Aberystwyth Cliff Railway
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Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Aberystwyth, Wales, that carries passengers up Constitution Hill for coastal and town views.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aberystwyth Cliff Railway canonical | 3 |
| Aberystwyth Cliff Railway lower station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9662990 — 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: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Context triple: [Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth, hasAttraction, Aberystwyth Cliff Railway]
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A.
Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway is a historic cable-hauled street tramway in Llandudno, Wales, that carries passengers up the Great Orme headland and is one of the few remaining funicular-style tramways in the world.
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B.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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West Hill Cliff Railway
West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
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D.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Snowdon Mountain Railway is a historic narrow-gauge rack and pinion railway in Wales that carries passengers from Llanberis to near the summit of Mount Snowdon.
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E.
East Hill Cliff Railway
East Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers up the steep East Hill to Hastings Country Park and offers views over the Old Town and seafront.
- 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: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Target entity description: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Aberystwyth, Wales, that carries passengers up Constitution Hill for coastal and town views.
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A.
Great Orme Tramway
The Great Orme Tramway is a historic cable-hauled street tramway in Llandudno, Wales, that carries passengers up the Great Orme headland and is one of the few remaining funicular-style tramways in the world.
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B.
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway
Bridgnorth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in the town of Bridgnorth, England, that links the High Town and Low Town across the steep river valley.
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C.
West Hill Cliff Railway
West Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers between the town and the top of West Hill overlooking the seafront and Old Town.
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D.
Snowdon Mountain Railway
Snowdon Mountain Railway is a historic narrow-gauge rack and pinion railway in Wales that carries passengers from Llanberis to near the summit of Mount Snowdon.
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E.
East Hill Cliff Railway
East Hill Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Hastings, England, that carries passengers up the steep East Hill to Hastings Country Park and offers views over the Old Town and seafront.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
funicular railway
ⓘ
heritage railway ⓘ |
| configuration | counterbalanced cars ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1895 ⓘ |
| country | Wales ⓘ |
| designedBy |
George Croydon Marks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
George Croydon Marks & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrificationDate | 1921 ⓘ |
| hasAttractionAtSummit |
camera obscura
ⓘ
viewing terraces ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
enclosed wooden cars
ⓘ
panoramic coastal views ⓘ |
| hasLowerStationAddress | Cliff Terrace, Aberystwyth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure | single track with passing loop ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Grade II listed structure ⓘ |
| heritageDesignationAppliesTo |
engine house
ⓘ
lower station building ⓘ upper station building ⓘ |
| length |
237 m
ⓘ
778 ft ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Aberystwyth
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ceredigion NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Aberystwyth seafront
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardigan Bay coastline NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Constitution Hill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being one of the longest electric cliff railways in Britain ⓘ |
| numberOfCars | 2 ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
Aberystwyth town
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cardigan Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1896-08-01 ⓘ |
| operator | Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPropulsionSystem | water-balance ⓘ |
| owner | Ceredigion County Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | tourist attractions in Aberystwyth ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
scenic railway
ⓘ
tourist transport ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | electric ⓘ |
| region | West Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetySystem | cable haulage with automatic brakes ⓘ |
| seasonalOperation | operates mainly March to October ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Aberystwyth lower station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constitution Hill summit station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1067 mm
ⓘ
3 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| verticalRise | 430 ft ⓘ |
| website | https://www.aberystwythcliffrailway.co.uk/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway Description of subject: Aberystwyth Cliff Railway is a historic funicular railway in Aberystwyth, Wales, that carries passengers up Constitution Hill for coastal and town views.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Constitution Hill, Aberystwyth
subject surface form:
Royal Pier, Aberystwyth
subject surface form:
South Beach, Aberystwyth
this entity surface form:
Aberystwyth Cliff Railway lower station