Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches)
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The Hull to Selby railway is a rail line in East Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of Hull with the town of Selby and forming part of the region’s passenger and freight transport network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8709196 — 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: Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches) Context triple: [A63 road, parallelTo, Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches)]
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A.
Sheffield–Lincoln line
The Sheffield–Lincoln line is a regional railway route in England that connects the city of Sheffield with Lincoln, serving intermediate towns across South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire.
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B.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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C.
Grantham–Skegness line
The Grantham–Skegness line is a regional railway route in Lincolnshire, England, linking inland towns with the seaside resort of Skegness.
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D.
York–Selby line
The York–Selby line is a railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the historic city of York with the market town of Selby as part of the regional rail network.
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E.
Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former)
The Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former) was a now-closed railway route in North Yorkshire, England, that once connected the coastal towns of Scarborough and Bridlington.
- 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: Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches) Target entity description: The Hull to Selby railway is a rail line in East Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of Hull with the town of Selby and forming part of the region’s passenger and freight transport network.
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A.
Sheffield–Lincoln line
The Sheffield–Lincoln line is a regional railway route in England that connects the city of Sheffield with Lincoln, serving intermediate towns across South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire, and Lincolnshire.
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B.
Hull and Barnsley Railway
The Hull and Barnsley Railway was a late 19th-century British railway company serving the port city of Hull and surrounding areas, later absorbed into larger railway groupings.
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C.
Grantham–Skegness line
The Grantham–Skegness line is a regional railway route in Lincolnshire, England, linking inland towns with the seaside resort of Skegness.
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D.
York–Selby line
The York–Selby line is a railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the historic city of York with the market town of Selby as part of the regional rail network.
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E.
Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former)
The Scarborough–Bridlington Line (former) was a now-closed railway route in North Yorkshire, England, that once connected the coastal towns of Scarborough and Bridlington.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| connects |
Kingston upon Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Hull Paragon Interchange
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selby railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | Trans-Pennine freight corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
access to national rail network
ⓘ
regional connectivity ⓘ |
| historicalRegion | East Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| operator | Network Rail (infrastructure) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
United Kingdom rail network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
rail network of Yorkshire ⓘ |
| passesOver | River Ouse (via rail bridge near Selby) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Brough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gilberdyke NERFINISHED ⓘ Howden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
East Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Humberside region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Kingston upon Hull
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Selby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration |
double track (on some stretches)
ⓘ
single track (on some stretches) ⓘ |
| usedBy |
freight trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hull to Selby railway (on some stretches) Description of subject: The Hull to Selby railway is a rail line in East Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of Hull with the town of Selby and forming part of the region’s passenger and freight transport network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.