Transports en Commun Lyonnais

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public transport authority public transport network transport operator

Transports en Commun Lyonnais is the public transportation authority and network serving the Lyon metropolitan area in France, operating trams, buses, metros, and funiculars.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
TCL (Transports en Commun Lyonnais)	18
Transports en Commun Lyonnais canonical	5
Transports en commun lyonnais	3
Lyon public transport network	2
Lyon metropolitan transport authority	1
Lyon urban public transport network	1
Syndicat Mixte des Transports pour le Rhône et l'Agglomération Lyonnaise	1
Syndicat Mixte des Transports pour le Rhône et l’Agglomération Lyonnaise	1
TCL (Lyon public transport network)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5014255 — 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: Transports en Commun Lyonnais
Context triple: [Lyon tramway line T1, network, Transports en Commun Lyonnais]

A. Lyon Metro
Lyon Metro is the rapid transit system serving the French city of Lyon and its suburbs, known for its rubber-tyred lines and integration with the city’s broader public transport network.
B. Lyon bus network
The Lyon bus network is the extensive system of urban and suburban bus lines serving the city of Lyon and its metropolitan area as part of the broader TCL public transport network.
C. Lyon Metro line D
Lyon Metro line D is a fully automated, east–west metro line in Lyon, France, connecting major districts and landmarks across the city.
D. Lyon Metro Line B
Lyon Metro Line B is a major north–south rapid transit line in Lyon’s metro system, connecting key districts and transport hubs including the Part-Dieu business district and railway station.
E. Lyon tramway line T1
Lyon tramway line T1 is a major light rail route in Lyon, France, connecting key districts and transport hubs across the city.
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: Transports en Commun Lyonnais
Target entity description: Transports en Commun Lyonnais is the public transportation authority and network serving the Lyon metropolitan area in France, operating trams, buses, metros, and funiculars.

A. Lyon Metro
Lyon Metro is the rapid transit system serving the French city of Lyon and its suburbs, known for its rubber-tyred lines and integration with the city’s broader public transport network.
B. Lyon bus network
The Lyon bus network is the extensive system of urban and suburban bus lines serving the city of Lyon and its metropolitan area as part of the broader TCL public transport network.
C. Lyon Metro line D
Lyon Metro line D is a fully automated, east–west metro line in Lyon, France, connecting major districts and landmarks across the city.
D. Lyon Metro Line B
Lyon Metro Line B is a major north–south rapid transit line in Lyon’s metro system, connecting key districts and transport hubs including the Part-Dieu business district and railway station.
E. Lyon tramway line T1
Lyon tramway line T1 is a major light rail route in Lyon, France, connecting key districts and transport hubs across the city.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transport authority ⓘ public transport network ⓘ transport operator ⓘ
country	France ⓘ
fareSystem	integrated ticketing system ⓘ zone-based fares ⓘ
hasApp	TCL mobile app ⓘ
hasBrandName	TCL ⓘ
hasPart	Lyon Metro Line A ⓘ linked to: Lyon Metro line A Lyon Metro Line B ⓘ Lyon Metro Line C ⓘ linked to: Lyon Metro line C Lyon Metro Line D ⓘ linked to: Lyon Metro line D Lyon funicular line F1 ⓘ linked to: Funicular railway of Lyon Lyon funicular line F2 ⓘ linked to: Funicular railway of Lyon Lyon tramway line T1 ⓘ Lyon tramway line T2 ⓘ linked to: Lyon tram line T2 Lyon tramway line T3 ⓘ Lyon tramway line T4 ⓘ Lyon tramway line T5 ⓘ linked to: Lyon tram line T5
hasService	accessible transport for reduced mobility users ⓘ airport shuttle services ⓘ night bus services ⓘ park and ride facilities ⓘ school bus services ⓘ
hasTransportMode	bus ⓘ funicular ⓘ metro ⓘ tram ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Lyon ⓘ
inception	1978 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	French ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes ⓘ linked to: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region Metropolis of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon metropolitan area
operates	bus network ⓘ funicular lines ⓘ metro network ⓘ tram network ⓘ
operatesInCity	Lyon ⓘ Villeurbanne ⓘ
operatesInRegion	Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ
operator	Keolis Lyon ⓘ linked to: Keolis
ownedBy	SYTRAL Mobilités ⓘ Syndicat Mixte des Transports pour le Rhône et l'Agglomération Lyonnaise ⓘ linked to: Transports en Commun Lyonnais
replaces	Compagnie des Omnibus et Tramways de Lyon ⓘ
serves	Lyon metropolitan area ⓘ city of Lyon ⓘ linked to: Lyon
usesTicketMedium	contactless smartcard ⓘ mobile ticketing ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ
website	https://www.tcl.fr ⓘ

How these facts were elicited