Funicular line F1
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Funicular line F1 is one of Lyon’s historic hillside cable railways, carrying passengers between the city center and the Fourvière hill.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funicular line F1 canonical | 1 |
| Funicular line F2 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13187779 — 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: Funicular line F1 Context triple: [Funicular railway of Lyon, hasLine, Funicular line F1]
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A.
Tünel funicular
The Tünel funicular is a historic underground cable railway in Istanbul, among the world’s oldest, linking the Karaköy district on the waterfront with the higher Beyoğlu area.
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B.
Polybahn funicular
The Polybahn funicular is a historic short funicular railway in Zürich that links the city center with the ETH Zürich university terrace.
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C.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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D.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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E.
Metro Alpin funicular
The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
- 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: Funicular line F1 Target entity description: Funicular line F1 is one of Lyon’s historic hillside cable railways, carrying passengers between the city center and the Fourvière hill.
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A.
Tünel funicular
The Tünel funicular is a historic underground cable railway in Istanbul, among the world’s oldest, linking the Karaköy district on the waterfront with the higher Beyoğlu area.
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B.
Polybahn funicular
The Polybahn funicular is a historic short funicular railway in Zürich that links the city center with the ETH Zürich university terrace.
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C.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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D.
Lavra Funicular
The Lavra Funicular is a historic hillside cable railway in Lisbon, Portugal, known as one of the city’s oldest funiculars connecting lower and upper neighborhoods.
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E.
Metro Alpin funicular
The Metro Alpin funicular is an underground alpine railway in Saas-Fee, Switzerland, known as one of the world’s highest funiculars and a key link to high-altitude ski and mountaineering areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway line
ⓘ
passenger cable railway ⓘ public transport line ⓘ |
| accessibility | open to the general public ⓘ |
| category |
Funicular railways in France
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Tourist attractions in Lyon ⓘ Transport in Lyon ⓘ |
| cityServed | Lyon ⓘ |
| connects |
Fourvière hill
ⓘ
linked to:
Fourvière Hill
Lyon city centre ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electric haulage ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with TCL network ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic line ⓘ |
| incline | steep gradient ⓘ |
| lineColor | red ⓘ |
| lineDesignation | F1 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
ⓘ
linked to:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
France ⓘ Lyon ⓘ |
| mode | rail ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
connects historic centre to hilltop religious site
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one of the remaining funiculars in Lyon ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| openingDate | late 19th century ⓘ |
| operator |
SYTRAL Mobilités
ⓘ
TCL ⓘ |
| ownership | publicly owned ⓘ |
| partOf |
Lyon funicular network
ⓘ
linked to:
Funicular railway of Lyon
Lyon public transport system ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon urban transport network
|
| primaryUse | passenger transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| safetySystem | cable braking system ⓘ |
| serves |
Fourvière Basilica
ⓘ
linked to:
Basilica of Notre-Dame de Fourvière
Fourvière hill tourist area ⓘ
linked to:
Fourvière Hill
Vieux Lyon district ⓘ
linked to:
Lyon 5th arrondissement
|
| serviceType | urban transit ⓘ |
| terminus |
Fourvière
ⓘ
Vieux Lyon ⓘ |
| ticketing | uses TCL tickets and passes ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track with passing loop ⓘ |
| transportType | funicular ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Funicular line F1 Description of subject: Funicular line F1 is one of Lyon’s historic hillside cable railways, carrying passengers between the city center and the Fourvière hill.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Funicular line F1