South Manchester Line
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The South Manchester Line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with several southern suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Manchester Line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9186068 — 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: South Manchester Line Context triple: [Firswood, servedByTramLine, South Manchester Line]
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A.
East Manchester Line
The East Manchester Line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that connects Manchester city centre with eastern districts including the Etihad Campus and Ashton-under-Lyne.
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B.
Manchester–Stockport line
The Manchester–Stockport line is a railway route in Greater Manchester connecting the city of Manchester with the town of Stockport and serving intermediate suburban stations.
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C.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
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D.
Manchester–Preston line
The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
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E.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
- 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: South Manchester Line Target entity description: The South Manchester Line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with several southern suburbs.
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A.
East Manchester Line
The East Manchester Line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that connects Manchester city centre with eastern districts including the Etihad Campus and Ashton-under-Lyne.
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B.
Manchester–Stockport line
The Manchester–Stockport line is a railway route in Greater Manchester connecting the city of Manchester with the town of Stockport and serving intermediate suburban stations.
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C.
East Lancashire Line
The East Lancashire Line is a regional railway route in Lancashire, England, linking towns such as Preston, Blackburn, Burnley, and Colne.
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D.
Manchester–Preston line
The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
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E.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metrolink line
ⓘ
light rail line ⓘ |
| colourOnMap | navy blue ⓘ |
| connects |
Manchester city centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
southern suburbs of Manchester ⓘ |
| connectsWithLine |
Airport Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Altrincham Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashton-under-Lyne Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Bury Line NERFINISHED ⓘ Eccles Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depotUsed | Trafford Depot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| extensionToEastDidsburyOpened | 2013 ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metrolink zonal fare system ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStop |
Burton Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chorlton NERFINISHED ⓘ Deansgate-Castlefield NERFINISHED ⓘ Didsbury Village NERFINISHED ⓘ East Didsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Firswood NERFINISHED ⓘ St Peter’s Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Trafford Bar NERFINISHED ⓘ West Didsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Withington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Greater Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsMetrolinkRoute | 2011 ⓘ |
| operator | KeolisAmey Metrolink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester Metrolink network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rollingStock | Bombardier M5000 trams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Burton Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chorlton NERFINISHED ⓘ Didsbury Village NERFINISHED ⓘ East Didsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Firswood NERFINISHED ⓘ West Didsbury NERFINISHED ⓘ Withington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| system | Manchester Metrolink NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
East Didsbury
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Manchester city centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
| usesFormerInfrastructure | former Manchester South District Railway alignment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Manchester Line Description of subject: The South Manchester Line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester, England, connecting central Manchester with several southern suburbs.
Referenced by (1)
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