Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop
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Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop is a major light-rail tram stop in central Manchester, England, providing interchange between the Metrolink network and Manchester Piccadilly railway station.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop canonical | 1 |
| Piccadilly Metrolink stop | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1306038 — 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: Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop Context triple: [Metrolink tram network, hasStation, Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop]
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A.
West Didsbury tram stop
West Didsbury tram stop is a light-rail station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the West Didsbury area of south Manchester.
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B.
Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop
Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop is a major Metrolink light-rail interchange in central Manchester, England, serving the Deansgate area and nearby cultural and commercial attractions.
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C.
Crumpsall Metrolink stop
Crumpsall Metrolink stop is a tram station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the Crumpsall area in the north of the city.
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D.
Heaton Park Metrolink stop
Heaton Park Metrolink stop is a tram station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the Heaton Park area near Prestwich.
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E.
Salford Quays tram stop
Salford Quays tram stop is a Metrolink light-rail station serving the Salford Quays waterfront and media district in Greater Manchester, England.
- 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: Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop Target entity description: Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop is a major light-rail tram stop in central Manchester, England, providing interchange between the Metrolink network and Manchester Piccadilly railway station.
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A.
West Didsbury tram stop
West Didsbury tram stop is a light-rail station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the West Didsbury area of south Manchester.
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B.
Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop
Deansgate-Castlefield tram stop is a major Metrolink light-rail interchange in central Manchester, England, serving the Deansgate area and nearby cultural and commercial attractions.
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C.
Crumpsall Metrolink stop
Crumpsall Metrolink stop is a tram station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the Crumpsall area in the north of the city.
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D.
Heaton Park Metrolink stop
Heaton Park Metrolink stop is a tram station on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network serving the Heaton Park area near Prestwich.
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E.
Salford Quays tram stop
Salford Quays tram stop is a Metrolink light-rail station serving the Salford Quays waterfront and media district in Greater Manchester, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metrolink stop
ⓘ
tram stop ⓘ transport interchange ⓘ |
| access | via escalators and lifts from Manchester Piccadilly railway station concourse ⓘ |
| adjacentStop |
New Islington tram stop
ⓘ
surface form:
New Islington Metrolink stop
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop ⓘ
surface form:
Piccadilly Gardens Metrolink stop
|
| category | Metrolink stops in Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 1 ⓘ |
| function | interchange between Manchester Metrolink and National Rail services ⓘ |
| hasCanopy | yes ⓘ |
| hasConnection | local bus services at Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
passenger information displays
ⓘ
shelters ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ |
| isMajorStopOn |
Manchester Metrolink
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester Metrolink network
|
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Manchester city centre
ⓘ
surface form:
Manchester city centre commercial district
|
| network | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| opened | 1992 ⓘ |
| openingEvent | opening of the original Metrolink network ⓘ |
| operator | KeolisAmey Metrolink ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| platforms | 2 ⓘ |
| railwayStationConnection | Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ |
| serves | Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ |
| servesDestination |
Altrincham
ⓘ
Ashton-under-Lyne ⓘ Bury ⓘ East Didsbury ⓘ Eccles ⓘ Manchester Airport ⓘ |
| servesLine |
Airport Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Airport line (via city centre)
Altrincham Line ⓘ
surface form:
Altrincham line (via city centre)
Ashton-under-Lyne line ⓘ Bury Line ⓘ
surface form:
Bury line (via city centre)
East Didsbury Line ⓘ
surface form:
East Didsbury line (via city centre)
Eccles Line ⓘ
surface form:
Eccles line (via city centre)
|
| structureType | elevated stop ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | proof-of-payment ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop Description of subject: Manchester Piccadilly Metrolink stop is a major light-rail tram stop in central Manchester, England, providing interchange between the Metrolink network and Manchester Piccadilly railway station.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Piccadilly Metrolink stop