Bolton railway station
E116959
Bolton railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, providing regional and commuter services that connect the town of Bolton with key destinations across the North West.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bolton railway station canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T971024 — 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: Bolton railway station Context triple: [Manchester–Preston line, servesStation, Bolton railway station]
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A.
Sheffield railway station
Sheffield railway station is a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England, providing regional and long-distance services and serving as the principal station for the city of Sheffield.
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B.
Stockport railway station
Stockport railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, serving as an important stop on the West Coast Main Line with frequent intercity and regional services.
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C.
Manchester Victoria railway station
Manchester Victoria railway station is a major railway and Metrolink tram interchange in Manchester, England, serving as a key hub for regional and local services across northern England.
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D.
York railway station
York railway station is a major historic rail hub in York, England, serving as an important junction on the East Coast Main Line with extensive regional and long-distance services.
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E.
Moston railway station
Moston railway station is a suburban rail stop in Greater Manchester, England, serving the local communities with regional train services.
- 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: Bolton railway station Target entity description: Bolton railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, providing regional and commuter services that connect the town of Bolton with key destinations across the North West.
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A.
Sheffield railway station
Sheffield railway station is a major rail hub in South Yorkshire, England, providing regional and long-distance services and serving as the principal station for the city of Sheffield.
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B.
Stockport railway station
Stockport railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, serving as an important stop on the West Coast Main Line with frequent intercity and regional services.
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C.
Manchester Victoria railway station
Manchester Victoria railway station is a major railway and Metrolink tram interchange in Manchester, England, serving as a key hub for regional and local services across northern England.
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D.
York railway station
York railway station is a major historic rail hub in York, England, serving as an important junction on the East Coast Main Line with extensive regional and long-distance services.
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E.
Moston railway station
Moston railway station is a suburban rail stop in Greater Manchester, England, serving the local communities with regional train services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Bolton
ⓘ
surface form:
Bolton town centre
|
| category | Department for Transport category B station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Blackburn
ⓘ
Blackpool North railway station ⓘ
surface form:
Blackpool North (via Preston)
Chorley ⓘ Clitheroe ⓘ Manchester Piccadilly ⓘ Manchester Victoria ⓘ Preston ⓘ Salford Crescent ⓘ Southport (via connections) ⓘ Wigan North Western ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationCompleted | 2019 ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Greater Manchester zone ⓘ |
| formerName | Bolton Trinity Street ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
CCTV
ⓘ
car park ⓘ customer information screens ⓘ cycle storage ⓘ step-free access (partial) ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Avanti West Coast
ⓘ
surface form:
Avanti West Coast (limited services)
Northern Trains ⓘ TransPennine Express ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Platform 1
ⓘ
Platform 2 ⓘ Platform 3 ⓘ Platform 4 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bolton
ⓘ
England ⓘ Greater Manchester ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1838 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| providesServiceType |
commuter rail services
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Manchester–Blackburn line
ⓘ
Manchester–Preston line ⓘ Manchester–Wigan line ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester–Wigan line via Atherton (nearby connection)
|
| serves |
Bolton
ⓘ
surface form:
town of Bolton
|
| stationCode | BON ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bolton railway station Description of subject: Bolton railway station is a major railway hub in Greater Manchester, England, providing regional and commuter services that connect the town of Bolton with key destinations across the North West.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.