Blackrod railway station
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Blackrod railway station is a small railway station in Greater Manchester, England, serving the village of Blackrod on the Manchester–Preston line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackrod railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7831191 — 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: Blackrod railway station Context triple: [Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Horwich Branch, connectedTo, Blackrod railway station]
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A.
Hay Railway Station
Hay Railway Station is a historic former railway station in Hay, New South Wales, recognized as a heritage-listed site for its architectural and transport significance.
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B.
Elizabeth railway station
Elizabeth railway station is a suburban train station in the northern Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, South Australia, serving as a key public transport hub for the area.
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C.
Bro railway station
Bro railway station is a local commuter rail stop in Bro, Sweden, serving as part of the Stockholm commuter rail network.
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D.
Brandon railway station
Brandon railway station is a small historic railway stop in Suffolk, England, serving the town of Brandon on the regional line between Norwich and Ely.
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E.
Liverpool Road railway station
Liverpool Road railway station was one of the world’s earliest purpose-built passenger railway stations, located in Manchester and historically part of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
- 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: Blackrod railway station Target entity description: Blackrod railway station is a small railway station in Greater Manchester, England, serving the village of Blackrod on the Manchester–Preston line.
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A.
Hay Railway Station
Hay Railway Station is a historic former railway station in Hay, New South Wales, recognized as a heritage-listed site for its architectural and transport significance.
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B.
Elizabeth railway station
Elizabeth railway station is a suburban train station in the northern Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, South Australia, serving as a key public transport hub for the area.
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C.
Bro railway station
Bro railway station is a local commuter rail stop in Bro, Sweden, serving as part of the Stockholm commuter rail network.
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D.
Brandon railway station
Brandon railway station is a small historic railway stop in Suffolk, England, serving the town of Brandon on the regional line between Norwich and Ely.
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E.
Liverpool Road railway station
Liverpool Road railway station was one of the world’s earliest purpose-built passenger railway stations, located in Manchester and historically part of the pioneering Liverpool and Manchester Railway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway station in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category | National Rail station in Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| fareZone | Greater Manchester rail zone G NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCompany |
London Midland Region of British Railways
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Blackrod and Adlington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | SD 615 115 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
customer information screens ⓘ step-free access to at least one platform ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPassengerUsage | relatively low compared to major urban stations ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
northbound platform
ⓘ
southbound platform ⓘ |
| hasServiceTowards |
Blackpool North
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | BLK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem | Penalty fare scheme (Northern) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | National Rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| line |
Manchester to Preston railway line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester–Preston line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Blackrod
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Greater Manchester ⓘ Metropolitan Borough of Bolton NERFINISHED ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Adlington, Lancashire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| opened | 1841 ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| railcode | BLK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Northern Trains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
local stopping services between Manchester and Preston ⓘ |
| serves | Blackrod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesSettlement | village of Blackrod ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Blackrod railway station Description of subject: Blackrod railway station is a small railway station in Greater Manchester, England, serving the village of Blackrod on the Manchester–Preston line.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.