Howrah bus terminus
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Howrah bus terminus is a major bus station in Howrah, West Bengal, serving as a key hub for regional and intercity road transport, especially in connection with the nearby Howrah railway station.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Howrah bus terminus canonical | 2 |
| Howrah Maidan bus terminus | 1 |
| Howrah Station bus terminus | 1 |
| Howrah new complex | 1 |
| Howrah old complex | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1752551 — 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: Howrah bus terminus Context triple: [Howrah, hasTransportHub, Howrah bus terminus]
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A.
Howrah Junction railway station
Howrah Junction railway station is one of India’s busiest and oldest railway hubs, serving as a major gateway to Kolkata and eastern India.
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B.
Howrah
Howrah is a major industrial city in the Indian state of West Bengal, located on the Hooghly River opposite Kolkata and known for the iconic Howrah Bridge and its busy railway junction.
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C.
Pandit Nehru Bus Station
Pandit Nehru Bus Station is a major bus terminal and transportation hub serving the city of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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D.
Rajshahi Central Bus Terminal
Rajshahi Central Bus Terminal is the main intercity and regional bus hub serving passengers traveling to and from the city of Rajshahi in Bangladesh.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- 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: Howrah bus terminus Target entity description: Howrah bus terminus is a major bus station in Howrah, West Bengal, serving as a key hub for regional and intercity road transport, especially in connection with the nearby Howrah railway station.
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A.
Howrah Junction railway station
Howrah Junction railway station is one of India’s busiest and oldest railway hubs, serving as a major gateway to Kolkata and eastern India.
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B.
Howrah
Howrah is a major industrial city in the Indian state of West Bengal, located on the Hooghly River opposite Kolkata and known for the iconic Howrah Bridge and its busy railway junction.
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C.
Pandit Nehru Bus Station
Pandit Nehru Bus Station is a major bus terminal and transportation hub serving the city of Vijayawada in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh.
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D.
Rajshahi Central Bus Terminal
Rajshahi Central Bus Terminal is the main intercity and regional bus hub serving passengers traveling to and from the city of Rajshahi in Bangladesh.
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E.
Howrah railway division
Howrah railway division is a major administrative division of Indian Railways under the Eastern Railway zone, overseeing railway operations and infrastructure centered around Howrah in West Bengal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus station
ⓘ
bus terminus ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Howrah Junction railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo | Howrah Junction railway station ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| function | passenger transfer point between rail and road transport ⓘ |
| hasAccess | regional highways in West Bengal ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
intercity bus services
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intra-city bus services ⓘ regional bus services ⓘ |
| integratedWith | Howrah Junction railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Howrah
ⓘ
Howrah district ⓘ
linked to:
Howrah
Kolkata Metropolitan Area ⓘ West Bengal ⓘ eastern India ⓘ |
| near | Howrah Junction railway station ⓘ |
| partOf |
public transport network of Howrah
ⓘ
public transport network of Kolkata Metropolitan Area ⓘ |
| role |
key hub for intercity road transport
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key hub for regional road transport ⓘ major bus station in Howrah ⓘ |
| serves |
Howrah city
ⓘ
linked to:
Howrah
Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
intercity road transport ⓘ regional destinations in West Bengal ⓘ suburban areas of Howrah district ⓘ |
| transportMode | bus ⓘ |
| usedFor |
alighting from buses
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boarding buses ⓘ interchange between bus and train services ⓘ interchange between bus routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Howrah bus terminus Description of subject: Howrah bus terminus is a major bus station in Howrah, West Bengal, serving as a key hub for regional and intercity road transport, especially in connection with the nearby Howrah railway station.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Howrah bus terminus
linked to: Howrah bus terminus
linked to: Howrah bus terminus
linked to: Howrah bus terminus