Waverley Station, Edinburgh
E193438
Waverley Station, Edinburgh is the main railway hub in Scotland’s capital and one of the busiest and largest rail stations in the United Kingdom.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1738604 — 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: Waverley Station, Edinburgh Context triple: [North British Railway, ownedStructure, Waverley Station, Edinburgh]
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A.
Edinburgh Princes Street station
Edinburgh Princes Street station was a former major railway terminus in central Edinburgh, Scotland, that once served as a key hub for trains operated by the Caledonian Railway.
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B.
Edinburgh Haymarket railway station
Edinburgh Haymarket railway station is a major railway hub in western Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as a key stop for regional and long-distance services into and out of the city.
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C.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Glasgow Queen Street railway station is one of the main central railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as a key hub for regional and intercity rail services across the country.
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D.
Glasgow Central railway station
Glasgow Central railway station is the main intercity and suburban rail hub in Glasgow, Scotland, and one of the busiest railway terminals in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Glasgow St Enoch railway station
Glasgow St Enoch railway station was a former central Glasgow terminus that served as the Scottish endpoint of the Midland Railway’s routes, notably those from England via the Settle–Carlisle line.
- 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: Waverley Station, Edinburgh Target entity description: Waverley Station, Edinburgh is the main railway hub in Scotland’s capital and one of the busiest and largest rail stations in the United Kingdom.
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A.
Edinburgh Princes Street station
Edinburgh Princes Street station was a former major railway terminus in central Edinburgh, Scotland, that once served as a key hub for trains operated by the Caledonian Railway.
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B.
Edinburgh Haymarket railway station
Edinburgh Haymarket railway station is a major railway hub in western Edinburgh, Scotland, serving as a key stop for regional and long-distance services into and out of the city.
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C.
Glasgow Queen Street railway station
Glasgow Queen Street railway station is one of the main central railway terminals in Glasgow, Scotland, serving as a key hub for regional and intercity rail services across the country.
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D.
Glasgow Central railway station
Glasgow Central railway station is the main intercity and suburban rail hub in Glasgow, Scotland, and one of the busiest railway terminals in the United Kingdom.
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E.
Glasgow St Enoch railway station
Glasgow St Enoch railway station was a former central Glasgow terminus that served as the Scottish endpoint of the Midland Railway’s routes, notably those from England via the Settle–Carlisle line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | partially electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | ScotRail national tariff ⓘ |
| hasAccessFrom |
Calton Road
ⓘ
Princes Street ⓘ Waverley Bridge ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bus connections
ⓘ
concourse ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ glass roof ⓘ multiple through platforms ⓘ retail outlets ⓘ step-free access ⓘ taxi rank ⓘ terminal platforms ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | sub-surface station ⓘ |
| is |
busiest railway station in Scotland
ⓘ
one of the busiest railway stations in the United Kingdom ⓘ one of the largest railway stations in the United Kingdom by area ⓘ second-busiest railway station in Scotland by passenger numbers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Edinburgh council area
ⓘ
Edinburgh ⓘ Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh city centre
Scotland ⓘ Waverley Valley ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Calton Hill
ⓘ
Edinburgh Castle ⓘ Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley Mall
New Town ⓘ
surface form:
New Town, Edinburgh
Old Town of Edinburgh ⓘ
surface form:
Old Town, Edinburgh
Princes Street ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Waverley novels by Sir Walter Scott ⓘ |
| nearLandmark |
Princes Street Gardens
ⓘ
Scott Monument ⓘ |
| offersServiceTo |
Aberdeen
ⓘ
Birmingham ⓘ Glasgow ⓘ Inverness ⓘ London King’s Cross ⓘ
surface form:
London Kings Cross
Manchester ⓘ Newcastle upon Tyne ⓘ Penzance ⓘ Plymouth ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| railNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Avanti West Coast
ⓘ
Caledonian Sleeper ⓘ CrossCountry ⓘ London North Eastern Railway ⓘ
surface form:
LNER
ScotRail ⓘ TransPennine Express ⓘ |
| serves |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland’s capital ⓘ |
| stationCode | EDB ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waverley Station, Edinburgh Description of subject: Waverley Station, Edinburgh is the main railway hub in Scotland’s capital and one of the busiest and largest rail stations in the United Kingdom.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley railway station (via nearby stops)
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley station concourse
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley railway station platforms
this entity surface form:
Edinburgh Waverley railway station concourse
this entity surface form:
Entrance to Edinburgh Waverley railway station
this entity surface form:
North Bridge, Edinburgh
this entity surface form:
North Bridge, Edinburgh