Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans
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Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans was a Swiss railway company that operated local electric rail services in the Vevey region, notably in the pre-alpine area above Lake Geneva.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11211511 — 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: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Context triple: [Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line, originalOperator, Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans]
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Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line
The Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line is a Swiss metre-gauge mountain railway connecting the lakeside town of Vevey with the scenic Les Pléiades area above it.
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B.
Vevey–Chexbres railway line
The Vevey–Chexbres railway line is a short Swiss branch line in the canton of Vaud that climbs from the lakeside town of Vevey into the Lavaux vineyards, offering scenic connections to the main Lausanne–Bern route.
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C.
Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
The Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route along the north shore of Lake Geneva that connects Lausanne with the town of Villeneuve, serving numerous intermediate communities.
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D.
Geneva–La Plaine railway line
The Geneva–La Plaine railway line is a regional rail route in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, connecting central Geneva with its western suburbs and the French border.
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E.
Lausanne–Ouchy railway
The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
- 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: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Target entity description: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans was a Swiss railway company that operated local electric rail services in the Vevey region, notably in the pre-alpine area above Lake Geneva.
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A.
Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line
The Vevey–Les Pléiades railway line is a Swiss metre-gauge mountain railway connecting the lakeside town of Vevey with the scenic Les Pléiades area above it.
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B.
Vevey–Chexbres railway line
The Vevey–Chexbres railway line is a short Swiss branch line in the canton of Vaud that climbs from the lakeside town of Vevey into the Lavaux vineyards, offering scenic connections to the main Lausanne–Bern route.
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C.
Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line
The Lausanne–Villeneuve railway line is a Swiss standard-gauge rail route along the north shore of Lake Geneva that connects Lausanne with the town of Villeneuve, serving numerous intermediate communities.
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D.
Geneva–La Plaine railway line
The Geneva–La Plaine railway line is a regional rail route in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland, connecting central Geneva with its western suburbs and the French border.
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E.
Lausanne–Ouchy railway
The Lausanne–Ouchy railway was a historic funicular-turned-rack railway in Lausanne, Switzerland, that connected the city center with the lakeside district of Ouchy before being replaced by the modern metro system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Swiss railway company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| gauge | metre gauge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Vevey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Vevey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Vaud ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry | Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| networkCharacter | regional railway network ⓘ |
| operatedInArea | pre-alpine area above Lake Geneva ⓘ |
| operatedInCanton | canton of Vaud NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedInRegion | Vevey region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedNear | Lake Geneva NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedPassengerServices | yes ⓘ |
| primaryLanguageOfOperations | French ⓘ |
| railwayType | electric railway ⓘ |
| servedCity | Vevey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Riviera-Pays-d’Enhaut region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | local rail services ⓘ |
| tractionType | electric traction ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans Description of subject: Chemins de fer électriques Veveysans was a Swiss railway company that operated local electric rail services in the Vevey region, notably in the pre-alpine area above Lake Geneva.
Referenced by (1)
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