Retford railway station
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Retford railway station is a mainline railway station in Nottinghamshire, England, serving the town of Retford with regional and long-distance train services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Retford railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6631387 — 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: Retford railway station Context triple: [Retford, hasRailwayStation, Retford railway station]
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A.
Rochford railway station
Rochford railway station is a small commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Rochford with regular services to London and Southend.
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B.
Thetford railway station
Thetford railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Thetford, Norfolk, England, providing regional services on the route between Norwich and Ely.
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C.
Northfield railway station
Northfield railway station is a suburban rail station in Birmingham, England, serving local commuter services on the Cross-City Line.
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D.
Uttoxeter railway station
Uttoxeter railway station is a small railway station in Staffordshire, England, serving the market town of Uttoxeter on the Crewe–Derby line.
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E.
Metford railway station
Metford railway station is a suburban train station on the Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia, serving the residential area of Metford near Maitland.
- 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: Retford railway station Target entity description: Retford railway station is a mainline railway station in Nottinghamshire, England, serving the town of Retford with regional and long-distance train services.
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A.
Rochford railway station
Rochford railway station is a small commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Rochford with regular services to London and Southend.
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B.
Thetford railway station
Thetford railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Thetford, Norfolk, England, providing regional services on the route between Norwich and Ely.
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C.
Northfield railway station
Northfield railway station is a suburban rail station in Birmingham, England, serving local commuter services on the Cross-City Line.
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D.
Uttoxeter railway station
Uttoxeter railway station is a small railway station in Staffordshire, England, serving the market town of Uttoxeter on the Crewe–Derby line.
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E.
Metford railway station
Metford railway station is a suburban train station on the Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia, serving the residential area of Metford near Maitland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Doncaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ London King’s Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ Newark North Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| fareZone | DfT category C2 ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStationOnECML |
Doncaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Newark North Gate NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStationOnSheffieldLincolnLine |
Gainsborough Lea Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Worksop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
cycle storage ⓘ self-service ticket machines ⓘ step-free access (partial) ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
island platforms
ⓘ
subway between platforms ⓘ |
| hasGridReference | SK 707 809 ⓘ |
| hasLatitude | 53.315 ⓘ |
| hasLongitude | -0.945 ⓘ |
| hasNationalRailCategory | C2 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPlatforms | 4 ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | RET NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | surface station ⓘ |
| isInBorough | Bassetlaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineServed |
East Coast Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheffield–Lincoln line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Midlands
ⓘ
Nottinghamshire ⓘ Retford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | East Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1849 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
East Midlands Railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LNER NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyOpenedBy | Great Northern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
Bassetlaw district
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Retford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| re-sited | 1850 ⓘ |
| servedBy |
East Coast Main Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheffield–Lincoln line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedByOperator |
East Midlands Railway regional services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
LNER long-distance services 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: Retford railway station Description of subject: Retford railway station is a mainline railway station in Nottinghamshire, England, serving the town of Retford with regional and long-distance train services.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.