Hikkaduwa railway station
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Hikkaduwa railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the popular beach town of Hikkaduwa on the country’s southern railway corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hikkaduwa railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3025983 — 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: Hikkaduwa railway station Context triple: [Colombo–Matara railway line, hasStation, Hikkaduwa railway station]
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A.
Aluthgama railway station
Aluthgama railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the town of Aluthgama on the busy southern rail corridor.
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B.
Galle railway station
Galle railway station is a major coastal rail hub in southern Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Galle and connecting it with key destinations including Colombo and Matara.
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C.
Maradana railway station
Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.
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D.
Colombo Fort railway station
Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
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E.
Kalutara South railway station
Kalutara South railway station is a key coastal rail stop in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, serving the town of Kalutara on the busy commuter and intercity route between Colombo and the country’s southern regions.
- 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: Hikkaduwa railway station Target entity description: Hikkaduwa railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the popular beach town of Hikkaduwa on the country’s southern railway corridor.
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A.
Aluthgama railway station
Aluthgama railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the town of Aluthgama on the busy southern rail corridor.
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B.
Galle railway station
Galle railway station is a major coastal rail hub in southern Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Galle and connecting it with key destinations including Colombo and Matara.
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C.
Maradana railway station
Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.
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D.
Colombo Fort railway station
Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
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E.
Kalutara South railway station
Kalutara South railway station is a key coastal rail stop in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, serving the town of Kalutara on the busy commuter and intercity route between Colombo and the country’s southern regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
train station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Hikkaduwa town centre ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Colombo Fort railway station
ⓘ
Galle railway station ⓘ Matara railway station ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasAccessTo |
local buses
ⓘ
tuk-tuks ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
passenger transport
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| lineDirection |
Southern Expressway of Sri Lanka
ⓘ
surface form:
Colombo–Matara corridor
|
| locatedIn | Hikkaduwa ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Galle District
ⓘ
Southern Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hikkaduwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hikkaduwa Beach
Indian Ocean ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Colombo–Matara railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)
|
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sri Lanka Railways
ⓘ
surface form:
Sri Lanka Railways network
|
| partOfCorridor |
Colombo–Matara railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
southern railway corridor of Sri Lanka
|
| railGauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Colombo–Matara railway line
ⓘ
surface form:
Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)
|
| region | southern Sri Lanka coast ⓘ |
| serves |
Hikkaduwa
ⓘ
Hikkaduwa ⓘ
surface form:
Hikkaduwa beach area
|
| transportHubFor |
Hikkaduwa
ⓘ
surface form:
Hikkaduwa tourism area
|
| usedBy |
commuter trains
ⓘ
long-distance trains ⓘ tourist trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hikkaduwa railway station Description of subject: Hikkaduwa railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the popular beach town of Hikkaduwa on the country’s southern railway corridor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.