Wemyss Bay railway station
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Wemyss Bay railway station is a historic Scottish railway terminus on the Firth of Clyde, known for its distinctive architecture and integrated rail–ferry connections to island destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Wemyss Bay railway station canonical | 3 |
| Wemyss Bay railway station and pier terminal complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8347034 — 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: Wemyss Bay railway station Context triple: [Rothesay, hasRailConnectionVia, Wemyss Bay railway station]
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A.
Ardrossan Harbour railway station
Ardrossan Harbour railway station is a railway station in North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the town of Ardrossan and providing rail access to the nearby ferry services to the Isle of Arran.
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B.
Garelochhead railway station
Garelochhead railway station is a rural stop on Scotland’s scenic rail network serving the village of Garelochhead in Argyll and Bute.
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C.
Dalmuir railway station
Dalmuir railway station is a major rail hub in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, serving as an interchange point for multiple suburban and regional services in the Glasgow area.
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D.
Burntisland railway station
Burntisland railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes including the Fife Circle.
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E.
Largs railway station
Largs railway station is a coastal railway terminus in North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the town of Largs with passenger services on the Scottish rail 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: Wemyss Bay railway station Target entity description: Wemyss Bay railway station is a historic Scottish railway terminus on the Firth of Clyde, known for its distinctive architecture and integrated rail–ferry connections to island destinations.
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A.
Ardrossan Harbour railway station
Ardrossan Harbour railway station is a railway station in North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the town of Ardrossan and providing rail access to the nearby ferry services to the Isle of Arran.
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B.
Garelochhead railway station
Garelochhead railway station is a rural stop on Scotland’s scenic rail network serving the village of Garelochhead in Argyll and Bute.
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C.
Dalmuir railway station
Dalmuir railway station is a major rail hub in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, serving as an interchange point for multiple suburban and regional services in the Glasgow area.
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D.
Burntisland railway station
Burntisland railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes including the Fife Circle.
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E.
Largs railway station
Largs railway station is a coastal railway terminus in North Ayrshire, Scotland, serving the town of Largs with passenger services on the Scottish rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
listed building
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| architect |
Donald Matheson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
James Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Art Nouveau railway stations
ⓘ
Category A listed railway stations in Scotland ⓘ former Caledonian Railway stations ⓘ railway and ferry terminals in Scotland ⓘ railway stations in Inverclyde ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Wemyss Bay ferry terminal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| fareZone | Strathclyde Partnership for Transport area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | NS 201 684 ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarPark | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacility | ferry terminal ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo | Glasgow Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
inter-urban rail ⓘ |
| hasStepFreeAccess | partial ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
covered walkway to pier
ⓘ
curving glazed roof ⓘ train shed ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationBy | Historic Environment Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | Category A listed building ⓘ |
| line | Inverclyde Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Inverclyde
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wemyss Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Firth of Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | ScotRail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
curved glazed canopies
ⓘ
integrated rail–ferry interchange ⓘ sweeping timber and glass concourse ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| operatorCode | WMS NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 4 ⓘ |
| providesConnectionTo |
Clyde ferry services
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Isle of Bute NERFINISHED ⓘ Rothesay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier 19th-century station ⓘ |
| servedBy | ScotRail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
Art Nouveau influences
ⓘ
Edwardian architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Inverclyde Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Wemyss Bay railway station Description of subject: Wemyss Bay railway station is a historic Scottish railway terminus on the Firth of Clyde, known for its distinctive architecture and integrated rail–ferry connections to island destinations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Wemyss Bay railway station and pier terminal complex