Rufford railway station
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Rufford railway station is a small rural train stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Rufford on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rufford railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9389675 — 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: Rufford railway station Context triple: [Rufford, hasRailwayStation, Rufford railway station]
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A.
Retford railway station
Retford railway station is a mainline railway station in Nottinghamshire, England, serving the town of Retford with regional and long-distance train services.
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B.
Cosford railway station
Cosford railway station is a small railway stop in Shropshire, England, primarily serving the nearby Royal Air Force Cosford base and its museum.
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C.
Rochford railway station
Rochford railway station is a small commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Rochford with regular services to London and Southend.
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D.
Rossett railway station
Rossett railway station is a former railway stop in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, that once provided local passenger services on the route between Shrewsbury and Chester.
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E.
Farnworth railway station
Farnworth railway station is a local rail stop in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, providing passenger services on the route between Manchester and Bolton.
- 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: Rufford railway station Target entity description: Rufford railway station is a small rural train stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Rufford on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
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A.
Retford railway station
Retford railway station is a mainline railway station in Nottinghamshire, England, serving the town of Retford with regional and long-distance train services.
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B.
Cosford railway station
Cosford railway station is a small railway stop in Shropshire, England, primarily serving the nearby Royal Air Force Cosford base and its museum.
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C.
Rochford railway station
Rochford railway station is a small commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Rochford with regular services to London and Southend.
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D.
Rossett railway station
Rossett railway station is a former railway stop in Wrexham County Borough, Wales, that once provided local passenger services on the route between Shrewsbury and Chester.
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E.
Farnworth railway station
Farnworth railway station is a local rail stop in Farnworth, Greater Manchester, providing passenger services on the route between Manchester and Bolton.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| category | DfT category F2 station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
15 miles south of Preston
ⓘ
8.5 miles north of Ormskirk ⓘ |
| fareZone | Northern Trains managed area ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | step-free access to both platforms via level crossing ⓘ |
| hasDepartmentForTransportCode | RUF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basic shelters
ⓘ
car park ⓘ cycle storage ⓘ digital information screens ⓘ level crossing ⓘ signal box ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machine ⓘ timetable posters ⓘ unmanned station ⓘ |
| hasGridReference | SD 468 168 ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAttraction | Rufford Old Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo |
Ormskirk
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignalling | locally controlled level crossing and signals ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | RUF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | pay on train ⓘ |
| isOnRoute | Preston to Ormskirk local service ⓘ |
| isRuralStation | true ⓘ |
| laterOperatedBy |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of West Lancashire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ North West England ⓘ Rufford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1849 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northern Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyOpenedBy | Liverpool, Ormskirk and Preston Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Ormskirk–Preston line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Preston–Ormskirk branch line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | village of Rufford ⓘ |
| serviceFrequencySaturday | approximately hourly ⓘ |
| serviceFrequencySunday | limited or no service (varies by timetable) ⓘ |
| serviceFrequencyWeekday | approximately hourly ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rufford railway station Description of subject: Rufford railway station is a small rural train stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Rufford on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.