London Waterloo to Alton
E377801
London Waterloo to Alton is a suburban and semi-rural rail service in southern England connecting central London with the town of Alton in Hampshire.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| London Waterloo to Alton canonical | 1 |
| London Waterloo – Alton (via Aldershot) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3662161 — 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: London Waterloo to Alton Context triple: [South Western Railway, operatesRoute, London Waterloo to Alton]
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A.
London Waterloo–Basingstoke
London Waterloo–Basingstoke is a key commuter and intercity rail route in southern England linking central London with the town of Basingstoke via major intermediate stations such as Woking.
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B.
London Waterloo East
London Waterloo East is a central London railway station serving suburban and regional services, located near Waterloo and connected by footbridge to the main Waterloo station complex.
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C.
London to Aldermaston
London to Aldermaston is the historic protest march route used by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament during its Easter Aldermaston demonstrations in England.
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D.
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway is a key electrified stretch of railway in southern England that carries intensive intercity, regional, and commuter services between central London and Oxfordshire.
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E.
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station is a historic terminus in Windsor, Berkshire, providing rail services—primarily to London—near Windsor Castle and the River Thames.
- 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: London Waterloo to Alton Target entity description: London Waterloo to Alton is a suburban and semi-rural rail service in southern England connecting central London with the town of Alton in Hampshire.
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A.
London Waterloo–Basingstoke
London Waterloo–Basingstoke is a key commuter and intercity rail route in southern England linking central London with the town of Basingstoke via major intermediate stations such as Woking.
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B.
London Waterloo East
London Waterloo East is a central London railway station serving suburban and regional services, located near Waterloo and connected by footbridge to the main Waterloo station complex.
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C.
London to Aldermaston
London to Aldermaston is the historic protest march route used by the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament during its Easter Aldermaston demonstrations in England.
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D.
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway
London Paddington–Didcot Parkway is a key electrified stretch of railway in southern England that carries intensive intercity, regional, and commuter services between central London and Oxfordshire.
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E.
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station
Windsor & Eton Riverside railway station is a historic terminus in Windsor, Berkshire, providing rail services—primarily to London—near Windsor Castle and the River Thames.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail service
ⓘ
passenger rail service ⓘ semi-rural rail service ⓘ suburban rail service ⓘ |
| connects |
Alton town centre (via Alton station)
ⓘ
Central London ⓘ Hampshire towns ⓘ London Waterloo station concourse ⓘ
linked to:
London Waterloo railway station
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| endStation | Alton railway station ⓘ |
| fareSystem | National Rail fares ⓘ |
| gauge | 1435 mm ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Southern England ⓘ
linked to:
southern England
|
| network | National Rail ⓘ |
| operator | South Western Railway ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter traffic ⓘ |
| regionType | suburban and semi-rural corridor ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | leisure travel ⓘ |
| servesCity |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| servesCommuterBelt | London commuter belt ⓘ |
| servesCounty | Hampshire ⓘ |
| servesRegion | South East England ⓘ |
| servesTown | Alton ⓘ |
| servicePattern | stopping and semi-fast suburban services ⓘ |
| startStation |
London Waterloo
ⓘ
linked to:
London Waterloo railway station
|
| terminus |
Alton railway station
ⓘ
London Waterloo ⓘ
linked to:
London Waterloo railway station
|
| ticketingIntegration | Oyster and contactless (as far as the London boundary and certain stations) ⓘ |
| timetableProvider | National Rail Enquiries ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRailwayLine |
Alton Line
ⓘ
South West Main Line ⓘ |
| viaStation |
Aldershot
ⓘ
Ash Vale ⓘ Bentley (Hampshire) ⓘ
linked to:
Bentley, Hampshire
Brookwood ⓘ Clapham Junction NERFINISHED ⓘ Farnham ⓘ Guildford (on some services via Guildford) ⓘ Surbiton NERFINISHED ⓘ Woking ⓘ |
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Subject: London Waterloo to Alton Description of subject: London Waterloo to Alton is a suburban and semi-rural rail service in southern England connecting central London with the town of Alton in Hampshire.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: London Waterloo to Alton