Paris–Nantes railway
E283786
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Nantes railway canonical | 2 |
| Paris–Saint-Nazaire railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475267 — 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–Nantes railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, operatedLine, Paris–Nantes railway]
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A.
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.
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B.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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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.
Paris–Rouen railway
The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
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E.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving 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–Nantes railway Target entity description: The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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A.
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.
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B.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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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.
Paris–Rouen railway
The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
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E.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Nantes
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Gare de Nantes
ⓘ
surface form:
Nantes station
Gare Montparnasse ⓘ
surface form:
Paris-Montparnasse station
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified railway line ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
Intercités
ⓘ
surface form:
Intercités trains
Transport Express Régional ⓘ
surface form:
TER regional trains
TGV services on parts of the route ⓘ |
| historicalRole | key axis for economic exchanges between Paris and the Atlantic coast ⓘ |
| importance | major rail corridor between Paris and western France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
northern part of France
ⓘ
western part of France ⓘ |
| majorCityAlongRoute |
Angers
ⓘ
Le Mans ⓘ Nantes ⓘ Paris ⓘ |
| network |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
SNCF conventional network
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
French national railway network
|
| passesThrough |
Angers
ⓘ
Eure-et-Loir ⓘ Indre-et-Loire ⓘ Le Mans ⓘ Loir-et-Cher ⓘ Loire-Atlantique ⓘ Maine-et-Loire ⓘ Sarthe ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Centre-Val de Loire
ⓘ
Pays de la Loire ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| role |
backbone route for trains between Paris and Brittany via Nantes
ⓘ
strategic freight corridor to Atlantic ports ⓘ |
| serves |
Western France
ⓘ
surface form:
western France
|
| serviceType |
high-speed compatible sections
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ regional rail ⓘ |
| terminus |
Nantes
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Nantes railway Description of subject: The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paris–Saint-Nazaire railway