Machynlleth railway station
E462054
Machynlleth railway station is a rural rail stop in Powys, Wales, serving the town of Machynlleth on the Cambrian Line and acting as an important local transport hub.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Machynlleth railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4678830 — 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: Machynlleth railway station Context triple: [Machynlleth, transport, Machynlleth railway station]
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A.
Carmarthen railway station
Carmarthen railway station is a key rail hub in west Wales serving the town of Carmarthen with regional and intercity connections.
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B.
Nant Gwernol railway station
Nant Gwernol railway station is the upper mountain terminus of the historic narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales, serving as a scenic endpoint for heritage steam train services.
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C.
Merthyr Tydfil railway station
Merthyr Tydfil railway station is the main train station serving the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, providing regional rail connections to surrounding areas.
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D.
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station is a small rural stop in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, serving the village of Cefn-y-Bedd with local passenger services.
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E.
Tywyn railway station
Tywyn railway station is a small coastal railway stop in Gwynedd, Wales, serving the town of Tywyn on the Cambrian 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: Machynlleth railway station Target entity description: Machynlleth railway station is a rural rail stop in Powys, Wales, serving the town of Machynlleth on the Cambrian Line and acting as an important local transport hub.
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A.
Carmarthen railway station
Carmarthen railway station is a key rail hub in west Wales serving the town of Carmarthen with regional and intercity connections.
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B.
Nant Gwernol railway station
Nant Gwernol railway station is the upper mountain terminus of the historic narrow-gauge Talyllyn Railway in Mid Wales, serving as a scenic endpoint for heritage steam train services.
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C.
Merthyr Tydfil railway station
Merthyr Tydfil railway station is the main train station serving the town of Merthyr Tydfil in Wales, providing regional rail connections to surrounding areas.
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D.
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station
Cefn-y-Bedd railway station is a small rural stop in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, serving the village of Cefn-y-Bedd with local passenger services.
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E.
Tywyn railway station
Tywyn railway station is a small coastal railway stop in Gwynedd, Wales, serving the town of Tywyn on the Cambrian Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Transport for Wales fare system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
local bus services
ⓘ
taxi services ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
cycle storage ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
crew depot
ⓘ
passing loop ⓘ signalling centre ⓘ |
| hasNearbyFeature |
A487 road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
town centre of Machynlleth ⓘ |
| hasService |
passenger services
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern |
services along Cambrian Coast
ⓘ
services towards Shrewsbury ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | MCN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| importance | local transport hub ⓘ |
| isRuralStation | true ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Welsh ⓘ |
| lineRole | junction on Cambrian Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Machynlleth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Powys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Mid Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine | Cambrian Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Transport for Wales Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1863 ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for Wales Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Newtown and Machynlleth Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| postGroupingCompany | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preGroupingCompany | Cambrian Railways NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| railwayRegion | Wales and Borders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem | European Rail Traffic Management System (ERTMS) control point ⓘ |
| serves | Machynlleth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timezone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Machynlleth railway station Description of subject: Machynlleth railway station is a rural rail stop in Powys, Wales, serving the town of Machynlleth on the Cambrian Line and acting as an important local transport hub.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.