Meppel railway station
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Meppel railway station is a regional rail hub in the Dutch town of Meppel, serving as a stop on key railway lines in the province of Drenthe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Meppel railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6671934 — 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: Meppel railway station Context triple: [Meppel, hasRailwayStation, Meppel railway station]
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A.
Muirkirk station
Muirkirk station is a commuter rail stop in Maryland served by MARC’s Camden Line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
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B.
Brunstane railway station
Brunstane railway station is a suburban rail stop in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving local commuter services on the city’s rail network.
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C.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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D.
Arbroath railway station
Arbroath railway station is a key stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, serving the town of Arbroath with regional and intercity services between major cities such as Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen.
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E.
Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station is a terminus on the Borders Railway in the Scottish Borders, serving as a key commuter link between the region and Edinburgh.
- 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: Meppel railway station Target entity description: Meppel railway station is a regional rail hub in the Dutch town of Meppel, serving as a stop on key railway lines in the province of Drenthe.
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A.
Muirkirk station
Muirkirk station is a commuter rail stop in Maryland served by MARC’s Camden Line between Washington, D.C., and Baltimore.
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B.
Brunstane railway station
Brunstane railway station is a suburban rail stop in Edinburgh, Scotland, serving local commuter services on the city’s rail network.
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C.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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D.
Arbroath railway station
Arbroath railway station is a key stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, serving the town of Arbroath with regional and intercity services between major cities such as Edinburgh, Dundee, and Aberdeen.
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E.
Tweedbank railway station
Tweedbank railway station is a terminus on the Borders Railway in the Scottish Borders, serving as a key commuter link between the region and Edinburgh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | historic railway architecture ⓘ |
| category |
Meppel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Railway stations in Drenthe ⓘ Railway stations opened in 1867 ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Assen railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Groningen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Hoogeveen railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Leeuwarden railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Steenwijk railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Zwolle railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | OV-chipkaart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAmenity |
bicycle parking
ⓘ
car parking ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasBusConnection | regional bus services ⓘ |
| hasMapRepresentation | railway map of the Netherlands ⓘ |
| hasPlatform | island platform ⓘ |
| hasService |
intercity train service
ⓘ
sprinter train service ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | Mp NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isOn | Dutch railway network ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage | Dutch ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meppel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Drenthe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kingdom of the Netherlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
ⓘ
Central European Time ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Meppelerdiep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1867-10-01 ⓘ |
| operator | Nederlandse Spoorwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Nederlandse Spoorwegen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Meppel–Groningen railway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Meppel–Leeuwarden railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Zwolle–Meppel railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role | regional rail hub in Drenthe ⓘ |
| serves |
commuters in Drenthe province
ⓘ
town of Meppel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meppel railway station Description of subject: Meppel railway station is a regional rail hub in the Dutch town of Meppel, serving as a stop on key railway lines in the province of Drenthe.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.