Tours–Vierzon railway
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The Tours–Vierzon railway is a French rail line in central France that connects the city of Tours with Vierzon, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tours–Vierzon railway canonical | 3 |
| Tours–Orléans axis | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8720722 — 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: Tours–Vierzon railway Context triple: [Gare de Saint-Pierre-des-Corps, onLine, Tours–Vierzon railway]
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A.
Tramway de Tours
Tramway de Tours is the modern light rail system serving the city of Tours in central France, providing urban and suburban public transportation along dedicated tram lines.
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B.
Brive–Rodez railway
The Brive–Rodez railway is a regional rail line in southern France that connects Brive-la-Gaillarde to Rodez, serving various towns in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions.
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C.
Le Mans–Tours railway
The Le Mans–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the cities of Le Mans and Tours, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor in western France.
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D.
Nantes–Clisson railway
The Nantes–Clisson railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with the town of Clisson as part of the local passenger rail network.
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E.
Nantes–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway
The Nantes–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with the coastal town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
- 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: Tours–Vierzon railway Target entity description: The Tours–Vierzon railway is a French rail line in central France that connects the city of Tours with Vierzon, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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A.
Tramway de Tours
Tramway de Tours is the modern light rail system serving the city of Tours in central France, providing urban and suburban public transportation along dedicated tram lines.
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B.
Brive–Rodez railway
The Brive–Rodez railway is a regional rail line in southern France that connects Brive-la-Gaillarde to Rodez, serving various towns in the Occitanie and Nouvelle-Aquitaine regions.
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C.
Le Mans–Tours railway
The Le Mans–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the cities of Le Mans and Tours, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor in western France.
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D.
Nantes–Clisson railway
The Nantes–Clisson railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with the town of Clisson as part of the local passenger rail network.
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E.
Nantes–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway
The Nantes–Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie railway is a regional rail line in western France connecting the city of Nantes with the coastal town of Saint-Gilles-Croix-de-Vie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Tours
ⓘ
Vierzon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified on at least some sections ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
freight corridor
ⓘ
passenger corridor ⓘ regional corridor ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Tours station
ⓘ
Vierzon station ⓘ
linked to:
Vierzon railway station
|
| locatedIn |
Centre-Val de Loire region
ⓘ
linked to:
Centre-Val de Loire
Cher department ⓘ Indre-et-Loire department ⓘ central France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| railwayType | conventional railway line ⓘ |
| serves |
intercity traffic
ⓘ
regional traffic ⓘ |
| terminus |
Tours
ⓘ
Vierzon ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tours–Vierzon railway Description of subject: The Tours–Vierzon railway is a French rail line in central France that connects the city of Tours with Vierzon, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Tours–Vierzon railway