Dijon–Besançon railway
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The Dijon–Besançon railway is a key rail line in eastern France that connects the cities of Dijon and Besançon, forming part of the regional and national passenger and freight network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dijon–Besançon railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9488682 — 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: Dijon–Besançon railway Context triple: [Dijon-Ville railway station, railwayLine, Dijon–Besançon railway]
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A.
Dijon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Dijon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a French rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Dijon with Bourg-en-Bresse, forming part of the regional and intercity network linking Burgundy and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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Dijon–Nevers railway
The Dijon–Nevers railway is a French rail line in eastern and central France that connects the city of Dijon with Nevers, serving as part of the regional and national passenger and freight network.
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C.
Moret–Lyon railway
The Moret–Lyon railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to Lyon via central France, historically important for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Bellegarde–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Bellegarde–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine with Bourg-en-Bresse, forming part of the area’s passenger and freight transport network.
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Dijon–Is-sur-Tille railway
The Dijon–Is-sur-Tille railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Dijon with the town of Is-sur-Tille as part of the national rail network.
- 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: Dijon–Besançon railway Target entity description: The Dijon–Besançon railway is a key rail line in eastern France that connects the cities of Dijon and Besançon, forming part of the regional and national passenger and freight network.
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A.
Dijon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Dijon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a French rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Dijon with Bourg-en-Bresse, forming part of the regional and intercity network linking Burgundy and the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
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B.
Dijon–Nevers railway
The Dijon–Nevers railway is a French rail line in eastern and central France that connects the city of Dijon with Nevers, serving as part of the regional and national passenger and freight network.
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C.
Moret–Lyon railway
The Moret–Lyon railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to Lyon via central France, historically important for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Bellegarde–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Bellegarde–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the town of Bellegarde-sur-Valserine with Bourg-en-Bresse, forming part of the area’s passenger and freight transport network.
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E.
Dijon–Is-sur-Tille railway
The Dijon–Is-sur-Tille railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Dijon with the town of Is-sur-Tille as part of the national rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure in France
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Besançon
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Dijon ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| function | links Dijon to Besançon ⓘ |
| hasEndpointCity |
Besançon, Doubs
ⓘ
linked to:
Besançon
Dijon, Côte-d'Or ⓘ
linked to:
Dijon
|
| importance | major link between Dijon and Besançon ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | intercity rail line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Metropolitan France
ⓘ
eastern France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf |
French freight rail system
ⓘ
French passenger rail system ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
French national rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
French railway network
regional rail network in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Burgundy
ⓘ
Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté ⓘ |
| role | key rail corridor in eastern France ⓘ |
| servedBy |
intercity trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| terminus |
Besançon
ⓘ
Dijon ⓘ |
| trackType | conventional rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Dijon–Besançon railway Description of subject: The Dijon–Besançon railway is a key rail line in eastern France that connects the cities of Dijon and Besançon, forming part of the regional and national passenger and freight network.
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