Nid d'Aigle station

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mountain railway terminus railway station tourist attraction

Nid d'Aigle station is a high-altitude terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway in the French Alps, serving as a popular starting point for mountaineers and hikers heading toward Mont Blanc.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Nid d’Aigle station	2
Nid d'Aigle station canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3862057 — 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: Nid d'Aigle station
Context triple: [Voie Royale (Royal Route) to Mont Blanc, approachEndpoint, Nid d'Aigle station]

A. Gagny station
Gagny station is a suburban railway station in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, serving the commune of Gagny on the regional RER network.
B. Vaneau station
Vaneau station is a Paris Métro stop in the 7th and 6th arrondissements, serving the residential and institutional Left Bank area near Invalides and several ministries.
C. Lyon-Jean Macé station
Lyon-Jean Macé station is a railway and multimodal transport hub in Lyon, France, serving regional and local commuter traffic and providing an additional central access point to the city’s rail network.
D. Lyon-Gorge-de-Loup station
Lyon-Gorge-de-Loup station is a transport hub in Lyon, France, serving as a key interchange between regional rail and the city’s metro and bus networks.
E. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station is a railway station in the French Alpine town of Chamonix that serves as a key access point for tourists and skiers traveling in the Mont Blanc region.
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: Nid d'Aigle station
Target entity description: Nid d'Aigle station is a high-altitude terminus of the Mont Blanc Tramway in the French Alps, serving as a popular starting point for mountaineers and hikers heading toward Mont Blanc.

A. Gagny station
Gagny station is a suburban railway station in the eastern outskirts of Paris, France, serving the commune of Gagny on the regional RER network.
B. Vaneau station
Vaneau station is a Paris Métro stop in the 7th and 6th arrondissements, serving the residential and institutional Left Bank area near Invalides and several ministries.
C. Lyon-Jean Macé station
Lyon-Jean Macé station is a railway and multimodal transport hub in Lyon, France, serving regional and local commuter traffic and providing an additional central access point to the city’s rail network.
D. Lyon-Gorge-de-Loup station
Lyon-Gorge-de-Loup station is a transport hub in Lyon, France, serving as a key interchange between regional rail and the city’s metro and bus networks.
E. Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station is a railway station in the French Alpine town of Chamonix that serves as a key access point for tourists and skiers traveling in the Mont Blanc region.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	mountain railway terminus ⓘ railway station ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ
accessibleFrom	Le Fayet station ⓘ Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station ⓘ surface form: Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet
accessRestriction	subject to seasonal and weather-related closures ⓘ
climateType	alpine climate ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
elevation	about 2372 metres above sea level ⓘ about 7782 feet above sea level ⓘ
hasNameMeaning	Eagle’s Nest ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature	hiking paths to Bionnassay Glacier viewpoint ⓘ hiking paths to Tête Rousse ⓘ
hasStructure	simple mountain station building ⓘ
hasViewOf	Bionnassay valley ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
locatedIn	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region ⓘ surface form: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes France ⓘ Haute-Savoie ⓘ Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ⓘ
locatedInMountainRange	Alps ⓘ Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
locatedInProtectedArea	near Parc naturel régional du Massif des Bauges ⓘ
locatedOn	western side of Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
near	Aiguille du Goûter ⓘ Bionnassay Glacier NERFINISHED ⓘ Mont Blanc ⓘ
operator	Mont Blanc Tramway operator ⓘ
owner	French local authorities of Saint-Gervais-les-Bains area ⓘ
partOf	Tramway du Mont-Blanc ⓘ surface form: Mont Blanc Tramway line
partOfTransportNetwork	regional tourist rail network in Haute-Savoie ⓘ
primaryUse	starting point for alpine hikes ⓘ starting point for ascents of Mont Blanc ⓘ
railGauge	metre gauge ⓘ
regionType	high-altitude station ⓘ
servedBy	Mont Blanc Tramway ⓘ
terminusOf	Mont Blanc Tramway ⓘ
tourismType	alpine tourism ⓘ mountaineering tourism ⓘ
trailheadFor	Mont Blanc normal route ⓘ surface form: Goûter Route on Mont Blanc Refuge de Tête Rousse ⓘ Refuge du Goûter ⓘ
transportMode	rack railway terminus ⓘ
usedFor	access to Mont Blanc normal route ⓘ hiking access ⓘ mountaineering access ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Voie Royale (Royal Route) to Mont Blanc → approachEndpoint → Nid d'Aigle station ⓘ

Tramway du Mont-Blanc → endingPoint → Nid d'Aigle station ⓘ

this entity surface form: Nid d’Aigle station

Tête Rousse area → closestRailTerminus → Nid d'Aigle station ⓘ