Kirknewton railway station
E171577
Kirknewton railway station is a rural train station in the village of Kirknewton, Scotland, serving local and regional rail services in West Lothian.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirknewton railway station canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1497244 — 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: Kirknewton railway station Context triple: [West Lothian, hasRailStation, Kirknewton railway station]
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A.
Kinghorn railway station
Kinghorn railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on the local commuter and regional network.
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B.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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C.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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D.
Rawtenstall railway station
Rawtenstall railway station is a preserved heritage railway terminus in Lancashire, England, serving as the northern end of the East Lancashire Railway.
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E.
Newtongrange railway station
Newtongrange railway station is a rail stop on the Borders Railway serving the village of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland.
- 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: Kirknewton railway station Target entity description: Kirknewton railway station is a rural train station in the village of Kirknewton, Scotland, serving local and regional rail services in West Lothian.
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A.
Kinghorn railway station
Kinghorn railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Kinghorn, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on the local commuter and regional network.
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B.
Motherwell railway station
Motherwell railway station is a major rail hub in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing regional and long-distance services on key routes including the West Coast Main Line.
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C.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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D.
Rawtenstall railway station
Rawtenstall railway station is a preserved heritage railway terminus in Lancashire, England, serving as the northern end of the East Lancashire Railway.
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E.
Newtongrange railway station
Newtongrange railway station is a rail stop on the Borders Railway serving the village of Newtongrange in Midlothian, Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail transport infrastructure
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 10 miles west of Edinburgh Waverley ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | on an unelectrified line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | ScotRail fare system ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature | step-free access to at least one platform ⓘ |
| hasCategory | rural station ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
help point ⓘ ticket machine ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasPassengerUsage | relatively low compared to urban stations ⓘ |
| hasPlatform | 2 ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | KKN ⓘ |
| hasTimetabledServices | ScotRail stopping services ⓘ |
| lineServed |
Edinburgh–Glasgow via Shotts route
ⓘ
linked to:
Glasgow–Edinburgh via Shotts route
Shotts Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kirknewton
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ West Lothian ⓘ |
| near | Edinburgh ⓘ |
| operator | ScotRail ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | passenger rail transport ⓘ |
| railNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| regionServed | West Lothian ⓘ |
| serves | village of Kirknewton ⓘ |
| serviceType |
local rail services
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
| setting | rural ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | self-service ticketing available ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirknewton railway station Description of subject: Kirknewton railway station is a rural train station in the village of Kirknewton, Scotland, serving local and regional rail services in West Lothian.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.