Matale railway station
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Matale railway station is the main train station serving the town of Matale in Sri Lanka, acting as a key terminus on the Matale railway line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Matale railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13480292 — 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: Matale railway station Context triple: [Matale, railwayStation, Matale railway station]
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A.
Matamata railway station
Matamata railway station is a former New Zealand railway station in the Waikato region that historically served the town of Matamata on the East Coast Main Trunk line.
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B.
Matara railway station
Matara railway station is a major railway terminus in southern Sri Lanka serving the city of Matara and connecting it to Colombo and other parts of the country.
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C.
Matunga railway station
Matunga railway station is a suburban railway station on Mumbai's Central line, serving the Matunga neighborhood and daily commuters in the city.
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D.
Urunga railway station
Urunga railway station is a regional train station in New South Wales, Australia, serving the coastal town of Urunga on the North Coast railway line.
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E.
Tua railway station
Tua railway station is a historic Portuguese railway terminus located at the confluence of the Tua and Douro rivers, known for serving as a gateway to the scenic Douro Valley 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: Matale railway station Target entity description: Matale railway station is the main train station serving the town of Matale in Sri Lanka, acting as a key terminus on the Matale railway line.
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A.
Matamata railway station
Matamata railway station is a former New Zealand railway station in the Waikato region that historically served the town of Matamata on the East Coast Main Trunk line.
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B.
Matara railway station
Matara railway station is a major railway terminus in southern Sri Lanka serving the city of Matara and connecting it to Colombo and other parts of the country.
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C.
Matunga railway station
Matunga railway station is a suburban railway station on Mumbai's Central line, serving the Matunga neighborhood and daily commuters in the city.
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D.
Urunga railway station
Urunga railway station is a regional train station in New South Wales, Australia, serving the coastal town of Urunga on the North Coast railway line.
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E.
Tua railway station
Tua railway station is a historic Portuguese railway terminus located at the confluence of the Tua and Douro rivers, known for serving as a gateway to the scenic Douro Valley region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
train station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Kandy railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other stations on the Matale line ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| gauge |
5 ft 6 in
ⓘ
broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
passenger rail transport
ⓘ
railway terminus ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | (unknown or not widely published) ⓘ |
| lineUsed | Matale line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Central Province, Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Matale District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Sri Lanka Standard Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Kandy–Matale railway corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Sri Lanka Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Matale line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platforms | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | regional rail services ⓘ |
| publicTransportType | rail transport ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | Sri Lanka Railways network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Matale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesAs | main railway station of Matale ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Matale line ⓘ |
| timeZoneOffset | +05:30 ⓘ |
| tracks | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matale railway station Description of subject: Matale railway station is the main train station serving the town of Matale in Sri Lanka, acting as a key terminus on the Matale railway line.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.