Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway

E1019093

railway infrastructure railway line

The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving numerous towns along the way.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway canonical	8
Paris via Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway	1
Paris–Caen–Cherbourg railway	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13065053 — 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: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway
Context triple: [Valognes, railwayLine, Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway]

A. Caen–Tours railway
The Caen–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the Normandy city of Caen with Tours in central France, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
B. Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
C. Paris–Gisors railway
The Paris–Gisors railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Gisors, serving suburban and commuter traffic in the Île-de-France and Normandy areas.
D. 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.
E. Paris–Laon railway
The Paris–Laon railway is a French rail line connecting the capital city Paris with the northern town of Laon, serving intermediate communities in the Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions.
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: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway
Target entity description: The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving numerous towns along the way.

A. Caen–Tours railway
The Caen–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the Normandy city of Caen with Tours in central France, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
B. Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
C. Paris–Gisors railway
The Paris–Gisors railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Gisors, serving suburban and commuter traffic in the Île-de-France and Normandy areas.
D. 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.
E. Paris–Laon railway
The Paris–Laon railway is a French rail line connecting the capital city Paris with the northern town of Laon, serving intermediate communities in the Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway infrastructure ⓘ railway line ⓘ
connects	Cherbourg ⓘ Paris region ⓘ linked to: Paris region, France
connectsTo	Caen railway node ⓘ linked to: Gare de Caen Paris–Le Havre railway at Mantes-la-Jolie ⓘ port of Cherbourg ⓘ linked to: Port of Cherbourg
country	France ⓘ
electrification	partly electrified ⓘ
function	connect inland France to Channel port ⓘ
gauge	standard gauge ⓘ
hasService	intercity trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ
historicalRegion	Lower Normandy ⓘ linked to: Lower Normandy (historical) Upper Normandy ⓘ
importance	major rail link between Paris region and Cherbourg ⓘ
locatedIn	Normandy ⓘ northwestern France ⓘ linked to: Western France Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
operator	SNCF ⓘ
owner	SNCF Réseau ⓘ
partOf	French national railway network ⓘ linked to: French railway network
regionServed	Normandy ⓘ Île-de-France ⓘ linked to: Île-de-France region
serves	Bayeux ⓘ Caen ⓘ Carentan ⓘ Lisieux ⓘ Lison ⓘ Mantes-la-Jolie ⓘ Norman towns ⓘ Valognes ⓘ port of Cherbourg ⓘ linked to: Port of Cherbourg
status	in operation ⓘ
terminus	Cherbourg-en-Cotentin ⓘ linked to: Cherbourg Mantes-la-Jolie ⓘ
trackConfiguration	mostly double track ⓘ
usedFor	freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

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

Valognes → railwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Gare de Caen → railwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

TER Basse-Normandie → operatedOnLine → Paris–Caen–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

linked to: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway

TER Basse-Normandie → operatedOnLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Gare de Cherbourg → railwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Gare de Cherbourg → terminusOf → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Lison station → railwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Gare de Lisieux → railwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Valognes railway station → locatedOnRailwayLine → Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ

Valognes railway station → connectsTo → Paris via Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway ⓘ