Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway
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The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11894705 — 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: Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway Context triple: [Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station, isOnRoute, Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway]
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A.
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was one of London's early deep-level tube railways, later incorporated into the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.
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B.
Holborn–Aldwych branch
The Holborn–Aldwych branch was a short, now-disused spur of the London Underground’s Piccadilly line that ran between Holborn and Aldwych in central London.
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C.
Charing Cross main line
Charing Cross main line is a central London railway route and terminus that serves as a key hub for commuter and regional train services into the city.
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D.
London Fenchurch Street–Shoeburyness line
The London Fenchurch Street–Shoeburyness line is a key commuter rail route in Essex and east London, linking central London with coastal towns along the Thames Estuary.
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E.
Edgware branch
The Edgware branch is a northern suburban section of the London Underground’s Northern line running from central London to Edgware.
- 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: Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway Target entity description: The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.
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A.
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was one of London's early deep-level tube railways, later incorporated into the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.
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B.
Holborn–Aldwych branch
The Holborn–Aldwych branch was a short, now-disused spur of the London Underground’s Piccadilly line that ran between Holborn and Aldwych in central London.
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C.
Charing Cross main line
Charing Cross main line is a central London railway route and terminus that serves as a key hub for commuter and regional train services into the city.
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D.
London Fenchurch Street–Shoeburyness line
The London Fenchurch Street–Shoeburyness line is a key commuter rail route in Essex and east London, linking central London with coastal towns along the Thames Estuary.
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E.
Edgware branch
The Edgware branch is a northern suburban section of the London Underground’s Northern line running from central London to Edgware.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line section
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underground railway ⓘ |
| cityServed |
Camden
NERFINISHED
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City of London NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsStation |
Baker Street
NERFINISHED
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Edgware Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Euston Square NERFINISHED ⓘ Farringdon NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Portland Street NERFINISHED ⓘ King’s Cross St Pancras NERFINISHED ⓘ Paddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | cut-and-cover ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified at opening ⓘ |
| heritageSignificance | world’s first underground railway line ⓘ |
| historicalEra | Victorian era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | original section of the Metropolitan Railway ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
cut-and-cover trench
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tunnel ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork | London Underground NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineCharacter | sub-surface ⓘ |
| linkedTerminusRailway |
Great Western Railway at Paddington
NERFINISHED
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Thameslink route at Farringdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being the first urban underground railway in the world ⓘ |
| opened | 1863 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1863-01-10 ⓘ |
| operatorAtOpening | Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | passenger transport ⓘ |
| originalTraction | steam locomotives ⓘ |
| partOf | Metropolitan Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Circle line
NERFINISHED
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Hammersmith & City line NERFINISHED ⓘ Metropolitan line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significanceInTransportHistory | prototype for later metro systems worldwide ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| terminus |
Farringdon
NERFINISHED
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Paddington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway Description of subject: The Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway was the original stretch of the world’s first underground railway in London, linking Paddington to Farringdon when it opened in 1863.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Paddington (Bishop’s Road) station
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isOnRoute
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Paddington–Farringdon section of the Metropolitan Railway
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