Shawfair railway station
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Shawfair railway station is a modern rail stop serving the village of Shawfair and surrounding communities in Midlothian, Scotland, on the Borders Railway line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shawfair railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1374331 — 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: Shawfair railway station Context triple: [Midlothian, contains, Shawfair railway station]
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A.
Brunstane railway station
Brunstane railway station is a suburban rail stop in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving local commuter services on the city’s rail network.
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B.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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C.
Galashiels railway station
Galashiels railway station is a key stop on the Borders Railway in the Scottish Borders, providing regular commuter and regional rail services to and from Edinburgh.
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D.
Glencairn station
Glencairn station is a subway station on Toronto’s Line 1 Yonge–University, serving the Glen Park neighborhood in the city’s north end.
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E.
Stonehaven railway station
Stonehaven railway station is a key stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, serving the town of Stonehaven with regular regional and intercity services between major cities such as Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
- 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: Shawfair railway station Target entity description: Shawfair railway station is a modern rail stop serving the village of Shawfair and surrounding communities in Midlothian, Scotland, on the Borders Railway line.
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A.
Brunstane railway station
Brunstane railway station is a suburban rail stop in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving local commuter services on the city’s rail network.
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B.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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C.
Galashiels railway station
Galashiels railway station is a key stop on the Borders Railway in the Scottish Borders, providing regular commuter and regional rail services to and from Edinburgh.
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D.
Glencairn station
Glencairn station is a subway station on Toronto’s Line 1 Yonge–University, serving the Glen Park neighborhood in the city’s north end.
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E.
Stonehaven railway station
Stonehaven railway station is a key stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, serving the town of Stonehaven with regular regional and intercity services between major cities such as Aberdeen and Edinburgh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway station in Scotland ⓘ |
| accessibility | step-free to both platforms ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directionFromEdinburghWaverley | southeast ⓘ |
| distanceFromEdinburghWaverley | approximately 5 miles ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | ScotRail national tariff ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
CCTV
ⓘ
car park ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ help points ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasFootbridge | yes ⓘ |
| hasShelter | on both platforms ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | no ⓘ |
| latitude | approximately 55.919 ⓘ |
| line | Borders Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borders Railway
ⓘ
Midlothian ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Shawfair ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
A7 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
A720 Edinburgh City Bypass ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh City Bypass (A720)
|
| longitude | approximately -3.087 ⓘ |
| openedWith | Borders Railway ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2015-09-06 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | ScotRail ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| parkingCapacity | over 200 spaces ⓘ |
| partOf |
Borders Railway
ⓘ
surface form:
Borders Railway project
|
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| railNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| region | Midlothian council area ⓘ |
| servedPlace |
Danderhall
ⓘ
Shawfair ⓘ surrounding communities in Midlothian ⓘ |
| servesDevelopment | Shawfair new town ⓘ |
| serviceOperator | ScotRail ⓘ |
| stationCode | SFI ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | self-service ticket machines ⓘ |
| timetableManagedBy | ScotRail ⓘ |
| trackCount | 2 ⓘ |
| typicalServicePattern |
2 trains per hour to Edinburgh Waverley (off-peak)
ⓘ
2 trains per hour towards Tweedbank (off-peak) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shawfair railway station Description of subject: Shawfair railway station is a modern rail stop serving the village of Shawfair and surrounding communities in Midlothian, Scotland, on the Borders Railway line.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.