Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway
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The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving numerous towns along the way.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13065053 — 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: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway Context triple: [Valognes, railwayLine, Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway]
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A.
Caen–Tours railway
The Caen–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the Normandy city of Caen with Tours in central France, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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B.
Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Gisors railway
The Paris–Gisors railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Gisors, serving suburban and commuter traffic in the Île-de-France and Normandy areas.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway Target entity description: The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving numerous towns along the way.
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A.
Caen–Tours railway
The Caen–Tours railway is a French rail line connecting the Normandy city of Caen with Tours in central France, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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B.
Paris–Granville railway
The Paris–Granville railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris to the coastal town of Granville in Normandy, serving both regional passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Gisors railway
The Paris–Gisors railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Gisors, serving suburban and commuter traffic in the Île-de-France and Normandy areas.
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D.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Cherbourg
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Caen railway node
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris–Le Havre railway at Mantes-la-Jolie NERFINISHED ⓘ port of Cherbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | partly electrified ⓘ |
| function | connect inland France to Channel port ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ |
| historicalRegion |
Lower Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Upper Normandy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | major rail link between Paris region and Cherbourg ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western France ⓘ
surface form:
northwestern France
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| operator | SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French national railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Normandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Île-de-France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Bayeux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caen NERFINISHED ⓘ Carentan NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisieux NERFINISHED ⓘ Lison NERFINISHED ⓘ Mantes-la-Jolie NERFINISHED ⓘ Norman towns ⓘ Valognes NERFINISHED ⓘ port of Cherbourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Cherbourg-en-Cotentin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mantes-la-Jolie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | mostly double track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Subject: Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway Description of subject: The Mantes-la-Jolie–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the Paris region to the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving numerous towns along the way.
Referenced by (1)
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