Paris–Lille railway
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The Paris–Lille railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the northern city of Lille, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Lille railway canonical | 15 |
| Paris–Lille railway (via branch lines) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8664224 — 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: Paris–Lille railway Context triple: [Orry-la-Ville–Coye, railwayLine, Paris–Lille railway]
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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D.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
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.
- 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: Paris–Lille railway Target entity description: The Paris–Lille railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the northern city of Lille, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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A.
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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B.
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.
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C.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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D.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Lille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| function | key corridor between Paris and Lille ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Gare de Lille-Flandres
ⓘ
linked to:
Lille-Flandres station
Gare de Paris-Nord ⓘ
linked to:
Gare du Nord
|
| historicalImportance | major trunk line between Paris and northern France ⓘ |
| importance | major national rail corridor in France ⓘ |
| lineType | conventional railway line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Île-de-France ⓘ
linked to:
Île-de-France region
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| parallelTo | LGV Nord ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Lille metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Métropole Européenne de Lille
Paris metropolitan area ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Paris urban area
|
| serves | northern France ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Lille railway Description of subject: The Paris–Lille railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the northern city of Lille, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Paris–Lille railway