York–Selby line
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The York–Selby line is a railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the historic city of York with the market town of Selby as part of the regional rail network.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Selby Line | 3 |
| York and Selby Lines | 1 |
| York to Scarborough Line | 1 |
| York–Selby line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2154170 — 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: York–Selby line Context triple: [York railway station, isJunctionFor, York–Selby line]
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A.
Leeds–York line
The Leeds–York line is a key railway route in Northern England connecting the cities of Leeds and York and forming part of the region’s main intercity and commuter network.
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B.
Huddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is a major railway route in northern England linking Manchester and Leeds via Huddersfield, known for its trans-Pennine services and scenic passage through the Pennines.
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C.
Newcastle Line
The Newcastle Line is a suburban and intercity railway corridor in New South Wales, Australia, serving the city of Newcastle and connecting it with surrounding regions.
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D.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
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E.
South Eastern Main Line
The South Eastern Main Line is a major railway route in southeast England connecting London with key towns in Kent and the surrounding region.
- 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: York–Selby line Target entity description: The York–Selby line is a railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the historic city of York with the market town of Selby as part of the regional rail network.
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A.
Leeds–York line
The Leeds–York line is a key railway route in Northern England connecting the cities of Leeds and York and forming part of the region’s main intercity and commuter network.
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B.
Huddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is a major railway route in northern England linking Manchester and Leeds via Huddersfield, known for its trans-Pennine services and scenic passage through the Pennines.
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C.
Newcastle Line
The Newcastle Line is a suburban and intercity railway corridor in New South Wales, Australia, serving the city of Newcastle and connecting it with surrounding regions.
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D.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
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E.
South Eastern Main Line
The South Eastern Main Line is a major railway route in southeast England connecting London with key towns in Kent and the surrounding region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| connects |
Selby
ⓘ
York ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | non‑electrified ⓘ |
| hasLocale |
historic city of York
ⓘ
market town of Selby ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Selby railway station
ⓘ
York railway station ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of York
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ Northern England ⓘ Selby District ⓘ |
| partOf | regional rail network of Northern England ⓘ |
| railwaySystem |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail (Great Britain)
|
| region | Yorkshire and the Humber ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| terminus |
Selby
ⓘ
York ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usedFor |
local rail services
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: York–Selby line Description of subject: The York–Selby line is a railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the historic city of York with the market town of Selby as part of the regional rail network.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
York to Scarborough Line
this entity surface form:
Selby Line
this entity surface form:
York and Selby Lines
this entity surface form:
Selby Line
this entity surface form:
Selby Line