York–Scarborough line
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The York–Scarborough line is a historic railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of York with the coastal resort town of Scarborough.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| York–Scarborough line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10662194 — 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: York–Scarborough line Context triple: [York and North Midland Railway, builtLine, York–Scarborough line]
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A.
Waterloo–Reading line
The Waterloo–Reading line is a suburban and regional railway route in southern England that connects London Waterloo with Reading, serving numerous commuter towns in Surrey and Berkshire.
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B.
Waterloo & City line
The Waterloo & City line is a short, deep-level London Underground railway line that provides a direct commuter link between Waterloo station and the City of London.
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C.
Leamington–Stratford line
The Leamington–Stratford line is a railway route in Warwickshire, England, connecting Leamington Spa with the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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D.
Stouffville line
The Stouffville line is a commuter rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area operated by GO Transit, connecting downtown Toronto with communities to the northeast including Markham and Stouffville.
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E.
Barrie line
The Barrie line is a GO Transit commuter rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area that runs between Toronto and the city of Barrie.
- 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: York–Scarborough line Target entity description: The York–Scarborough line is a historic railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of York with the coastal resort town of Scarborough.
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A.
Waterloo–Reading line
The Waterloo–Reading line is a suburban and regional railway route in southern England that connects London Waterloo with Reading, serving numerous commuter towns in Surrey and Berkshire.
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B.
Waterloo & City line
The Waterloo & City line is a short, deep-level London Underground railway line that provides a direct commuter link between Waterloo station and the City of London.
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C.
Leamington–Stratford line
The Leamington–Stratford line is a railway route in Warwickshire, England, connecting Leamington Spa with the historic town of Stratford-upon-Avon.
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D.
Stouffville line
The Stouffville line is a commuter rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area operated by GO Transit, connecting downtown Toronto with communities to the northeast including Markham and Stouffville.
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E.
Barrie line
The Barrie line is a GO Transit commuter rail corridor in the Greater Toronto Area that runs between Toronto and the city of Barrie.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger rail line
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | seasonal tourist traffic ⓘ |
| connects |
Scarborough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
East Coast Main Line at York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hull–Scarborough line at Seamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Malton railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scarborough railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamer railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ York railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalOperator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ North Eastern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ York and North Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
historic railway route in North Yorkshire
ⓘ
providing access to the seaside resort of Scarborough ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ Yorkshire and the Humber region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nonElectrified | true ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | double track ⓘ |
| openedBy | York and North Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1845 ⓘ |
| operator |
Northern Trains
ⓘ
TransPennine Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail network
|
| passesThrough |
Haxby (closed station)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malton NERFINISHED ⓘ Seamer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | passenger services ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Ryedale
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Vale of York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
regional rail ⓘ tourist rail ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| terminus |
Scarborough railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
York railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1,435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesSignallingSystem | modern colour light signalling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: York–Scarborough line Description of subject: The York–Scarborough line is a historic railway route in North Yorkshire, England, connecting the city of York with the coastal resort town of Scarborough.
Referenced by (1)
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