Granville–Paris line
E207010
The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Granville–Paris line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1841686 — 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: Granville–Paris line Context triple: [Montparnasse derailment, railwayLine, Granville–Paris line]
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A.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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B.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
LGV Interconnexion Est
LGV Interconnexion Est is a high-speed railway line in the Île-de-France region that links several major French TGV routes and serves key hubs including Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- 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: Granville–Paris line Target entity description: The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
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A.
Paris–Marseille railway
The Paris–Marseille railway is a major French mainline rail route linking the capital Paris with the Mediterranean port city of Marseille, serving as one of the country’s most important north–south transport corridors.
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B.
Paris–Lyon railway
The Paris–Lyon railway is a major French mainline rail route connecting the capital Paris with the city of Lyon, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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C.
Paris–Strasbourg railway
The Paris–Strasbourg railway is a major French mainline route connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Strasbourg, serving as a key corridor for both passenger and freight traffic.
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D.
Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway
The Lyon–Bourg-en-Bresse railway is a key regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Lyon with Bourg-en-Bresse, serving both commuter and intercity traffic.
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E.
LGV Interconnexion Est
LGV Interconnexion Est is a high-speed railway line in the Île-de-France region that links several major French TGV routes and serves key hubs including Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| connects |
commune of Granville
ⓘ
surface form:
Granville in Normandy
Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasAccident | Montparnasse derailment ⓘ |
| hasRouteDirection |
Granville–Paris
ⓘ
Paris–Granville ⓘ |
| historicalEventSite |
Montparnasse derailment
ⓘ
surface form:
Montparnasse derailment of 1895
|
| knownFor |
Montparnasse derailment
ⓘ
surface form:
1895 Montparnasse derailment
|
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn | France ⓘ |
| openingCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | French railway operators ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | French railway network ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Normandy
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| terminus |
Granville
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| terminusCity |
Granville
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| terminusStation | Gare Montparnasse ⓘ |
| trackType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Granville–Paris line Description of subject: The Granville–Paris line is a French railway route best known as the site of the dramatic 1895 Montparnasse derailment, where a train overran the buffers and crashed through the station façade.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.