Paris–Marseille railway
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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.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347077 — 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–Marseille railway Context triple: [Gare de Lyon, railwayLineServed, Paris–Marseille railway]
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Paris–Lausanne railway
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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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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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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Léman Express
Léman Express is a cross-border regional rail network linking Geneva with surrounding areas in Switzerland and France as part of the Léman metropolitan transport system.
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Geneva–La Plaine railway line
The Geneva–La Plaine railway line is a regional rail route in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, connecting central Geneva with its western suburbs and the French border.
- 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–Marseille railway Target entity description: 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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Paris–Lausanne railway
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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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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C.
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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Léman Express
Léman Express is a cross-border regional rail network linking Geneva with surrounding areas in Switzerland and France as part of the Léman metropolitan transport system.
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Geneva–La Plaine railway line
The Geneva–La Plaine railway line is a regional rail route in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, connecting central Geneva with its western suburbs and the French border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main line railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Marseille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| connectsBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea via Marseille ⓘ |
| connectsCapitalCity | Paris ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification |
1.5 kV DC overhead line
ⓘ
25 kV 50 Hz AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endStation | Marseille-Saint-Charles station ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalName |
Paris–Marseille railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée main line
|
| historicalOperator | Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | one of France’s principal north–south rail corridors ⓘ |
| importance | major French mainline route ⓘ |
| lineNumber | PLM main line ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
LGV Méditerranée
ⓘ
LGV Sud-Est ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan France
ⓘ
surface form:
metropolitan France
|
| majorIntermediateCity |
Avignon
ⓘ
Dijon ⓘ Lyon ⓘ Orange ⓘ Valence ⓘ |
| openedInStages | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOf | French national rail network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Rhône Valley
ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley
Seine River Basin ⓘ
surface form:
Seine basin
|
| primaryFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| routeDirection | north–south ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Intercités
ⓘ
TER regional trains ⓘ TGV high-speed rail ⓘ
surface form:
TGV
|
| startStation |
Gare de Lyon
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris-Gare-de-Lyon
|
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Marseille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| usedFor |
international connections via Marseille
ⓘ
long-distance services ⓘ regional services ⓘ |
| uses | conventional rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Marseille railway Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (24)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille railway axis
subject surface form:
TGV
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille
this entity surface form:
Paris–Lyon–Méditerranée main line
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille railway axis
this entity surface form:
Paris–Lyon–Mediterranean corridor
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille high-speed rail line
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille rail route
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille railway (northern section)
this entity surface form:
Paris–Marseille railway line
this entity surface form:
Paris–Lyon–Marseille railway