Machu Picchu station

E295695

railway station train station

Machu Picchu station is the main railway terminal serving the town of Aguas Calientes, the gateway for visitors traveling by train to the Machu Picchu archaeological site in Peru.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Machu Picchu Pueblo station	1
Machu Picchu Station	1
Machu Picchu station canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2755190 — 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: Machu Picchu station
Context triple: [Aguas Calientes, hasRailwayStation, Machu Picchu station]

A. San Carlos station
San Carlos station is a commuter rail station in San Carlos, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
B. O’Higgins Station
O’Higgins Station is a Chilean Antarctic research base located on the Antarctic Peninsula, used primarily for scientific studies and maintaining Chile’s presence in the region.
C. Vicuña Mackenna station
Vicuña Mackenna station is a Santiago Metro station in Chile that serves as a key interchange point and terminal for certain metro lines in the city’s network.
D. Tasqueña station
Tasqueña station is a major southern transit hub in Mexico City that serves as the terminus for the Tren Ligero light rail and connects with the city’s metro and bus networks.
E. Oruro railway junction
Oruro railway junction is a major rail hub in Bolivia that connects key lines linking the Andean highlands with other regions of the country and neighboring nations.
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: Machu Picchu station
Target entity description: Machu Picchu station is the main railway terminal serving the town of Aguas Calientes, the gateway for visitors traveling by train to the Machu Picchu archaeological site in Peru.

A. San Carlos station
San Carlos station is a commuter rail station in San Carlos, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
B. O’Higgins Station
O’Higgins Station is a Chilean Antarctic research base located on the Antarctic Peninsula, used primarily for scientific studies and maintaining Chile’s presence in the region.
C. Vicuña Mackenna station
Vicuña Mackenna station is a Santiago Metro station in Chile that serves as a key interchange point and terminal for certain metro lines in the city’s network.
D. Tasqueña station
Tasqueña station is a major southern transit hub in Mexico City that serves as the terminus for the Tren Ligero light rail and connects with the city’s metro and bus networks.
E. Oruro railway junction
Oruro railway junction is a major rail hub in Bolivia that connects key lines linking the Andean highlands with other regions of the country and neighboring nations.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	railway station ⓘ train station ⓘ
accessesSite	Machu Picchu World Heritage Site ⓘ linked to: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
connectsWith	Cusco ⓘ Ollantaytambo station ⓘ Ollantaytambo–Machu Picchu railway line ⓘ Poroy station ⓘ
country	Peru ⓘ
hasAccessRestriction	rail access only (no road access to town) ⓘ
hasApproximateAltitude	about 2000 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasBuildingType	small terminal building ⓘ
hasEconomicRole	main access point for tourism revenue to Aguas Calientes ⓘ supports local tourism economy ⓘ
hasNearbyAttraction	hotels in Aguas Calientes ⓘ restaurants in Aguas Calientes ⓘ souvenir shops in Aguas Calientes ⓘ
hasNearbyTransportConnection	buses to Machu Picchu citadel ⓘ local taxis ⓘ pedestrian access to Aguas Calientes town ⓘ
hasPassengerFlowType	high seasonal tourist traffic ⓘ
hasPlatformType	ground-level platforms ⓘ
hasPrimaryLanguageUsed	Spanish ⓘ
hasSecondaryLanguageUsed	English ⓘ
hasService	passenger rail service ⓘ tourist train service ⓘ
hasTransportMode	rail ⓘ
isAlsoKnownAs	Machu Picchu Pueblo station ⓘ linked to: Machu Picchu station
isGatewayFor	visitors traveling by train to Machu Picchu ⓘ
isMainRailTerminalFor	Aguas Calientes ⓘ
locatedIn	Aguas Calientes ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Cusco Region ⓘ Machu Picchu District ⓘ Urubamba Province ⓘ
locatedInOrOn	Sacred Valley of the Incas ⓘ linked to: Sacred Valley
locatedInTimeZone	Peru Time ⓘ
locatedInTourismRegion	Machu Picchu Historic Sanctuary area ⓘ linked to: Historic Sanctuary of Machu Picchu
locatedNear	Machu Picchu ⓘ Urubamba River ⓘ
partOf	Peruvian railway network ⓘ linked to: Peruvian state railways
primaryFunction	access to Machu Picchu ⓘ tourist transport ⓘ
railGauge	narrow gauge ⓘ
serves	Aguas Calientes ⓘ Machu Picchu archaeological site ⓘ linked to: Machu Picchu
servesAs	gateway to Machu Picchu ⓘ main arrival point for train passengers to Machu Picchu ⓘ
usedBy	local residents ⓘ tourists ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aguas Calientes → hasRailwayStation → Machu Picchu station ⓘ

Admiralty Bay → isNear → Machu Picchu Station ⓘ

linked to: Machu Picchu station

Machu Picchu station → isAlsoKnownAs → Machu Picchu Pueblo station ⓘ