Oldham and Rochdale Line
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The Oldham and Rochdale Line is a Greater Manchester Metrolink light rail route connecting central Manchester with the towns of Oldham and Rochdale.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6648372 — 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: Oldham and Rochdale Line Context triple: [Manchester Victoria Metrolink stop, servedByLine, Oldham and Rochdale Line]
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A.
Wigan–Rochdale line
The Wigan–Rochdale line is a regional railway route in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas that connects the towns of Wigan and Rochdale via intermediate local stations.
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B.
Rochdale line
The Rochdale line is a railway route in Greater Manchester, England, forming part of the local and regional rail network connecting Manchester with Rochdale and surrounding areas.
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C.
Manchester to Bolton line
The Manchester to Bolton line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting Manchester with the town of Bolton and serving intermediate communities along the corridor.
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D.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
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E.
Manchester–Wigan line
The Manchester–Wigan line is a key suburban and regional railway route in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, connecting Manchester with Wigan and serving intermediate towns and 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: Oldham and Rochdale Line Target entity description: The Oldham and Rochdale Line is a Greater Manchester Metrolink light rail route connecting central Manchester with the towns of Oldham and Rochdale.
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A.
Wigan–Rochdale line
The Wigan–Rochdale line is a regional railway route in Greater Manchester and surrounding areas that connects the towns of Wigan and Rochdale via intermediate local stations.
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B.
Rochdale line
The Rochdale line is a railway route in Greater Manchester, England, forming part of the local and regional rail network connecting Manchester with Rochdale and surrounding areas.
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C.
Manchester to Bolton line
The Manchester to Bolton line is a suburban railway route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting Manchester with the town of Bolton and serving intermediate communities along the corridor.
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D.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
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E.
Manchester–Wigan line
The Manchester–Wigan line is a key suburban and regional railway route in Greater Manchester and Lancashire, connecting Manchester with Wigan and serving intermediate towns and commuter stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metrolink line
ⓘ
light rail line ⓘ |
| colourOnMap | yellow ⓘ |
| connects |
Manchester city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oldham NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsAtInterchange |
Cornbrook tram stop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester Victoria tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter’s Square tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsWithLine |
Airport Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Altrincham Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton-under-Lyne Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Bury Line NERFINISHED ⓘ East Didsbury Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Eccles Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Trafford Park Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metrolink zonal fare system ⓘ |
| formerModeOnCorridor | heavy rail ⓘ |
| hasStop |
Oldham Central tram stop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Oldham King Street tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ Oldham Mumps tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochdale Railway Station tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ Rochdale Town Centre tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| openedAsMetrolinkRoute | 2012 ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Greater Manchester Metrolink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reachedRochdaleTownCentre | 2014 ⓘ |
| regionServed |
City of Manchester
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Metropolitan Borough of Oldham NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan Borough of Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStock | M5000 tram NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesCity | Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesTown |
Oldham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochdale NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
light rail
ⓘ
tram ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| system | Manchester Metrolink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
East Didsbury tram stop
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rochdale Town Centre tram stop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructureOf | former Oldham Loop Line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Oldham and Rochdale Line Description of subject: The Oldham and Rochdale Line is a Greater Manchester Metrolink light rail route connecting central Manchester with the towns of Oldham and Rochdale.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Shaw and Crompton–East Didsbury line
this entity surface form:
Rochdale via Oldham Line
this entity surface form:
Metrolink Rochdale line
this entity surface form:
Oldham–Rochdale Metrolink corridor
this entity surface form:
Oldham and Rochdale Line extension
this entity surface form:
Oldham–Rochdale Metrolink route