Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway
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The Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway is a major French rail line in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that connects the cities of Lyon and Saint-Étienne, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway canonical | 2 |
| Lyon–Saint-Étienne corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3729820 — 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: Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway Context triple: [Lyon-Perrache station, railwayLine, Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway]
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A.
Lyon–Marseille railway
The Lyon–Marseille railway is a major French rail corridor linking the inland metropolis of Lyon with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as a key axis for both passenger and freight transport in southeastern France.
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B.
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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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–Grenoble railway
The Lyon–Grenoble railway is a major French rail line connecting the city of Lyon with Grenoble, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic in southeastern France.
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E.
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.
- 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: Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway Target entity description: The Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway is a major French rail line in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that connects the cities of Lyon and Saint-Étienne, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Lyon–Marseille railway
The Lyon–Marseille railway is a major French rail corridor linking the inland metropolis of Lyon with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as a key axis for both passenger and freight transport in southeastern France.
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B.
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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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–Grenoble railway
The Lyon–Grenoble railway is a major French rail line connecting the city of Lyon with Grenoble, serving as an important corridor for both regional and long-distance passenger and freight traffic in southeastern France.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| belongsToNetwork |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
SNCF network
|
| connects |
Lyon
ⓘ
Saint-Étienne ⓘ |
| connectsMetropolitanAreas |
Lyon metropolitan area
ⓘ
Saint-Étienne ⓘ
surface form:
Saint-Étienne metropolitan area
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 25 kV 50 Hz AC ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commuter transport
ⓘ
intercity transport ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Lyon-Part-Dieu railway station
ⓘ
surface form:
Lyon-Part-Dieu station
Lyon-Perrache station ⓘ Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux station ⓘ |
| hasTraffic |
high passenger volume
ⓘ
significant freight volume ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| isMajorAxisFor |
Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Lyon–Saint-Étienne corridor
|
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
French national railway network
|
| passesThrough |
Loire department
ⓘ
Rhône department ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| serviceType |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
TER Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
regional rail ⓘ |
| signallingSystem | French railway signalling ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lyon
ⓘ
Saint-Étienne ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
| uses | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway Description of subject: The Lyon–Saint-Étienne railway is a major French rail line in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region that connects the cities of Lyon and Saint-Étienne, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lyon–Saint-Étienne corridor