Paris–Lausanne railway
E12514
The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Lausanne railway canonical | 1 |
| TGV Paris–Geneva (via connections) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T95137 — 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–Lausanne railway Context triple: [France–Switzerland border, crossesRailwayLine, Paris–Lausanne railway]
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A.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
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B.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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C.
Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor
The Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor is a major transnational hub in the Upper Rhine region that integrates road, rail, and air links between France, Switzerland, and Germany around the tri-city area.
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D.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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E.
RER B line
The RER B line is a major Paris regional express railway line that connects central Paris with key northern and southern suburbs, including Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- 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–Lausanne railway Target entity description: The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
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A.
Geneva–Lyon railway
The Geneva–Lyon railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Geneva with Lyon in France, serving as a key passenger and freight corridor between the two countries.
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B.
Basel–Mulhouse railway
The Basel–Mulhouse railway is an international rail line linking the Swiss city of Basel with the French city of Mulhouse, serving as a key cross-border transport corridor between Switzerland and France.
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C.
Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor
The Basel–Mulhouse–Freiburg transport corridor is a major transnational hub in the Upper Rhine region that integrates road, rail, and air links between France, Switzerland, and Germany around the tri-city area.
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D.
Gare de Genève-Cornavin
Gare de Genève-Cornavin is the main railway station in Geneva, Switzerland, serving as a major hub for national and international train connections.
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E.
RER B line
The RER B line is a major Paris regional express railway line that connects central Paris with key northern and southern suburbs, including Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international railway line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Lausanne
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| connectsCapitalCityTo | Lausanne ⓘ |
| connectsToCountry |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | France and Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasEndpointCity |
Lausanne
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
major freight corridor between France and Switzerland
ⓘ
major passenger corridor between France and Switzerland ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Western Europe ⓘ |
| majorUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| partOf |
railway network of France
ⓘ
railway network of Switzerland ⓘ |
| passesThrough | France–Switzerland border region ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Romandy
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| runsFromCity | Paris ⓘ |
| runsToCity | Lausanne ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lausanne
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight services
ⓘ
intercity services ⓘ international rail traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Lausanne railway Description of subject: The Paris–Lausanne railway is an international rail line connecting the French capital Paris with the Swiss city of Lausanne, serving as a major passenger and freight corridor between France and Switzerland.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
TGV Paris–Geneva (via connections)