Lille–Calais railway
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The Lille–Calais railway is a major rail line in northern France that connects the city of Lille with the port city of Calais, serving as an important regional and international transport corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lille–Calais line | 1 |
| Lille–Calais railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9505113 — 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: Lille–Calais railway Context triple: [Armentières, railwayLine, Lille–Calais railway]
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A.
Calais–Dunkerque railway
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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B.
Paris–Lille railway
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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C.
Paris–Laon railway
The Paris–Laon railway is a French rail line connecting the capital city Paris with the northern town of Laon, serving intermediate communities in the Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions.
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D.
Lille–Béthune line
The Lille–Béthune line is a railway route in northern France that connects the city of Lille with Béthune, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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E.
Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway
The Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Crépy-en-Valois, serving commuter and local passenger 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: Lille–Calais railway Target entity description: The Lille–Calais railway is a major rail line in northern France that connects the city of Lille with the port city of Calais, serving as an important regional and international transport corridor.
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A.
Calais–Dunkerque railway
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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B.
Paris–Lille railway
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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C.
Paris–Laon railway
The Paris–Laon railway is a French rail line connecting the capital city Paris with the northern town of Laon, serving intermediate communities in the Île-de-France and Hauts-de-France regions.
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D.
Lille–Béthune line
The Lille–Béthune line is a railway route in northern France that connects the city of Lille with Béthune, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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E.
Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway
The Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Crépy-en-Valois, serving commuter and local passenger traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category | Railway lines in Hauts-de-France ⓘ |
| connects |
Calais
ⓘ
Lille ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Port of Calais
ⓘ
linked to:
Calais ferry terminal
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction | link inland metropolis Lille to Channel coast ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| importance | major rail line in northern France ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Nord-Pas-de-Calais historical region
ⓘ
northern France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Hauts-de-France
ⓘ
Nord department ⓘ Pas-de-Calais department ⓘ
linked to:
Pas-de-Calais
|
| role | access route to cross-Channel services ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Calais
ⓘ
Lille ⓘ |
| servesPort |
Calais port
ⓘ
linked to:
Calais ferry terminal
|
| terminus |
Calais
ⓘ
Lille ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
international transport corridor ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ regional transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lille–Calais railway Description of subject: The Lille–Calais railway is a major rail line in northern France that connects the city of Lille with the port city of Calais, serving as an important regional and international transport corridor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lille–Calais railway