Wellington Cable Car
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The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cable Car Museum at Kelburn terminus | 1 |
| Wellington Cable Car canonical | 1 |
| Wellington Cable Car Ltd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T840111 — 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: Wellington Cable Car Context triple: [Wellington, hasLandmark, Wellington Cable Car]
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A.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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B.
Powell–Hyde cable car line
The Powell–Hyde cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running from Market Street over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the city’s northern waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf.
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C.
Santa Justa Lift
Santa Justa Lift is a historic iron elevator in Lisbon that connects the lower streets of Baixa with the higher Largo do Carmo and is renowned for its distinctive neo-Gothic architecture and city views.
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D.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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E.
Kuranda Scenic Railway
Kuranda Scenic Railway is a historic Australian rail journey through the rainforest-clad mountains between Cairns and Kuranda, renowned for its scenic views, waterfalls, and heritage carriages.
- 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: Wellington Cable Car Target entity description: The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
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A.
Carmelit underground funicular
The Carmelit underground funicular is a short, steep underground railway in Haifa, Israel, serving as one of the world’s smallest metro systems and connecting the city’s lower and upper areas.
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B.
Powell–Hyde cable car line
The Powell–Hyde cable car line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running from Market Street over Nob Hill and Russian Hill to the city’s northern waterfront near Fisherman’s Wharf.
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C.
Santa Justa Lift
Santa Justa Lift is a historic iron elevator in Lisbon that connects the lower streets of Baixa with the higher Largo do Carmo and is renowned for its distinctive neo-Gothic architecture and city views.
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D.
Aerial Tram
The Aerial Tram is a cable-driven urban transit system in Portland, Oregon, that carries passengers between the South Waterfront district and Oregon Health & Science University on Marquam Hill.
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E.
Kuranda Scenic Railway
Kuranda Scenic Railway is a historic Australian rail journey through the rainforest-clad mountains between Cairns and Kuranda, renowned for its scenic views, waterfalls, and heritage carriages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| cityServed | Wellington ⓘ |
| connects |
Kelburn
ⓘ
downtown Wellington ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevationGain | approximately 120 m ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated with Wellington public transport ⓘ |
| hasFeature | tunnels with light displays ⓘ |
| hasMuseum |
Wellington Cable Car
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Cable Car Museum at Kelburn terminus
|
| hasStation |
Kelburn Terminus
ⓘ
surface form:
Kelburn Park station
Kelburn Terminus ⓘ
surface form:
Kelburn station
Lambton Quay station ⓘ Talavera station ⓘ
surface form:
Salamanca station
Talavera station ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic transport system ⓘ |
| lineLength |
0.38 mi
ⓘ
612 m ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kelburn
ⓘ
Wellington ⓘ Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington CBD
|
| locatedOn | North Island ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Cable Car Museum
ⓘ
Carter Observatory ⓘ Wellington Botanic Garden ⓘ |
| notableFor | panoramic views over Wellington and harbour ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 5 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Wellington Harbour
ⓘ
Wellington ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington city
|
| openingDate | 1902 ⓘ |
| operator |
Wellington Cable Car
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Wellington Cable Car Ltd
|
| owner | Wellington City Council ⓘ |
| primaryUse | public transport ⓘ |
| region | Wellington Region ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| servesInstitution |
Victoria University of Wellington
ⓘ
surface form:
Victoria University of Wellington (Kelburn campus)
|
| slopeType | inclined ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kelburn Terminus
ⓘ
Lambton Quay ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
3 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| traction | electric ⓘ |
| travelTime | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| type | cable-hauled railway ⓘ |
| website | https://www.wellingtoncablecar.co.nz/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wellington Cable Car Description of subject: The Wellington Cable Car is a historic funicular railway in New Zealand’s capital that runs between downtown Wellington and the hilltop suburb of Kelburn, offering scenic views over the city and harbor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wellington Cable Car Ltd
this entity surface form:
Cable Car Museum at Kelburn terminus