Bedford railway station
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Bedford railway station is a major railway hub in Bedford, England, providing regional and intercity services on key routes connecting the Midlands with London.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bedford railway station canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5453234 — 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: Bedford railway station Context triple: [London St Pancras to Corby, hasIntermediateStop, Bedford railway station]
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A.
Bradford station
Bradford station is a commuter rail station in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving MBTA's Haverhill Line.
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B.
Maidenhead railway station
Maidenhead railway station is a key commuter and intercity rail hub in Berkshire, England, serving the town of Maidenhead on major routes including the Great Western Main Line and the Elizabeth line.
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C.
Chelmsford railway station
Chelmsford railway station is a major rail hub on the Great Eastern Main Line in the city of Chelmsford, England, providing frequent commuter and regional services to London and other destinations.
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D.
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a major stop on the West Coast Main Line in Northampton, England, providing regional and intercity rail services between London and the Midlands.
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E.
Bletchley railway station
Bletchley railway station is a key railway hub in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, serving as an important junction on the West Coast Main Line and local routes including the Marston Vale 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: Bedford railway station Target entity description: Bedford railway station is a major railway hub in Bedford, England, providing regional and intercity services on key routes connecting the Midlands with London.
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A.
Bradford station
Bradford station is a commuter rail station in Haverhill, Massachusetts, serving MBTA's Haverhill Line.
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B.
Maidenhead railway station
Maidenhead railway station is a key commuter and intercity rail hub in Berkshire, England, serving the town of Maidenhead on major routes including the Great Western Main Line and the Elizabeth line.
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C.
Chelmsford railway station
Chelmsford railway station is a major rail hub on the Great Eastern Main Line in the city of Chelmsford, England, providing frequent commuter and regional services to London and other destinations.
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D.
Northampton railway station
Northampton railway station is a major stop on the West Coast Main Line in Northampton, England, providing regional and intercity rail services between London and the Midlands.
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E.
Bletchley railway station
Bletchley railway station is a key railway hub in Bletchley, Buckinghamshire, serving as an important junction on the West Coast Main Line and local routes including the Marston Vale Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| category | DfT category B station ⓘ |
| connectsRegions |
London
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Brighton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Corby NERFINISHED ⓘ Kettering NERFINISHED ⓘ Leicester NERFINISHED ⓘ London Blackfriars NERFINISHED ⓘ London Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ London St Pancras International NERFINISHED ⓘ Luton NERFINISHED ⓘ Luton Airport Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ St Albans City NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellingborough NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| directionFromLondonStPancras | north ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondonStPancras | about 50 miles ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerName | Bedford Midland Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus interchange
ⓘ
car park ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasPlatform | 4 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Bedford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bedfordshire NERFINISHED ⓘ England ⓘ |
| managedBy | East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyStation | Bedford St Johns railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1859 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Midland Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | major railway hub in Bedford ⓘ |
| servedBy |
East Midlands Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Thameslink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Bedford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter
ⓘ
intercity ⓘ regional ⓘ |
| stationCode | BDM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bedford railway station Description of subject: Bedford railway station is a major railway hub in Bedford, England, providing regional and intercity services on key routes connecting the Midlands with London.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.