Bordeaux–Irun railway
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The Bordeaux–Irun railway is a major rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Bordeaux to the Spanish border at Irun, serving key Basque coastal towns along the way.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bordeaux–Irun railway canonical | 3 |
| Irun (via Bordeaux–Irun line) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7313643 — 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: Bordeaux–Irun railway Context triple: [Saint-Jean-de-Luz, railwayLine, Bordeaux–Irun railway]
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A.
Toulouse–Bayonne railway
The Toulouse–Bayonne railway is a major rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Toulouse with Bayonne near the Atlantic coast, serving numerous towns along the Garonne and Adour river valleys.
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B.
Bordeaux–Toulouse railway line
The Bordeaux–Toulouse railway line is a major rail corridor in southwestern France that connects the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse, serving numerous intermediate towns and facilitating regional passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Bordeaux–Sète railway
The Bordeaux–Sète railway is a major French rail line in southwestern France that connects the Atlantic city of Bordeaux to the Mediterranean port of Sète, serving numerous regional hubs along the way.
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D.
Toulouse–Auch railway
The Toulouse–Auch railway is a regional rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Toulouse with the town of Auch, serving intermediate suburban and rural communities.
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E.
Perpignan–Portbou railway
The Perpignan–Portbou railway is an international rail line in southern France and northeastern Spain that connects Perpignan to the border town of Portbou along the Mediterranean coast.
- 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: Bordeaux–Irun railway Target entity description: The Bordeaux–Irun railway is a major rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Bordeaux to the Spanish border at Irun, serving key Basque coastal towns along the way.
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A.
Toulouse–Bayonne railway
The Toulouse–Bayonne railway is a major rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Toulouse with Bayonne near the Atlantic coast, serving numerous towns along the Garonne and Adour river valleys.
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B.
Bordeaux–Toulouse railway line
The Bordeaux–Toulouse railway line is a major rail corridor in southwestern France that connects the cities of Bordeaux and Toulouse, serving numerous intermediate towns and facilitating regional passenger and freight transport.
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C.
Bordeaux–Sète railway
The Bordeaux–Sète railway is a major French rail line in southwestern France that connects the Atlantic city of Bordeaux to the Mediterranean port of Sète, serving numerous regional hubs along the way.
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D.
Toulouse–Auch railway
The Toulouse–Auch railway is a regional rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Toulouse with the town of Auch, serving intermediate suburban and rural communities.
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E.
Perpignan–Portbou railway
The Perpignan–Portbou railway is an international rail line in southern France and northeastern Spain that connects Perpignan to the border town of Portbou along the Mediterranean coast.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| borderCrossing | Hendaye–Irun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Bordeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris–Bordeaux axis to Spain ⓘ Spanish border ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Spanish railway network ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major north–south route between France and Spain ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwestern France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bayonne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Biarritz NERFINISHED ⓘ Dax NERFINISHED ⓘ Hendaye NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Jean-de-Luz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Basque Country (France)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Basque coastal towns ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bordeaux
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irun NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
international trains
ⓘ
long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight traffic
ⓘ
passenger traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bordeaux–Irun railway Description of subject: The Bordeaux–Irun railway is a major rail line in southwestern France that connects the city of Bordeaux to the Spanish border at Irun, serving key Basque coastal towns along the way.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Irun (via Bordeaux–Irun line)