, Belgium and the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 333 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 300 km/h ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Ligne à grande vitesse Nord
ⓘ
linked to:
Paris–Brussels high-speed rail line
|
| nearTerminus |
Lille-Europe station
ⓘ
Lille-Flandres station ⓘ |
| opened | 1993 ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| owner |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
|
| partOf |
European high-speed rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Trans-European high-speed rail network
French high-speed rail network ⓘ
linked to:
TGV network
|
| primaryHub |
Paris-Gare du Nord
ⓘ
linked to:
Gare du Nord
|
| railwayType | passenger-dedicated high-speed line ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| serves |
Eurostar services
ⓘ
TGV services ⓘ Thalys services ⓘ
linked to:
Thalys
|
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Paris-Gare du Nord
ⓘ
linked to:
Gare du Nord
|
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesSignalling | TVM cab signalling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: French LGV Nord Description of subject: French LGV Nord is a high-speed railway line in northern France that links Paris to Lille and onward to Belgium and the Channel Tunnel, forming a key corridor in the European high-speed rail network.
Referenced by (1)
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