LGV Méditerranée
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LGV Méditerranée is a French high-speed rail line that extends the TGV network from the Lyon region toward the Mediterranean coast, significantly reducing travel times to cities such as Marseille.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LGV Méditerranée canonical | 21 |
| Mediterranean corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T347080 — 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: LGV Méditerranée Context triple: [Gare de Lyon, railwayLineServed, LGV Méditerranée]
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A.
Gulf of Lion
The Gulf of Lion is a large, shallow embayment of the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of France, known for its significant river inflows, active fishing grounds, and sometimes severe maritime weather.
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B.
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is a section of the northwestern Mediterranean bordered by the Italian Riviera, Corsica, and the Tuscan coast, known for its deep waters and picturesque coastal towns.
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C.
Western Mediterranean
The Western Mediterranean is the western portion of the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding coastal regions, encompassing areas such as the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and parts of Italy and North Africa.
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D.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
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E.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
- 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: LGV Méditerranée Target entity description: LGV Méditerranée is a French high-speed rail line that extends the TGV network from the Lyon region toward the Mediterranean coast, significantly reducing travel times to cities such as Marseille.
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A.
Gulf of Lion
The Gulf of Lion is a large, shallow embayment of the Mediterranean Sea off the southern coast of France, known for its significant river inflows, active fishing grounds, and sometimes severe maritime weather.
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B.
Ligurian Sea
The Ligurian Sea is a section of the northwestern Mediterranean bordered by the Italian Riviera, Corsica, and the Tuscan coast, known for its deep waters and picturesque coastal towns.
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C.
Western Mediterranean
The Western Mediterranean is the western portion of the Mediterranean Sea and its surrounding coastal regions, encompassing areas such as the Iberian Peninsula, southern France, and parts of Italy and North Africa.
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D.
Alboran Sea
The Alboran Sea is the westernmost portion of the Mediterranean, lying between southern Spain and northern Africa and serving as a key marine and shipping corridor between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean basin.
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E.
Gulf of Cádiz
The Gulf of Cádiz is a broad inlet of the Atlantic Ocean off the southwestern Iberian Peninsula, lying between southern Portugal and southwestern Spain near the Strait of Gibraltar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
high-speed rail line
ⓘ
railway infrastructure project ⓘ |
| category | High-speed railway lines in France ⓘ |
| connectedLine | LGV Rhône-Alpes ⓘ |
| connectsFrom |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Lyon region
|
| connectsTo |
Marseille
ⓘ
Mediterranean Sea coast ⓘ
surface form:
Mediterranean coast
Montpellier (via connections) ⓘ Nîmes ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1990s ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| designedBy | French engineering consortia under SNCF direction ⓘ |
| designedFor |
TGV high-speed rail
ⓘ
surface form:
TGV trains
|
| electrification | 25 kV AC 50 Hz overhead line ⓘ |
| endPoint | Marseille-Saint-Charles area ⓘ |
| fundingModel | publicly funded infrastructure ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Aix-en-Provence TGV station
ⓘ
Avignon TGV station ⓘ Valence TGV station ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
tunnels
ⓘ
viaducts ⓘ |
| languageOfName | French ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
ⓘ
surface form:
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Occitanie ⓘ Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | 320 km/h ⓘ |
| nameMeaning | Mediterranean high-speed line ⓘ |
| notableImpact | significant reduction of Paris–Marseille journey time ⓘ |
| opened | 2001 ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF Réseau ⓘ |
| owner |
SNCF Réseau
ⓘ
surface form:
French state (via SNCF Réseau)
|
| partOf |
Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network
ⓘ
surface form:
French TGV network
Lignes à grande vitesse (LGV) network ⓘ |
| purpose |
increase capacity on the Paris–Lyon–Marseille corridor
ⓘ
reduce travel time between Paris and Marseille ⓘ |
| railwaySignalling | TVM cab signalling ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Provence
ⓘ
Rhône Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley
|
| safetySystem |
European Train Control System
ⓘ
surface form:
ERTMS (on some sections or planned)
|
| startPoint | Valence TGV area ⓘ |
| terrainCrossed |
Provençal hills
ⓘ
Rhône Valley ⓘ
surface form:
Rhône valley plains
|
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usedByService |
TGV Ouigo
ⓘ
TGV inOui ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LGV Méditerranée Description of subject: LGV Méditerranée is a French high-speed rail line that extends the TGV network from the Lyon region toward the Mediterranean coast, significantly reducing travel times to cities such as Marseille.
Referenced by (22)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
TGV
this entity surface form:
Mediterranean corridor
subject surface form:
TGV Duplex
subject surface form:
TGV Réseau
subject surface form:
Lignes à grande vitesse network