Shelford railway station
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Shelford railway station is a small suburban railway stop in Cambridgeshire, England, serving the village of Shelford on the line between London and Cambridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shelford railway station canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1434910 — 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: Shelford railway station Context triple: [Cambridge South railway station, nearbyStation, Shelford railway station]
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A.
High Brooms railway station
High Brooms railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the High Brooms area of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, on the Hastings line.
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B.
Bagshot railway station
Bagshot railway station is a small commuter rail station in Bagshot, Surrey, England, served by South Western Railway services on the Ascot–Guildford line.
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C.
Elwyn station
Elwyn station is a commuter rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves as a key station on SEPTA’s Media/Wawa Line.
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D.
Moston railway station
Moston railway station is a suburban rail stop in Greater Manchester, England, serving the local communities with regional train services.
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E.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
- 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: Shelford railway station Target entity description: Shelford railway station is a small suburban railway stop in Cambridgeshire, England, serving the village of Shelford on the line between London and Cambridge.
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A.
Shippea Hill railway station
Shippea Hill railway station is a small rural stop in Cambridgeshire, England, known as one of the least-used railway stations in the country.
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B.
High Brooms railway station
High Brooms railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the High Brooms area of Royal Tunbridge Wells in Kent, England, on the Hastings line.
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C.
Bagshot railway station
Bagshot railway station is a small commuter rail station in Bagshot, Surrey, England, served by South Western Railway services on the Ascot–Guildford line.
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D.
Elwyn station
Elwyn station is a commuter rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves as a key station on SEPTA’s Media/Wawa Line.
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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 (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
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railway station in England ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
CAMBRIDGE
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridge
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryFunction | passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| hasStationBuildingType | suburban railway stop ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| isPartOf | railway network of Great Britain ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridgeshire, England
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambridgeshire
England ⓘ Shelford ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine |
West Anglia Main Line
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surface form:
London–Cambridge railway line
|
| railwayRegion | East of England ⓘ |
| serves | village of Shelford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shelford railway station Description of subject: Shelford railway station is a small suburban railway stop in Cambridgeshire, England, serving the village of Shelford on the line between London and Cambridge.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Cambridge South railway station (planned/under construction)
→
nearbyStation
→
Shelford railway station
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subject surface form:
Cambridge South railway station