Paris–Le Havre railway
E271559
The Paris–Le Havre railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Le Havre, serving as an important passenger and freight corridor in northwestern France.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Le Havre railway canonical | 4 |
| Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre | 1 |
| Saint-Lazare–Le Havre railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475262 — 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: Paris–Le Havre railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, operatedLine, Paris–Le Havre railway]
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A.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Paris–Rouen railway
The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
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C.
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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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–Brest railway
The Paris–Brest railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris with the western city of Brest, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
- 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: Paris–Le Havre railway Target entity description: The Paris–Le Havre railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Le Havre, serving as an important passenger and freight corridor in northwestern France.
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A.
Paris–Cherbourg railway
The Paris–Cherbourg railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Cherbourg in Normandy, serving both passenger and freight traffic.
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B.
Paris–Rouen railway
The Paris–Rouen railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Rouen in Normandy, historically significant as one of the early mainline routes in France.
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C.
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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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–Brest railway
The Paris–Brest railway is a major French rail line connecting Paris with the western city of Brest, serving numerous intermediate towns and regional hubs along its route.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
main line railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| category |
rail transport in Normandy
ⓘ
rail transport in Île-de-France ⓘ railway lines opened in the 19th century ⓘ |
| connects |
Le Havre
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
other lines at Mantes-la-Jolie
ⓘ
other lines at Paris-Saint-Lazare ⓘ other lines at Rouen ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crosses | River Seine ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified line ⓘ |
| endPoint |
Gare du Havre
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Havre station
|
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasMajorJunction |
Mantes-la-Jolie
ⓘ
Rouen-Rive-Droite station ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity trains
ⓘ
regional trains ⓘ suburban trains near Paris ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
development of Le Havre as a major port
ⓘ
facilitating industrialization in Normandy ⓘ |
| lineNumber | French main line from Paris-Saint-Lazare to Le Havre ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northwestern France ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
French national railway network
|
| passesThrough |
Normandy (administrative region)
ⓘ
surface form:
Haute-Normandie
Normandy ⓘ Rouen ⓘ Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| primaryUse |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Le Havre urban area
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Havre metropolitan area
Grand Paris urban area ⓘ
surface form:
Paris metropolitan area
Seine Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Seine valley
|
| serves |
Port of Le Havre
ⓘ
surface form:
port of Le Havre
|
| significance |
important link to the port of Le Havre
ⓘ
major corridor between Paris and the English Channel ⓘ |
| startingPoint | Paris-Saint-Lazare station ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Gare du Havre
ⓘ
surface form:
Le Havre station
Paris-Saint-Lazare station ⓘ |
| traffic |
heavy freight traffic
ⓘ
heavy passenger traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor | access to transatlantic shipping routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Le Havre railway Description of subject: The Paris–Le Havre railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the port city of Le Havre, serving as an important passenger and freight corridor in northwestern France.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Saint-Lazare–Le Havre railway
this entity surface form:
Ligne de Paris-Saint-Lazare au Havre