Dawlish railway station
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Dawlish railway station is a coastal railway stop in Devon, England, known for its scenic seafront location along the main line between Exeter and Plymouth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dawlish railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6719918 — 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: Dawlish railway station Context triple: [Riviera Line, serves, Dawlish railway station]
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A.
Dawlish Warren railway station
Dawlish Warren railway station is a coastal railway stop in Devon, England, providing access to the seaside resort and nature reserve of Dawlish Warren.
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B.
Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station is a major transport hub on the island of Anglesey in Wales, serving as the primary rail link for ferry passengers traveling between Great Britain and Ireland.
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C.
Weymouth railway station
Weymouth railway station is a coastal terminus in Dorset, England, serving the seaside town of Weymouth with regional and long-distance rail services.
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D.
Plymouth railway station
Plymouth railway station is the main railway hub in Plymouth, Devon, providing regional and long-distance train services on the Great Western Main Line and CrossCountry network.
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E.
Padstow railway station
Padstow railway station is a suburban passenger rail station in Sydney, Australia, serving the local community on the city’s metropolitan train 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: Dawlish railway station Target entity description: Dawlish railway station is a coastal railway stop in Devon, England, known for its scenic seafront location along the main line between Exeter and Plymouth.
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A.
Dawlish Warren railway station
Dawlish Warren railway station is a coastal railway stop in Devon, England, providing access to the seaside resort and nature reserve of Dawlish Warren.
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B.
Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station is a major transport hub on the island of Anglesey in Wales, serving as the primary rail link for ferry passengers traveling between Great Britain and Ireland.
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C.
Weymouth railway station
Weymouth railway station is a coastal terminus in Dorset, England, serving the seaside town of Weymouth with regional and long-distance rail services.
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D.
Plymouth railway station
Plymouth railway station is the main railway hub in Plymouth, Devon, providing regional and long-distance train services on the Great Western Main Line and CrossCountry network.
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E.
Padstow railway station
Padstow railway station is a suburban passenger rail station in Sydney, Australia, serving the local community on the city’s metropolitan train network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | National Rail station in Devon ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
approximately 12 miles from Exeter St Davids
ⓘ
approximately 16 miles from Newton Abbot ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess |
pedestrian access from seafront
ⓘ
road access from town centre ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
step-free access (partial)
ⓘ
ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
platforms adjacent to sea wall
ⓘ
views over the sea ⓘ |
| knownFor |
scenic coastal location
ⓘ
seafront setting ⓘ |
| laterCompany | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineUsage | main line between Exeter and Plymouth ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Dawlish
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| locatedOn |
Exeter to Plymouth line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Riviera Line NERFINISHED ⓘ South Devon Railway sea wall ⓘ sea wall ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark |
Dawlish seafront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dawlish town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1846 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalCompany | South Devon Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | British railway network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| railwayRegion | Western route ⓘ |
| riskFactor | vulnerable to coastal storms ⓘ |
| safetyFeature | sea wall flood defences ⓘ |
| servedBy |
local stopping services
ⓘ
long-distance services between London Paddington and Penzance ⓘ regional services between Exeter and Paignton ⓘ |
| serves | town of Dawlish ⓘ |
| stationCode | DWL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structureType | through station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dawlish railway station Description of subject: Dawlish railway station is a coastal railway stop in Devon, England, known for its scenic seafront location along the main line between Exeter and Plymouth.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.