Conventional Paris–Lille railway line
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The Conventional Paris–Lille railway line is the original classic rail route connecting Paris and Lille, predating and later complemented by the high-speed TGV line between the two cities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Conventional Paris–Lille railway line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3997998 — 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: Conventional Paris–Lille railway line Context triple: [Paris–Lille, historicalPredecessor, Conventional Paris–Lille railway line]
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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–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Conventional Paris–Lille railway line Target entity description: The Conventional Paris–Lille railway line is the original classic rail route connecting Paris and Lille, predating and later complemented by the high-speed TGV line between the two cities.
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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–Nantes railway
The Paris–Nantes railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the city of Nantes in western France, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
intercity rail line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| competesWith |
TGV Nord services
ⓘ
surface form:
TGV Paris–Lille services
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| complementedBy |
LGV Nord
ⓘ
surface form:
LGV Nord high-speed line
|
| connects |
Lille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalRole | primary Paris–Lille connection before high-speed era ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | main pre‑TGV route between Paris and northern France ⓘ |
| importance | key corridor between Paris and Belgium via Lille ⓘ |
| lineType | double-track ⓘ |
| locatedIn | northern France ⓘ |
| offersService |
freight trains
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF ⓘ |
| partOf |
French railway network
ⓘ
surface form:
French national rail network
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| precededBy |
LGV Nord
ⓘ
surface form:
LGV Nord high-speed line
|
| role | original rail route between Paris and Lille ⓘ |
| serviceType | conventional rail ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Lille
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Conventional Paris–Lille railway line Description of subject: The Conventional Paris–Lille railway line is the original classic rail route connecting Paris and Lille, predating and later complemented by the high-speed TGV line between the two cities.
Referenced by (1)
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