Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi
E195354
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi was a major 19th- and early 20th-century French railway company that operated extensive lines in the southwest of France before being absorbed into the national rail system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1735979 — 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: Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi Context triple: [SNCF, predecessor, Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi]
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Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée was a major 19th–20th century French railway company that operated key lines linking Paris with southeastern France and the Mediterranean coast.
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SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau is the French state-owned rail infrastructure manager responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing France’s national railway network.
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SNCF
SNCF is France’s national state-owned railway company, responsible for operating the country’s passenger and freight rail services and much of its rail infrastructure.
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D.
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord was a major 19th- and early 20th-century French railway company that operated lines in northern France and connected Paris with key industrial and international destinations.
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RATP group
RATP Group is a major French public transport operator that manages much of the Paris metro, tram, and bus networks and provides transit services internationally.
- 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: Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi Target entity description: Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi was a major 19th- and early 20th-century French railway company that operated extensive lines in the southwest of France before being absorbed into the national rail system.
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Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée
Compagnie des chemins de fer de Paris à Lyon et à la Méditerranée was a major 19th–20th century French railway company that operated key lines linking Paris with southeastern France and the Mediterranean coast.
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B.
SNCF Réseau
SNCF Réseau is the French state-owned rail infrastructure manager responsible for operating, maintaining, and developing France’s national railway network.
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C.
SNCF
SNCF is France’s national state-owned railway company, responsible for operating the country’s passenger and freight rail services and much of its rail infrastructure.
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D.
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord
Compagnie des chemins de fer du Nord was a major 19th- and early 20th-century French railway company that operated lines in northern France and connected Paris with key industrial and international destinations.
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E.
RATP group
RATP Group is a major French public transport operator that manages much of the Paris metro, tram, and bus networks and provides transit services internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
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railway company ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Paris
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southwestern France ⓘ
surface form:
southwest France
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| historicalSignificance | major component of pre-nationalization French rail system ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central European Time ⓘ |
| mergedInto | French national rail system ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Railway Company of the South ⓘ |
| operated |
freight services
ⓘ
long-distance passenger services ⓘ main lines in southwest France ⓘ regional lines in southwest France ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Atlantic coast of France
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Nouvelle-Aquitaine ⓘ Occitanie ⓘ Pyrenees ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrenees region
southwest of France ⓘ |
| operatedInfrastructure |
bridges
ⓘ
depots ⓘ railway lines ⓘ railway stations ⓘ tunnels ⓘ |
| operatedService |
goods transport
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mail transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
private railway companies in France ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedCity |
Bayonne
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Bordeaux ⓘ Pau ⓘ Perpignan ⓘ Toulouse ⓘ |
| servedRegion |
Aquitaine
ⓘ
Haute-Garonne ⓘ Hautes-Pyrénées ⓘ
surface form:
Hautes-Pyrenees
Languedoc ⓘ Pyrénées-Atlantiques ⓘ
surface form:
Pyrenees-Atlantiques
|
| status | absorbed into national rail system ⓘ |
| successor | SNCF ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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early 20th century ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedTraction |
electric traction
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steam locomotives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi Description of subject: Compagnie des chemins de fer du Midi was a major 19th- and early 20th-century French railway company that operated extensive lines in the southwest of France before being absorbed into the national rail system.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.