Nancy–Metz railway
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The Nancy–Metz railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Nancy and Metz, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nancy–Metz railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9952080 — 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: Nancy–Metz railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l’Est, operatedRailwayLine, Nancy–Metz railway]
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A.
Paris–Metz railway
The Paris–Metz railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the northeastern city of Metz, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Metz–Saarbrücken railway
The Metz–Saarbrücken railway is an international rail line connecting the French city of Metz with Saarbrücken in Germany, serving as an important cross-border passenger and freight corridor.
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C.
Paris–Nancy railway
The Paris–Nancy railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Nancy, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
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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E.
Mulhouse–Thann railway
The Mulhouse–Thann railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Mulhouse with the town of Thann in the Alsace region.
- 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: Nancy–Metz railway Target entity description: The Nancy–Metz railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Nancy and Metz, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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A.
Paris–Metz railway
The Paris–Metz railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the northeastern city of Metz, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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B.
Metz–Saarbrücken railway
The Metz–Saarbrücken railway is an international rail line connecting the French city of Metz with Saarbrücken in Germany, serving as an important cross-border passenger and freight corridor.
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C.
Paris–Nancy railway
The Paris–Nancy railway is a major French rail line connecting the capital Paris with the eastern city of Nancy, serving as an important corridor for both passenger and freight transport.
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D.
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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E.
Mulhouse–Thann railway
The Mulhouse–Thann railway is a regional rail line in eastern France that connects the city of Mulhouse with the town of Thann in the Alsace region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| freightService | yes ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| importance | key regional corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ northeastern France rail network ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| passengerService | yes ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | link Nancy and Metz ⓘ |
| regionServed | Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
intercity rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| terminus |
Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nancy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
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: Nancy–Metz railway Description of subject: The Nancy–Metz railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Nancy and Metz, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.