Meon Valley Railway
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The Meon Valley Railway was a former rural railway line in Hampshire, England, known for serving the Meon Valley communities before its closure and later becoming a popular route for walking and cycling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meon Valley Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11361686 — 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: Meon Valley Railway Context triple: [Meon Valley, hasTransportHeritage, Meon Valley Railway]
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A.
Bure Valley Railway
Bure Valley Railway is a heritage narrow-gauge steam railway in Norfolk, England, offering scenic journeys through the Bure Valley countryside.
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B.
Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway was a historic Welsh railway company that played a key role in transporting coal and passengers in South Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
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D.
Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in Gloucestershire, England, that operates preserved trains through the Forest of Dean for tourism and enthusiast rides.
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E.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales, offering scenic steam-hauled journeys through the countryside.
- 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: Meon Valley Railway Target entity description: The Meon Valley Railway was a former rural railway line in Hampshire, England, known for serving the Meon Valley communities before its closure and later becoming a popular route for walking and cycling.
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A.
Bure Valley Railway
Bure Valley Railway is a heritage narrow-gauge steam railway in Norfolk, England, offering scenic journeys through the Bure Valley countryside.
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B.
Taff Vale Railway
Taff Vale Railway was a historic Welsh railway company that played a key role in transporting coal and passengers in South Wales during the 19th and early 20th centuries.
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C.
Bluebell Railway
Bluebell Railway is a renowned preserved heritage railway in Sussex, England, operating historic steam trains through scenic countryside and serving as a popular tourist attraction and film location.
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D.
Dean Forest Railway
The Dean Forest Railway is a heritage steam and diesel railway in Gloucestershire, England, that operates preserved trains through the Forest of Dean for tourism and enthusiast rides.
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E.
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway
Welshpool and Llanfair Light Railway is a preserved narrow-gauge heritage railway in Powys, Wales, offering scenic steam-hauled journeys through the countryside.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
disused railway
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| builtBy | London and South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
Disused railway lines in Hampshire
ⓘ
Rail trails in England ⓘ Standard gauge railways in England ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Alton line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Portsmouth Direct Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1898 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| endPoint | Fareham railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| freightClosureDate | 1968-08-30 ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Droxford railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Knowle Halt NERFINISHED ⓘ Titchfield Halt NERFINISHED ⓘ West Meon railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Wickham railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Privett tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Meon Viaduct NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | route largely preserved as public path ⓘ |
| laterOperatingCompany | British Railways Southern Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | about 22 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hampshire ⓘ |
| notableEvent | used for special trains during World War II ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1903-06-01 ⓘ |
| operatingCompanyAtGrouping | Southern Railway GENERATED ⓘ |
| owner | London and South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partlyDesignatedAs | Meon Valley Trail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passengerClosureDate | 1955-02-07 ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
cycling route
ⓘ
recreational path ⓘ walking route ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
agricultural freight transport
ⓘ
rural passenger transport ⓘ |
| routeThrough |
Droxford
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Titchfield NERFINISHED ⓘ West Meon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wickham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCommunities | rural communities of the Meon Valley ⓘ |
| servedRegion | Meon Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startPoint | Alton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorOwner | Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Meon Valley Railway Description of subject: The Meon Valley Railway was a former rural railway line in Hampshire, England, known for serving the Meon Valley communities before its closure and later becoming a popular route for walking and cycling.
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