Paris–Belfort railway
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The Paris–Belfort railway is a major French rail line linking the capital Paris with the eastern city of Belfort, serving as an important corridor between northern France and the regions near the Swiss and German borders.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Belfort railway canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9952078 — 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: Paris–Belfort railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l’Est, operatedRailwayLine, Paris–Belfort railway]
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A.
Paris–Mulhouse railway
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Mulhouse, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Paris–Nancy railway
The Paris–Nancy railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Nancy, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
- 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: Paris–Belfort railway Target entity description: The Paris–Belfort railway is a major French rail line linking the capital Paris with the eastern city of Belfort, serving as an important corridor between northern France and the regions near the Swiss and German borders.
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A.
Paris–Mulhouse railway
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Mulhouse, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Paris–Nancy railway
The Paris–Nancy railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Nancy, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| category | Railway lines in France ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Belfort
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Belfort
Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Belfort
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Belfort
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasTerminusStation |
Belfort station
ⓘ
linked to:
Belfort railway station
Paris-Est station ⓘ
linked to:
Gare de l'Est
|
| locatedIn | France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Grand Est
ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner |
French state
ⓘ
linked to:
French state (historically)
|
| partOfNetwork |
French national railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
French railway network
|
| passesNearBorder |
Germany
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| significance |
important link between northern France and regions near Swiss and German borders
ⓘ
major east–west rail corridor in France ⓘ |
| startPoint | Paris ⓘ |
| transportCorridorRole | link between Paris and eastern France ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Belfort railway Description of subject: The Paris–Belfort railway is a major French rail line linking the capital Paris with the eastern city of Belfort, serving as an important corridor between northern France and the regions near the Swiss and German borders.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.