Kandy railway station
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Kandy railway station is a major rail hub in central Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Kandy and connecting it to key destinations across the country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kandy railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4216200 — 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: Kandy railway station Context triple: [Kandy, hasTransport, Kandy railway station]
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A.
Hikkaduwa railway station
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- 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: Kandy railway station Target entity description: Kandy railway station is a major rail hub in central Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Kandy and connecting it to key destinations across the country.
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A.
Hikkaduwa railway station
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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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.
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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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Anuradhapura railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Badulla railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Batticaloa railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Colombo Fort railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Gampola railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Hatton railway station ONNED1 ⓘ Jaffna railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kurunegala railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Matale railway station ONNED1 ⓘ Nanu Oya railway station ONNED1 ⓘ Nawalapitiya railway station ONNED1 ⓘ Peradeniya Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Polgahawela Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Trincomalee railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Vavuniya railway station ONNED1 ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | non-electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commuter rail services
ⓘ
intercity rail services ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasService |
express trains
ⓘ
intercity trains ⓘ local trains ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | KDY ONNED1 ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | key station on Sri Lanka’s Main Line ⓘ |
| isMajorHubFor |
Central Province of Sri Lanka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
up-country railway services ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Kandy ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Central Province, Sri Lanka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kandy Lake
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ Temple of the Tooth ONNED1 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Ceylon Government Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sri Lanka Railways ONNED1 ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Sri Lanka Railways network ONNED1 ⓘ |
| platformCount | multiple platforms ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Main Line (Sri Lanka)
ONNED1
ⓘ
Matale Line ONNED1 ⓘ |
| regionServed | Central Sri Lanka ONNED1 ⓘ |
| serves |
City of Kandy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kandy District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTourism | Kandy and central highlands ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | Sri Lanka Railways ticketing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kandy railway station Description of subject: Kandy railway station is a major rail hub in central Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Kandy and connecting it to key destinations across the country.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.