Aluthgama railway station
E330645
Aluthgama railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the town of Aluthgama on the busy southern rail corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Aluthgama railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3025981 — 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: Aluthgama railway station Context triple: [Colombo–Matara railway line, hasStation, Aluthgama railway station]
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A.
Maradana railway station
Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.
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B.
Galle railway station
Galle railway station is a major coastal rail hub in southern Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Galle and connecting it with key destinations including Colombo and Matara.
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C.
Kalutara South railway station
Kalutara South railway station is a key coastal rail stop in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, serving the town of Kalutara on the busy commuter and intercity route between Colombo and the country’s southern regions.
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D.
Colombo Fort railway station
Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
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E.
Matara railway station
Matara railway station is a major railway terminus in southern Sri Lanka serving the city of Matara and connecting it to Colombo and other parts of the country.
- 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: Aluthgama railway station Target entity description: Aluthgama railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the town of Aluthgama on the busy southern rail corridor.
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A.
Maradana railway station
Maradana railway station is a major railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as one of the city’s primary junctions connecting multiple key lines across the country.
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B.
Galle railway station
Galle railway station is a major coastal rail hub in southern Sri Lanka, serving the historic city of Galle and connecting it with key destinations including Colombo and Matara.
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C.
Kalutara South railway station
Kalutara South railway station is a key coastal rail stop in Sri Lanka’s Western Province, serving the town of Kalutara on the busy commuter and intercity route between Colombo and the country’s southern regions.
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D.
Colombo Fort railway station
Colombo Fort railway station is the main railway hub in Colombo, Sri Lanka, serving as a central junction for both suburban and long-distance train services across the country.
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E.
Matara railway station
Matara railway station is a major railway terminus in southern Sri Lanka serving the city of Matara and connecting it to Colombo and other parts of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnLine |
Bentota railway station
ⓘ
Beruwala railway station ⓘ |
| country | Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| distanceFromColomboFortByRail | approximately 63 km ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfSignage |
English
ⓘ
Sinhala ⓘ Tamil ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
intercity rail ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | ALT ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Aluthgama ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Kalutara District
ⓘ
Western Province, Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Bentota
ⓘ
Beruwala ⓘ |
| locatedOn | southern rail corridor of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoast | southwestern coast of Sri Lanka ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 19th century ⓘ |
| operator | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Sri Lanka Railways ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
Sri Lanka Railways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Sri Lanka Railways
|
| railwayLine |
Coastal Line (Sri Lanka)
ⓘ
linked to:
Colombo–Matara railway line
|
| serves | Aluthgama ⓘ |
| servesTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| structureType | surface station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 5 ft 6 in ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Aluthgama railway station Description of subject: Aluthgama railway station is a coastal train station in Sri Lanka serving the town of Aluthgama on the busy southern rail corridor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.