Sheffield Supertram

E104768

light rail system tram network

Sheffield Supertram is a modern light rail and tram network serving the city of Sheffield and its surrounding areas in South Yorkshire, England.

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All labels observed (4)

Label	Occurrences
Sheffield Supertram canonical	6
Stagecoach Supertram	2
Sheffield Supertram network	1
Supertram (Sheffield)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T817689 — 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: Sheffield Supertram
Context triple: [Sheffield, hasTramSystem, Sheffield Supertram]

A. Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
B. Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Metrolink is a light rail/tram network serving Greater Manchester, England, connecting the city centre with surrounding suburbs and key regional destinations.
C. Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams is a modern light rail system in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing urban and suburban passenger transport across the city.
D. Glasgow Subway
The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit system serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the oldest metro systems in the world.
E. MediaCityUK tram stop
MediaCityUK tram stop is a Metrolink light rail station in Salford, Greater Manchester, serving the MediaCityUK complex and nearby waterfront developments.
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: Sheffield Supertram
Target entity description: Sheffield Supertram is a modern light rail and tram network serving the city of Sheffield and its surrounding areas in South Yorkshire, England.

A. Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
B. Manchester Metrolink
Manchester Metrolink is a light rail/tram network serving Greater Manchester, England, connecting the city centre with surrounding suburbs and key regional destinations.
C. Edinburgh Trams
Edinburgh Trams is a modern light rail system in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing urban and suburban passenger transport across the city.
D. Glasgow Subway
The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit system serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the oldest metro systems in the world.
E. MediaCityUK tram stop
MediaCityUK tram stop is a Metrolink light rail station in Salford, Greater Manchester, serving the MediaCityUK complex and nearby waterfront developments.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light rail system ⓘ tram network ⓘ
beganOperation	1994 ⓘ
connectsWith	Meadowhall railway station ⓘ Rotherham Central railway station ⓘ Sheffield railway station ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
depot	Nunnery Square depot ⓘ
electrificationSystem	750 V DC overhead line ⓘ
fareSystem	integrated with local bus services ⓘ
fleet	Siemens–Duewag Supertram vehicles ⓘ Vossloh Citylink tram-train vehicles ⓘ
hasColorCode	Black for Tram Train Route ⓘ Blue for Blue Route ⓘ Purple for Purple Route ⓘ Yellow for Yellow Route ⓘ
hasLine	Blue Route ⓘ Purple Route ⓘ Tram Train Route ⓘ Yellow Route ⓘ
hasServiceType	tram ⓘ tram-train ⓘ
locatedIn	England ⓘ Sheffield ⓘ South Yorkshire ⓘ
notableFeature	includes the UK’s first operational tram-train pilot route ⓘ one of the first modern tram systems in the UK ⓘ
numberOfLines	4 ⓘ
openedSection	Halfway branch opened 1994 ⓘ Herdings Park branch opened 1995 ⓘ Malin Bridge branch opened 1995 ⓘ Meadowhall to Fitzalan Square section opened 1994 ⓘ
operator	Sheffield Supertram self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Stagecoach Supertram
owner	South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority ⓘ
primaryServiceArea	Rotherham area ⓘ Sheffield ⓘ surface form: Sheffield urban area
regulatoryAuthority	South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive ⓘ surface form: South Yorkshire Passenger Transport Executive (historical)
terminus	Halfway ⓘ Herdings Park ⓘ Malin Bridge ⓘ Meadowhall Interchange ⓘ Rotherham Parkgate ⓘ
ticketing	accepts contactless payment on some services ⓘ accepts smartcard tickets ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
website	https://www.stagecoachbus.com/supertram ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Sheffield → hasTramSystem → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Sheffield railway station → connectsTo → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Meadowhall Shopping Centre → servedBy → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Millennium Gallery → publicTransitAccess → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Sheffield Supertram → operator → Sheffield Supertram self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Stagecoach Supertram

Stagecoach Group → hasOperated → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

this entity surface form: Supertram (Sheffield)

Sheffield Midland → connectedTo → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sheffield Supertram network

Sheffield station tram stop → railNetwork → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Sheffield station tram stop → publicTransportSystem → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ

Sheffield station tram stop → operator → Sheffield Supertram ⓘ