Lausanne–Ouchy railway
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The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Compagnie du chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy | 1 |
| Lausanne–Ouchy railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6639774 — 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: Lausanne–Ouchy railway Context triple: [Lausanne Métro, hasPredecessor, Lausanne–Ouchy railway]
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A.
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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B.
Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
The Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route along the north shore of Lake Geneva that connects Lausanne with the town of Villeneuve, serving numerous intermediate communities.
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C.
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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D.
Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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E.
Lausanne–Yverdon railway line
The Lausanne–Yverdon railway line is a key standard-gauge rail route in western Switzerland that connects the cities of Lausanne and Yverdon-les-Bains through the canton of Vaud.
- 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: Lausanne–Ouchy railway Target entity description: The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
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A.
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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B.
Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
The Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route along the north shore of Lake Geneva that connects Lausanne with the town of Villeneuve, serving numerous intermediate communities.
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C.
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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D.
Lausanne–Geneva railway line
The Lausanne–Geneva railway line is a major Swiss rail corridor connecting the cities of Lausanne and Geneva along the northern shore of Lake Geneva, serving as a key route for both regional and international trains.
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E.
Lausanne–Yverdon railway line
The Lausanne–Yverdon railway line is a key standard-gauge rail route in western Switzerland that connects the cities of Lausanne and Yverdon-les-Bains through the canton of Vaud.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
defunct rail transport in Switzerland
ⓘ
funicular railways in Switzerland ⓘ rack railways in Switzerland ⓘ transport in Lausanne ⓘ |
| cityServed | Lausanne ⓘ |
| closed | 2006 ⓘ |
| connected |
Lausanne city centre
ⓘ
Ouchy lakeside district ⓘ
linked to:
Ouchy
|
| convertedTo | rack railway ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| demolishedFor | construction of Lausanne Métro Line M2 ⓘ |
| electrification | electric traction ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| heritage | remembered as precursor of Lausanne metro system ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | early urban mountain railway in Switzerland ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | single-track line with passing loops ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy |
Transports publics de la région lausannoise (TL)
ⓘ
linked to:
Transports publics de la région lausannoise
|
| lineLength | about 1.4 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lausanne
ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ
linked to:
Canton of Vaud
|
| locatedNear | Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| maximumGradient | about 11.6% ⓘ |
| notableFor | linking city centre with Lake Geneva waterfront ⓘ |
| opened | 1877 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Compagnie du chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy ⓘ |
| operatedIn | urban transport ⓘ |
| originalType | water-balance funicular ⓘ |
| owner |
Compagnie du chemin de fer Lausanne–Ouchy
ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne–Ouchy railway
|
| partOf | Lausanne urban transport network ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system ⓘ |
| regionServed | Ouchy district ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Lausanne Métro Line M2
ⓘ
linked to:
Lausanne Métro
|
| routeCharacter | steep hillside connection ⓘ |
| served | public transport in Lausanne ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor | Lausanne Métro M2 alignment ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lausanne city centre
ⓘ
Ouchy ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail-based urban transit ⓘ |
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Subject: Lausanne–Ouchy railway Description of subject: The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Lausanne–Ouchy railway