Birmingham New Street – Nottingham
E555701
Birmingham New Street – Nottingham is a regional rail route in England linking Birmingham’s main central station with the city of Nottingham.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street – Nottingham canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5842005 — 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: Birmingham New Street – Nottingham Context triple: [Central Trains, operatedRoute, Birmingham New Street – Nottingham]
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A.
Birmingham New Street – Leicester
Birmingham New Street – Leicester is a regional rail route in England linking Birmingham’s main central station with the city of Leicester.
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B.
London St Pancras – Nottingham
London St Pancras – Nottingham is a key intercity rail route in England linking London with the East Midlands city of Nottingham.
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C.
Birmingham New Street – London Euston
Birmingham New Street – London Euston is a major intercity rail route in the United Kingdom linking Birmingham’s principal station with one of London’s main termini on the West Coast Main Line.
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D.
Birmingham New Street – Manchester Piccadilly
Birmingham New Street – Manchester Piccadilly is a key inter-city rail route in England linking Birmingham with Manchester via major intermediate stations.
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E.
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley is a suburban rail route in England connecting central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield via intermediate West Midlands commuter stations.
- 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: Birmingham New Street – Nottingham Target entity description: Birmingham New Street – Nottingham is a regional rail route in England linking Birmingham’s main central station with the city of Nottingham.
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A.
Birmingham New Street – Leicester
Birmingham New Street – Leicester is a regional rail route in England linking Birmingham’s main central station with the city of Leicester.
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B.
London St Pancras – Nottingham
London St Pancras – Nottingham is a key intercity rail route in England linking London with the East Midlands city of Nottingham.
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C.
Birmingham New Street – London Euston
Birmingham New Street – London Euston is a major intercity rail route in the United Kingdom linking Birmingham’s principal station with one of London’s main termini on the West Coast Main Line.
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D.
Birmingham New Street – Manchester Piccadilly
Birmingham New Street – Manchester Piccadilly is a key inter-city rail route in England linking Birmingham with Manchester via major intermediate stations.
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E.
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley is a suburban rail route in England connecting central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield via intermediate West Midlands commuter stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
regional rail route ⓘ |
| connectsCity |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottingham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | not fully electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasCallingPattern | stopping and semi-fast services ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasRollingStock |
bi-mode multiple units
ⓘ
diesel multiple units ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | direct trains between Birmingham New Street and Nottingham ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem | National Rail fares structure ⓘ |
| infrastructureManager | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isUsedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
inter-urban travel ⓘ leisure travel ⓘ |
| locatedIn | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
East Midlands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryOperator |
CrossCountry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority | Office of Rail and Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
passenger rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ |
| terminus |
Birmingham New Street railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottingham railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesStation |
Birmingham New Street railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nottingham railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Birmingham New Street – Nottingham Description of subject: Birmingham New Street – Nottingham is a regional rail route in England linking Birmingham’s main central station with the city of Nottingham.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Central Trains