Paris–Granville railway
E278527
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.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paris–Granville railway canonical | 4 |
| Ligne de Mantes-la-Jolie à Cherbourg | 1 |
| Paris–Granville railway line | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2475265 — 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–Granville railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l'Ouest, operatedLine, Paris–Granville railway]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Paris–Le Havre railway
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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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–Granville railway Target entity description: 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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A.
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
Paris–Le Havre railway
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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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 (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Granville
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| connectsToBodyOfWater | English Channel (via Granville) ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | partially electrified ⓘ |
| endpointCity |
Granville
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
intercity connection
ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ |
| historicalRegionServed |
Lower Normandy (historical)
ⓘ
surface form:
Lower Normandy
|
| locatedIn | France ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Normandy
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| owner | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
French railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
French national railway network
|
| primaryUse | regional passenger traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Normandy
ⓘ
Île-de-France region ⓘ
surface form:
Île-de-France
|
| secondaryUse | freight traffic ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Argentan
ⓘ
Granville ⓘ Paris ⓘ Vire ⓘ |
| serviceType |
Intercités
ⓘ
surface form:
Intercités services
TER regional services ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Granville
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track (on most of the route) ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usesStation |
Gare Montparnasse
ⓘ
surface form:
Paris-Montparnasse station
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paris–Granville railway Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Paris–Granville railway line
this entity surface form:
Ligne de Mantes-la-Jolie à Cherbourg