Colombo Fort railway station
E128563
Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Colombo Fort railway station canonical | 34 |
| Colombo Fort Railway Station | 7 |
| Colombo Fort bus station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1112695 — 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: Colombo Fort railway station Context triple: [Colombo, hasRailwayStation, Colombo Fort railway station]
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A.
Chennai Egmore railway station
Chennai Egmore railway station is one of the major railway terminals in Chennai, India, serving as a key hub for regional and long-distance trains, especially to southern Tamil Nadu.
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B.
Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central railway station is a major historic railway terminus and one of the busiest transport hubs in South India, serving as a key gateway to the city of Chennai and beyond.
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C.
Bala station
Bala station is a regional rail stop in the Bala Cynwyd neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by SEPTA's Cynwyd Line.
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D.
Wellington station
Wellington station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Orange Line rapid transit station serving the city of Malden, Massachusetts.
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E.
Tirupati railway station
Tirupati railway station is a major rail hub in Andhra Pradesh, India, serving as the primary gateway for pilgrims visiting the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.
- 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: Colombo Fort railway station Target entity description: Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
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A.
Chennai Egmore railway station
Chennai Egmore railway station is one of the major railway terminals in Chennai, India, serving as a key hub for regional and long-distance trains, especially to southern Tamil Nadu.
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B.
Chennai Central railway station
Chennai Central railway station is a major historic railway terminus and one of the busiest transport hubs in South India, serving as a key gateway to the city of Chennai and beyond.
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C.
Bala station
Bala station is a regional rail stop in the Bala Cynwyd neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, served by SEPTA's Cynwyd Line.
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D.
Wellington station
Wellington station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) Orange Line rapid transit station serving the city of Malden, Massachusetts.
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E.
Tirupati railway station
Tirupati railway station is a major rail hub in Andhra Pradesh, India, serving as the primary gateway for pilgrims visiting the famous Tirumala Venkateswara Temple.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
transport hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Colombo Fort bus station
ⓘ
linked to:
Colombo Fort railway station
|
| connectsTo |
Coastal Line
ⓘ
Kelani Valley Line ⓘ Main Line (Sri Lanka) ⓘ Puttalam Line ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
intercity rail terminal ⓘ suburban rail terminal ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTransport |
bus services
ⓘ
taxi services ⓘ three-wheeler services ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
island platforms
ⓘ
side platforms ⓘ |
| hasRole | primary interchange station in Sri Lanka rail network ⓘ |
| hasService |
commuter trains
ⓘ
express trains ⓘ mail trains ⓘ |
| is |
central junction for long-distance train services in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
central junction for suburban train services in Sri Lanka ⓘ main railway hub in Colombo ⓘ |
| languageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colombo
ⓘ
Colombo Fort ⓘ Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| near |
Colombo World Trade Center
ⓘ
Galle Face Green ⓘ Port of Colombo ⓘ
linked to:
Colombo
|
| operatedBy | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Sri Lanka Railways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Railways
|
| serves | Colombo ⓘ |
| servesRoute |
Colombo–Badulla route
ⓘ
linked to:
Main Line (Sri Lanka)
Colombo–Batticaloa route ⓘ Colombo–Galle–Matara route ⓘ
linked to:
Colombo–Matara railway line
Colombo–Jaffna route ⓘ Colombo–Kandy route ⓘ Colombo–Puttalam route ⓘ
linked to:
Puttalam Line
Colombo–Trincomalee route ⓘ |
| significance |
busiest railway station in Sri Lanka
ⓘ
key gateway to Colombo for rail passengers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Colombo Fort railway station Description of subject: Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
linked to: Colombo Fort railway station
subject linked to:
MTR