St Albans City railway station
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St Albans City railway station is the main railway station serving the city of St Albans, providing frequent commuter and regional services on the Midland Main Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| St Albans City railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2072755 — 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: St Albans City railway station Context triple: [St Albans, Hertfordshire, hasRailwayStation, St Albans City railway station]
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A.
Addlestone railway station
Addlestone railway station is a local rail stop in Surrey, England, serving the town of Addlestone on the Chertsey branch line with connections to the wider South Western Railway network.
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B.
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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C.
Broxbourne railway station
Broxbourne railway station is a key commuter rail hub in Hertfordshire, England, providing frequent services between London and destinations along the West Anglia route.
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D.
Banstead railway station
Banstead railway station is a suburban rail stop in Surrey, England, serving the town of Banstead with services on the Epsom Downs line into London.
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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: St Albans City railway station Target entity description: St Albans City railway station is the main railway station serving the city of St Albans, providing frequent commuter and regional services on the Midland Main Line.
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A.
Addlestone railway station
Addlestone railway station is a local rail stop in Surrey, England, serving the town of Addlestone on the Chertsey branch line with connections to the wider South Western Railway network.
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B.
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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C.
Broxbourne railway station
Broxbourne railway station is a key commuter rail hub in Hertfordshire, England, providing frequent services between London and destinations along the West Anglia route.
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D.
Banstead railway station
Banstead railway station is a suburban rail stop in Surrey, England, serving the town of Banstead with services on the Epsom Downs line into London.
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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
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category | DfT category C1 station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 19 miles north of London St Pancras ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerName |
St Albans, Hertfordshire
ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans
|
| hasFacility |
bus interchange nearby
ⓘ
car park ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canopies over platforms
ⓘ
footbridge connecting platforms ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Platform 1
ⓘ
Platform 2 ⓘ Platform 3 ⓘ Platform 4 ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | main station building on the east side of the line ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem |
Oyster not valid for travel to or from this station
ⓘ
contactless pay-as-you-go not valid for travel to or from this station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ St Albans, Hertfordshire ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans
|
| locatedOnLine | Midland Main Line ⓘ |
| managedBy | Thameslink ⓘ |
| nearbyPlace |
St Albans Cathedral
ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans Abbey
St Albans, Hertfordshire ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans city centre
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1868 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Midland Railway ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| primaryRole | main railway station for St Albans ⓘ |
| railNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| regionServed | Hertfordshire commuter belt ⓘ |
| renamed |
St Albans, Hertfordshire
ⓘ
surface form:
St Albans City
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| servedBy | Thameslink ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
cross-London Thameslink services
ⓘ
frequent services to London St Pancras International ⓘ services to Bedford ⓘ services to Luton ⓘ services to Luton Airport Parkway ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ |
| stationCode | SAC ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: St Albans City railway station Description of subject: St Albans City railway station is the main railway station serving the city of St Albans, providing frequent commuter and regional services on the Midland Main Line.
Referenced by (1)
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