Metz–Thionville railway
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The Metz–Thionville railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Metz and Thionville, serving as an important regional and cross-border transport corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metz–Thionville railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9952082 — 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: Metz–Thionville railway Context triple: [Compagnie des chemins de fer de l’Est, operatedRailwayLine, Metz–Thionville railway]
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A.
Nancy–Metz railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway
The Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Crépy-en-Valois, serving commuter and local passenger traffic.
- 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: Metz–Thionville railway Target entity description: The Metz–Thionville railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Metz and Thionville, serving as an important regional and cross-border transport corridor.
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A.
Nancy–Metz railway
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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B.
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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C.
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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D.
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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E.
Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway
The Paris–Crépy-en-Valois railway is a regional rail line in northern France connecting Paris to the town of Crépy-en-Valois, serving commuter and local passenger traffic.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thionville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| crossBorderConnectionTo | Luxembourg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasRole | link between Metz and Thionville urban areas ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Metz railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thionville railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance |
important cross-border corridor
ⓘ
key regional rail corridor ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | double-track railway line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Grand Est
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
northeastern France ⓘ |
| operator | SNCF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | French railway network ⓘ |
| partOfCorridor | Metz–Luxembourg rail axis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed | Lorraine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thionville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Metz
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thionville NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByService |
commuter trains
ⓘ
long-distance trains ⓘ regional trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
cross-border transport
ⓘ
regional transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metz–Thionville railway Description of subject: The Metz–Thionville railway is a key rail line in northeastern France that connects the cities of Metz and Thionville, serving as an important regional and cross-border transport corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.