Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
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The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was one of London's early deep-level tube railways, later incorporated into the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Baker Street and Waterloo Railway canonical | 8 |
| Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Company | 1 |
| Baker Street and Waterloo Railway original network | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2866159 — 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: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Context triple: [Piccadilly Circus Underground station, openedBy, Baker Street and Waterloo Railway]
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A.
Baker Street station
Baker Street station is a historic London Underground station in central London, famously associated with Sherlock Holmes and serving multiple tube lines.
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B.
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway was an early deep-level “tube” railway in London that later became a core part of the London Underground’s Northern line.
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C.
Edgware branch
The Edgware branch is a northern suburban section of the London Underground’s Northern line running from central London to Edgware.
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D.
Metropolitan Railway
The Metropolitan Railway was the pioneering underground railway in London and the world’s first urban underground passenger railway, forming the core of what became the London Underground.
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E.
Piccadilly line
The Piccadilly line is a major deep-level London Underground route running from the north and west suburbs through central London, serving key destinations including Heathrow Airport.
- 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: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Target entity description: The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was one of London's early deep-level tube railways, later incorporated into the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.
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A.
Baker Street station
Baker Street station is a historic London Underground station in central London, famously associated with Sherlock Holmes and serving multiple tube lines.
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B.
Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway
The Charing Cross, Euston and Hampstead Railway was an early deep-level “tube” railway in London that later became a core part of the London Underground’s Northern line.
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C.
Edgware branch
The Edgware branch is a northern suburban section of the London Underground’s Northern line running from central London to Edgware.
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D.
Metropolitan Railway
The Metropolitan Railway was the pioneering underground railway in London and the world’s first urban underground passenger railway, forming the core of what became the London Underground.
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E.
Piccadilly line
The Piccadilly line is a major deep-level London Underground route running from the north and west suburbs through central London, serving key destinations including Heathrow Airport.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
deep-level tube railway
ⓘ
former railway company ⓘ predecessor of the Bakerloo line ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | deep-bored tube tunnels ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | electric traction ⓘ |
| fareSystem | London Underground fares ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| laterKnownAs |
Bakerloo line core section
ⓘ
linked to:
Bakerloo line
|
| lineColour | brown ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Westminster
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lambeth ⓘ London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Southwark ⓘ |
| mergedInto | London Electric Railway ⓘ |
| openedAs | deep-level tube line between Baker Street and Lambeth North ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1906-03-10 ⓘ |
| operator |
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
|
| ownedInfrastructure | tube tunnels between Baker Street and Elephant & Castle ⓘ |
| partOf |
London Underground network
ⓘ
linked to:
London Underground
|
| poweredBy | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedArea |
West End of London
ⓘ
central London ⓘ |
| servedStation |
Baker Street station
ⓘ
Charing Cross station ⓘ
linked to:
Charing Cross Underground station
Elephant & Castle station ⓘ
linked to:
Elephant & Castle Underground station
Embankment station ⓘ Lambeth North station ⓘ
linked to:
Lambeth North Underground station
Oxford Circus station ⓘ
linked to:
Oxford Circus Underground station
Piccadilly Circus station ⓘ
linked to:
Piccadilly Circus Underground station
Regent's Park station ⓘ
linked to:
Regent’s Park station
Waterloo station ⓘ |
| status | incorporated into Bakerloo line ⓘ |
| successorLine | Bakerloo line ⓘ |
| terminus |
Baker Street station
ⓘ
Elephant & Castle station ⓘ
linked to:
Elephant & Castle Underground station
Waterloo station ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway Description of subject: The Baker Street and Waterloo Railway was one of London's early deep-level tube railways, later incorporated into the Bakerloo line of the London Underground.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway
linked to: Baker Street and Waterloo Railway