Portlaoise railway station
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Portlaoise railway station is a key Irish Rail station on the Dublin–Cork main line, serving the town of Portlaoise with intercity and commuter rail services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Portlaoise railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11040317 — 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: Portlaoise railway station Context triple: [County Laois, hasRailwayStation, Portlaoise railway station]
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A.
Athlone railway station
Athlone railway station is a key regional rail hub in Athlone, Ireland, providing passenger services and connections between major Irish cities.
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B.
Donabate railway station
Donabate railway station is a suburban rail stop in Donabate, County Dublin, Ireland, serving commuter services on the Dublin–Belfast line.
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C.
Malahide railway station
Malahide railway station is a suburban rail station in Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland, serving as a terminus for DART and commuter services on the northern line.
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D.
Drogheda railway station
Drogheda railway station is a key rail hub in County Louth, Ireland, providing passenger services on the Dublin–Belfast line and connecting Drogheda with major destinations in the region.
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E.
Portmarnock railway station
Portmarnock railway station is a suburban rail stop in County Dublin, Ireland, serving the coastal community of Portmarnock on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) and commuter rail network.
- 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: Portlaoise railway station Target entity description: Portlaoise railway station is a key Irish Rail station on the Dublin–Cork main line, serving the town of Portlaoise with intercity and commuter rail services.
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A.
Athlone railway station
Athlone railway station is a key regional rail hub in Athlone, Ireland, providing passenger services and connections between major Irish cities.
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B.
Donabate railway station
Donabate railway station is a suburban rail stop in Donabate, County Dublin, Ireland, serving commuter services on the Dublin–Belfast line.
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C.
Malahide railway station
Malahide railway station is a suburban rail station in Malahide, County Dublin, Ireland, serving as a terminus for DART and commuter services on the northern line.
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D.
Drogheda railway station
Drogheda railway station is a key rail hub in County Louth, Ireland, providing passenger services on the Dublin–Belfast line and connecting Drogheda with major destinations in the region.
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E.
Portmarnock railway station
Portmarnock railway station is a suburban rail stop in County Dublin, Ireland, serving the coastal community of Portmarnock on the Dublin Area Rapid Transit (DART) and commuter rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Irish Rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| connectsToCity |
Cork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ Galway NERFINISHED ⓘ Limerick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsToTown |
Portarlington
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Templemore NERFINISHED ⓘ Thurles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | InterCity NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeatures | yes ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasBusConnections | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarPark | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarriageDepotNearby | yes ⓘ |
| hasFootbridge | yes ⓘ |
| hasParkingFor |
bicycles
ⓘ
cars ⓘ |
| hasPlatformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | yes ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | PTL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTicketMachine | yes ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasToiletFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| isKeyNodeOn | Dublin–Cork main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isStopOn | Dublin–Portlaoise commuter route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| line | Dublin–Cork main line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
County Laois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portlaoise NERFINISHED ⓘ Province of Leinster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Dublin–Cork railway line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Iarnród Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Iarnród Éireann NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesServiceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| railGauge | Irish broad gauge ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | Irish Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves | Portlaoise NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesRoute |
Dublin Heuston – Cork
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dublin Heuston – Galway (partial stopping pattern) ⓘ Dublin Heuston – Limerick Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin Heuston – Portlaoise commuter service NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin Heuston – Tralee (via Mallow) NERFINISHED ⓘ Dublin Heuston – Westport (partial stopping pattern) ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| timezone | Europe/Dublin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Portlaoise railway station Description of subject: Portlaoise railway station is a key Irish Rail station on the Dublin–Cork main line, serving the town of Portlaoise with intercity and commuter rail services.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.