Sherborne railway station
E448399
Sherborne railway station is a regional rail stop in Dorset, England, serving the town of Sherborne on the main line between London Waterloo and Exeter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sherborne railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4509727 — 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: Sherborne railway station Context triple: [London Waterloo–Exeter, majorIntermediateStation, Sherborne railway station]
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A.
Newbury railway station
Newbury railway station is the main rail hub serving the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England, providing regional and commuter services on the Great Western network.
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B.
Shrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station is a major historic rail hub in Shropshire that serves as a key junction connecting routes between England and Wales.
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C.
Warminster station
Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail terminal in Warminster, Pennsylvania, serving as the northern endpoint of commuter rail service to and from central Philadelphia.
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D.
Chippenham railway station
Chippenham railway station is a mainline rail station in Wiltshire, England, providing regional and intercity services on the Great Western Main Line.
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E.
Great Malvern railway station
Great Malvern railway station is a historic train station in Worcestershire, England, known for its Victorian architecture and serving the town of Great Malvern on the Cotswold 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: Sherborne railway station Target entity description: Sherborne railway station is a regional rail stop in Dorset, England, serving the town of Sherborne on the main line between London Waterloo and Exeter.
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A.
Newbury railway station
Newbury railway station is the main rail hub serving the town of Newbury in Berkshire, England, providing regional and commuter services on the Great Western network.
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B.
Shrewsbury railway station
Shrewsbury railway station is a major historic rail hub in Shropshire that serves as a key junction connecting routes between England and Wales.
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C.
Warminster station
Warminster station is a SEPTA Regional Rail terminal in Warminster, Pennsylvania, serving as the northern endpoint of commuter rail service to and from central Philadelphia.
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D.
Chippenham railway station
Chippenham railway station is a mainline rail station in Wiltshire, England, providing regional and intercity services on the Great Western Main Line.
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E.
Great Malvern railway station
Great Malvern railway station is a historic train station in Worcestershire, England, known for its Victorian architecture and serving the town of Great Malvern on the Cotswold Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway station in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fareZone | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation |
Templecombe railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yeovil Junction railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBorough | Dorset Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasGridReference | ST 638 166 ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | 50.949 ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | -2.512 ⓘ |
| hasMapType | Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasPassengerRailService | inter-urban ⓘ |
| hasRegion | South West England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern |
semi-fast services
ⓘ
stopping services ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | SHE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | footbridge ⓘ |
| hasStyle | National Rail station ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem | National Rail ticketing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dorset
ⓘ
England ⓘ Sherborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
West of England Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
railway line between London Waterloo and Exeter ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| operator | South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Salisbury and Yeovil Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| postGroupingCompany | Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preGroupingCompany | London and South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| railwayStationCategory | DfT category E ⓘ |
| servedBy | South Western Railway services between London Waterloo and Exeter St Davids NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedPlace | Sherborne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sherborne railway station Description of subject: Sherborne railway station is a regional rail stop in Dorset, England, serving the town of Sherborne on the main line between London Waterloo and Exeter.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.