Montenvers Railway
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Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549019 — 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: Montenvers Railway Context triple: [Chamonix, hasRailway, Montenvers 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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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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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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D.
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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E.
Vennbahn railway
The Vennbahn railway is a historic cross-border railway line in the Ardennes region whose unique post-World War I alignment created several German exclaves within Belgium.
- 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: Montenvers Railway Target entity description: Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
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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.
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.
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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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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E.
Vennbahn railway
The Vennbahn railway is a historic cross-border railway line in the Ardennes region whose unique post-World War I alignment created several German exclaves within Belgium.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain railway
ⓘ
rack railway ⓘ tourist railway ⓘ |
| builtFor | access to Mer de Glace glacier ⓘ |
| category |
rack railways in France
ⓘ
rail transport in Haute-Savoie ⓘ tourist attractions in Chamonix ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Chamonix
ⓘ
Mer de Glace ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedFor | access to high mountain environment ⓘ |
| electrification |
11 kV AC
ⓘ
overhead line ⓘ |
| elevationGain | about 878 m ⓘ |
| endElevation | about 1913 m ⓘ |
| gauge |
1000 mm
ⓘ
metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasFrenchName |
Montenvers Railway
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Chemin de fer du Montenvers
|
| hasStation |
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc station
ⓘ
Les Planards ⓘ Montenvers station ⓘ |
| heritage | historic railway ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lineLength | about 5.1 km ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
Chamonix ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix-Mont-Blanc
French Alps ⓘ |
| near |
Aiguille Verte
ⓘ
Aiguille du Dru ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 3 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Mer de Glace
ⓘ
Mont Blanc massif ⓘ
surface form:
Mont-Blanc massif
|
| openingDate | 1909-08-09 ⓘ |
| operator | Compagnie du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| owner | Compagnie du Mont-Blanc ⓘ |
| partOf | Mont-Blanc massif tourist infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
passenger transport
ⓘ
tourism ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system ⓘ |
| region | Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | year-round with variations ⓘ |
| serves |
Mer de Glace
ⓘ
surface form:
Mer de Glace glacier
Montenvers Hotel ⓘ |
| startElevation | about 1035 m ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Chamonix
ⓘ
Mer de Glace ⓘ Montenvers ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Montenvers Railway Description of subject: Montenvers Railway is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from Chamonix up to the Mer de Glace glacier.
Referenced by (17)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Montenvers station
this entity surface form:
Furka railway line
this entity surface form:
Chemin de fer du Montenvers
this entity surface form:
Montenvers railway (approach via glaciers)
this entity surface form:
Montenvers railway
this entity surface form:
Montenvers Railway infrastructure
this entity surface form:
Mer de Glace railway
this entity surface form:
Chamonix-Montenvers railway line