Metz–Saarbrücken railway
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The Metz–Saarbrücken railway is an international rail line connecting the French city of Metz with Saarbrücken in Germany, serving as an important cross-border passenger and freight corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metz–Saarbrücken railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7630407 — 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: Metz–Saarbrücken railway Context triple: [Metz railway station, railwayLine, Metz–Saarbrücken railway]
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A.
Strasbourg–Offenburg railway
The Strasbourg–Offenburg railway is an international rail line connecting Strasbourg in France with Offenburg in Germany, serving as a key cross-border passenger and freight corridor across the Rhine.
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B.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Mulhouse railway
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Mulhouse, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Mulhouse–Thann railway
The Mulhouse–Thann railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Mulhouse with the town of Thann in the Alsace region.
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E.
Mulhouse–Colmar railway
The Mulhouse–Colmar railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the cities of Mulhouse and Colmar within the Alsace 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: Metz–Saarbrücken railway Target entity description: The Metz–Saarbrücken railway is an international rail line connecting the French city of Metz with Saarbrücken in Germany, serving as an important cross-border passenger and freight corridor.
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A.
Strasbourg–Offenburg railway
The Strasbourg–Offenburg railway is an international rail line connecting Strasbourg in France with Offenburg in Germany, serving as a key cross-border passenger and freight corridor across the Rhine.
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B.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Mulhouse railway
The Paris–Mulhouse railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Mulhouse, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
Mulhouse–Thann railway
The Mulhouse–Thann railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Mulhouse with the town of Thann in the Alsace region.
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E.
Mulhouse–Colmar railway
The Mulhouse–Colmar railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the cities of Mulhouse and Colmar within the Alsace region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| borderCrossingNear |
Forbach
ⓘ
Saarbrücken ⓘ |
| connects |
Metz
ⓘ
Saarbrücken ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Lorraine
ⓘ
Saarland ⓘ |
| country |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | France and Germany ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| function |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasBorderSection | Franco-German border ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Forbach station
ⓘ
linked to:
Forbach railway station
Metz-Ville station ⓘ
linked to:
Metz railway station
Saarbrücken Hauptbahnhof ⓘ |
| importance |
important cross-border corridor
ⓘ
important international rail link ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Europe
ⓘ
Grand Est ⓘ Saarland ⓘ |
| operator |
Deutsche Bahn
ⓘ
SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
German railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Moselle department
ⓘ
Saarbrücken urban area ⓘ
linked to:
Saarbrücken
|
| servesAs |
cross-border freight corridor
ⓘ
cross-border passenger corridor ⓘ |
| startPoint |
Metz-Ville station
ⓘ
linked to:
Metz railway station
|
| terminus |
Metz
ⓘ
Saarbrücken ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedByService |
freight trains
ⓘ
long-distance passenger trains ⓘ regional passenger trains ⓘ |
| uses | standard gauge ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Metz–Saarbrücken railway Description of subject: The Metz–Saarbrücken railway is an international rail line connecting the French city of Metz with Saarbrücken in Germany, serving as an important cross-border passenger and freight corridor.
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