Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station
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Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station is a major bus interchange in central Manchester, England, serving numerous local and regional routes around the city and Greater Manchester.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T468396 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station Context triple: [London Road railway station, nearbyLandmark, Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station]
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A.
Manchester Piccadilly railway station
Manchester Piccadilly railway station is the main and busiest railway terminus in Manchester, England, serving as a major hub for regional and long-distance rail services across the UK.
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B.
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop is a major city-centre interchange on the Manchester Metrolink light rail network, serving as one of its busiest and most important stops.
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C.
Manchester Victoria railway station
Manchester Victoria railway station is a major railway and Metrolink tram interchange in Manchester, England, serving as a key hub for regional and local services across northern England.
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D.
Rawtenstall bus station
Rawtenstall bus station is a public transport hub in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, serving as the main interchange for local and regional bus services in the area.
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E.
Deansgate railway station
Deansgate railway station is a central Manchester train station serving local and regional rail services, located near the Deansgate area and connected to the city’s Metrolink tram network.
- 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: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station Target entity description: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station is a major bus interchange in central Manchester, England, serving numerous local and regional routes around the city and Greater Manchester.
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A.
Manchester Piccadilly railway station
Manchester Piccadilly railway station is the main and busiest railway terminus in Manchester, England, serving as a major hub for regional and long-distance rail services across the UK.
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B.
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop
Piccadilly Gardens tram stop is a major city-centre interchange on the Manchester Metrolink light rail network, serving as one of its busiest and most important stops.
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C.
Manchester Victoria railway station
Manchester Victoria railway station is a major railway and Metrolink tram interchange in Manchester, England, serving as a key hub for regional and local services across northern England.
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D.
Rawtenstall bus station
Rawtenstall bus station is a public transport hub in Rawtenstall, Lancashire, serving as the main interchange for local and regional bus services in the area.
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E.
Deansgate railway station
Deansgate railway station is a central Manchester train station serving local and regional rail services, located near the Deansgate area and connected to the city’s Metrolink tram network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus interchange
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bus station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Piccadilly Gardens ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasApproximateLocation | Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester, England ⓘ |
| hasFunction | public transport interchange ⓘ |
| hasNearbyLandmark |
Manchester city centre
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surface form:
Manchester city centre retail area
Piccadilly Gardens ⓘ |
| hasOperator | multiple bus operators ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | bus ⓘ |
| isMajorHubFor | bus services in central Manchester ⓘ |
| isServedBy |
local bus services
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regional bus services ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Greater Manchester ⓘ Manchester ⓘ Manchester city centre ⓘ Piccadilly Gardens ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| near | Manchester Piccadilly railway station ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester bus network ⓘ |
| publicTransitType | bus ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| serves |
Greater Manchester
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Manchester city centre ⓘ local bus routes ⓘ regional bus routes ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger alighting
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passenger boarding ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station Description of subject: Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station is a major bus interchange in central Manchester, England, serving numerous local and regional routes around the city and Greater Manchester.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
London Road railway station
subject surface form:
London Road railway station
this entity surface form:
Piccadilly Gardens bus interchange
this entity surface form:
Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus and tram interchange
subject surface form:
Piccadilly (Manchester)
this entity surface form:
Manchester Piccadilly bus station
subject surface form:
Piccadilly (Manchester)
this entity surface form:
Manchester Piccadilly bus station
Greater Manchester public transport network
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majorBusInterchange
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Manchester Piccadilly Gardens bus station
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