Maidstone East railway station
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Maidstone East railway station is a mainline railway station serving the town of Maidstone in Kent, England, providing regional and commuter services to London and other destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Maidstone East railway station canonical | 11 |
| Maidstone East (via Strood / Medway Valley Line connections) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2395303 — 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: Maidstone East railway station Context triple: [Maidstone, hasRailwayStation, Maidstone East railway station]
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A.
Sevenoaks railway station
Sevenoaks railway station is a mainline rail station in Kent, England, providing commuter and regional services between Sevenoaks, London, and other destinations.
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B.
Reigate railway station
Reigate railway station is a passenger rail station in Reigate, Surrey, England, providing services on the North Downs Line between Reading, Redhill, and Gatwick Airport.
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C.
Dartford railway station
Dartford railway station is a key commuter rail hub in Dartford, Kent, providing frequent services into London and across southeast England.
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D.
Orpington railway station
Orpington railway station is a major commuter rail hub in the London Borough of Bromley, providing frequent services between southeast London, Kent, and central London.
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E.
Chertsey railway station
Chertsey railway station is a suburban rail station in Surrey, England, serving the town of Chertsey on the South Western Railway network.
- 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: Maidstone East railway station Target entity description: Maidstone East railway station is a mainline railway station serving the town of Maidstone in Kent, England, providing regional and commuter services to London and other destinations.
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A.
Sevenoaks railway station
Sevenoaks railway station is a mainline rail station in Kent, England, providing commuter and regional services between Sevenoaks, London, and other destinations.
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B.
Reigate railway station
Reigate railway station is a passenger rail station in Reigate, Surrey, England, providing services on the North Downs Line between Reading, Redhill, and Gatwick Airport.
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C.
Dartford railway station
Dartford railway station is a key commuter rail hub in Dartford, Kent, providing frequent services into London and across southeast England.
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D.
Orpington railway station
Orpington railway station is a major commuter rail hub in the London Borough of Bromley, providing frequent services between southeast London, Kent, and central London.
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E.
Chertsey railway station
Chertsey railway station is a suburban rail station in Surrey, England, serving the town of Chertsey on the South Western Railway network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
mainline railway station
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railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnLine |
Barming
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Bearsted ⓘ |
| category | DfT category C2 station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondonTerminus | about 32 miles from London Victoria ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| gridReference | TQ 765 558 ⓘ |
| hasEntrance |
entrance on Station Road
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entrance on Week Street ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
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cycle parking ⓘ step-free access via lifts ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
footbridge connecting platforms
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through station ⓘ two side platforms ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | main station building on eastern side of line ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem |
Contactless not valid (National Rail only tickets)
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Oyster not valid ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Kent
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Maidstone ⓘ South East England ⓘ |
| managedBy | Southeastern ⓘ |
| nearbyStationInTown |
Maidstone Barracks railway station
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Maidstone West railway station ⓘ |
| opened | 1874 ⓘ |
| operator | Southeastern ⓘ |
| originalCompany |
London, Chatham and Dover Railway
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linked to:
London Chatham and Dover Railway
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| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Maidstone East line
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linked to:
Maidstone East Line
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| servedByServiceTo |
Ashford International
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linked to:
Ashford International railway station
Bromley South ⓘ Canterbury West (some services) ⓘ London Blackfriars ⓘ London St Pancras International (via Thameslink at times) ⓘ
linked to:
London St Pancras International
London Victoria ⓘ Otford ⓘ Sevenoaks ⓘ |
| serves | town of Maidstone ⓘ |
| stationCode | MDE ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Maidstone East railway station Description of subject: Maidstone East railway station is a mainline railway station serving the town of Maidstone in Kent, England, providing regional and commuter services to London and other destinations.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Maidstone, Kent, England
Rochester railway station
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hasServiceTo
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Maidstone East (via Strood / Medway Valley Line connections)
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linked to: Maidstone East railway station