Broughty Ferry railway station
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Broughty Ferry railway station is a small suburban rail stop in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland, providing local and regional passenger services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broughty Ferry railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3168554 — 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: Broughty Ferry railway station Context triple: [Dundee to Aberdeen railway line, serves, Broughty Ferry railway station]
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A.
West Calder railway station
West Calder railway station is a local rail stop serving the village of West Calder and surrounding communities in West Lothian, Scotland, on the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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B.
Cumbernauld railway station
Cumbernauld railway station is the main rail transport hub serving the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes.
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C.
Dundee railway station
Dundee railway station is a key transport hub in eastern Scotland, providing regional and intercity rail connections for the city of Dundee and the surrounding area.
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D.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is a central rail hub in the Scottish town of Falkirk, providing regional and intercity services on key routes between Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the north of Scotland.
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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: Broughty Ferry railway station Target entity description: Broughty Ferry railway station is a small suburban rail stop in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland, providing local and regional passenger services.
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A.
West Calder railway station
West Calder railway station is a local rail stop serving the village of West Calder and surrounding communities in West Lothian, Scotland, on the line between Edinburgh and Glasgow.
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B.
Cumbernauld railway station
Cumbernauld railway station is the main rail transport hub serving the town of Cumbernauld in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes.
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C.
Dundee railway station
Dundee railway station is a key transport hub in eastern Scotland, providing regional and intercity rail connections for the city of Dundee and the surrounding area.
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D.
Falkirk Grahamston railway station
Falkirk Grahamston railway station is a central rail hub in the Scottish town of Falkirk, providing regional and intercity services on key routes between Glasgow, Edinburgh, and the north of Scotland.
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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 (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category | suburban railway station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | non-electrified ⓘ |
| fareZoneSystem | ScotRail national fares ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Broughty Ferry streets ⓘ |
| hasAccessControl | open access platforms ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | unmanned station ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
CCTV
ⓘ
help point ⓘ step-free access ⓘ timetable information boards ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasPassengerUsage | low to moderate ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
platform lighting ⓘ |
| hasServiceOperator | ScotRail ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | BYF ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | on-train ticket purchase ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Broughty Ferry
ⓘ
Dundee ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Dundee City council area ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Broughty Ferry town centre
ⓘ
Firth of Tay ⓘ |
| operator | ScotRail ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Scottish rail network ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| primaryUse | passenger traffic ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail (Great Britain)
|
| railwayLineServed |
Dundee–Aberdeen line
ⓘ
Edinburgh to Aberdeen line ⓘ
surface form:
Edinburgh–Aberdeen line
|
| region | Tayside ⓘ |
| servedByServiceType |
local passenger services
ⓘ
regional passenger services ⓘ |
| servesCity | Dundee ⓘ |
| servesSettlement | Broughty Ferry ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
stopping services between Dundee and Aberdeen
ⓘ
stopping services between Dundee and Arbroath ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| trackCount | 2 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broughty Ferry railway station Description of subject: Broughty Ferry railway station is a small suburban rail stop in the Broughty Ferry area of Dundee, Scotland, providing local and regional passenger services.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.