Calais–Dunkerque railway
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The Calais–Dunkerque railway is a rail line in northern France that connects the port city of Calais with the industrial and port area of Dunkirk, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Calais–Dunkerque railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7349099 — 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: Calais–Dunkerque railway Context triple: [Calais-Fréthun railway station, railwayLine, Calais–Dunkerque railway]
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A.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Paris–Le Havre railway
The Paris–Le Havre railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Le Havre, serving as an important passenger and freight corridor in northwestern France.
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C.
Paris–Rennes railway
The Paris–Rennes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rennes in Brittany, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
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D.
Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Paris–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
- 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: Calais–Dunkerque railway Target entity description: The Calais–Dunkerque railway is a rail line in northern France that connects the port city of Calais with the industrial and port area of Dunkirk, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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A.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Paris–Le Havre railway
The Paris–Le Havre railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Le Havre, serving as an important passenger and freight corridor in northwestern France.
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C.
Paris–Rennes railway
The Paris–Rennes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rennes in Brittany, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
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D.
Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
Paris–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Calais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasEndpoint |
Calais railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunkerque railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfLocation | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| locatedInDepartment |
Nord
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pas-de-Calais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Hauts-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link between Calais and Dunkirk industrial and port areas ⓘ |
| serves |
port of Calais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
port of Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Calais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Calais
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dunkirk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Calais–Dunkerque railway Description of subject: The Calais–Dunkerque railway is a rail line in northern France that connects the port city of Calais with the industrial and port area of Dunkirk, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.