Tramway du Mont-Blanc
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The Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from the Saint-Gervais area high onto the slopes of Mont Blanc, serving as a key access route for hikers and climbers.
All labels observed (6)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tramway du Mont-Blanc canonical | 14 |
| Mont Blanc Tramway | 1 |
| Mont Blanc Tramway line | 1 |
| Mont-Blanc tramway line | 1 |
| Tramway du Mont-Blanc mountain railway | 1 |
| Tramway du Mont-Blanc terminus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T663055 — 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: Tramway du Mont-Blanc Context triple: [Goûter Route, accessedVia, Tramway du Mont-Blanc]
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A.
Montenvers Railway
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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B.
Léman Express
Léman Express is a cross-border regional rail network linking Geneva with surrounding areas in Switzerland and France as part of the Léman metropolitan transport system.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Skyway Monte Bianco cable car
The Skyway Monte Bianco cable car is a panoramic alpine lift in the Mont Blanc massif that carries visitors from the Italian side up to high-altitude viewing terraces with sweeping views of the surrounding peaks and glaciers.
- 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: Tramway du Mont-Blanc Target entity description: The Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from the Saint-Gervais area high onto the slopes of Mont Blanc, serving as a key access route for hikers and climbers.
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A.
Montenvers Railway
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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B.
Léman Express
Léman Express is a cross-border regional rail network linking Geneva with surrounding areas in Switzerland and France as part of the Léman metropolitan transport system.
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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Skyway Monte Bianco cable car
The Skyway Monte Bianco cable car is a panoramic alpine lift in the Mont Blanc massif that carries visitors from the Italian side up to high-altitude viewing terraces with sweeping views of the surrounding peaks and glaciers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mountain rack railway
ⓘ
tourist railway ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Goûter route on Mont Blanc
ⓘ
Tête Rousse refuge access route ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1904 ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrificationFrequency | 50 Hz ⓘ |
| electrificationVoltage | 11 kV AC ⓘ |
| endingPoint |
Nid d'Aigle station
ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle station
|
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Bellevue
ⓘ
Col de Voza ⓘ Le Fayet ⓘ Nid d'Aigle ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic railway ⓘ |
| highestElevation | approximately 2372 metres ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 12.4 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
French Alps
ⓘ
Haute-Savoie ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Chamonix
ⓘ
surface form:
Chamonix valley
Les Houches ⓘ |
| lowestElevation | approximately 580 metres ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Mont Blanc ⓘ |
| opened | 1909 ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
access to climbing routes on Mont Blanc
ⓘ
access to high mountain routes ⓘ access to hiking trails ⓘ |
| rackSystem | Strub system ⓘ |
| railwayType | rack railway ⓘ |
| region |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
|
| safetyRole | access route for mountain rescue operations ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | mainly summer ⓘ |
| serves |
Mont Blanc massif
ⓘ
hikers ⓘ mountaineers ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Saint-Gervais-les-Bains-Le Fayet station ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Nid d'Aigle
ⓘ
surface form:
Nid d’Aigle
Saint-Gervais-les-Bains ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | yes ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Tramway du Mont-Blanc Description of subject: The Tramway du Mont-Blanc is a historic mountain rack railway in the French Alps that carries passengers from the Saint-Gervais area high onto the slopes of Mont Blanc, serving as a key access route for hikers and climbers.
Referenced by (19)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Tramway du Mont-Blanc terminus
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc Tramway
this entity surface form:
Mont-Blanc tramway line
this entity surface form:
Mont Blanc Tramway line
this entity surface form:
Tramway du Mont-Blanc mountain railway