Earlestown railway station
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Earlestown railway station is a historic railway station in Merseyside, England, known as one of the oldest surviving passenger railway stations in the world and a key point on early British rail routes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Earlestown railway station canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3686049 — 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: Earlestown railway station Context triple: [Newton-le-Willows, hasLandmark, Earlestown railway station]
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A.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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B.
Addiewell railway station
Addiewell railway station is a small passenger railway stop serving the village of Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland, on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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C.
Campbell Hall station
Campbell Hall station is a commuter rail stop in Orange County, New York, served by Metro-North Railroad’s Port Jervis Line.
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D.
Oldfield Park railway station
Oldfield Park railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the Oldfield Park area of Bath, England, on the route between Bristol and Bath.
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E.
Barnt Green railway station
Barnt Green railway station is a suburban rail station in Worcestershire, England, serving the village of Barnt Green on the Birmingham Cross-City Line.
- 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: Earlestown railway station Target entity description: Earlestown railway station is a historic railway station in Merseyside, England, known as one of the oldest surviving passenger railway stations in the world and a key point on early British rail routes.
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A.
Swinton railway station
Swinton railway station is a suburban rail station in Greater Manchester, England, providing local and regional train services for the town of Swinton and surrounding areas.
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B.
Addiewell railway station
Addiewell railway station is a small passenger railway stop serving the village of Addiewell in West Lothian, Scotland, on the Shotts Line between Glasgow and Edinburgh.
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C.
Campbell Hall station
Campbell Hall station is a commuter rail stop in Orange County, New York, served by Metro-North Railroad’s Port Jervis Line.
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D.
Oldfield Park railway station
Oldfield Park railway station is a suburban rail stop serving the Oldfield Park area of Bath, England, on the route between Bristol and Bath.
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E.
Barnt Green railway station
Barnt Green railway station is a suburban rail station in Worcestershire, England, serving the village of Barnt Green on the Birmingham Cross-City Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| fareZone | Merseytravel area (boundary/overlap) ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
British Rail
ⓘ
London Midland (train operating company) ⓘ
linked to:
London Midland
London and North Western Railway ⓘ London, Midland and Scottish Railway ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
step-free access (partial) ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasFeature | triangular junction layout nearby ⓘ |
| hasGridReference | SJ 583 950 ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo |
Chester
ⓘ
Liverpool Lime Street ⓘ Manchester Piccadilly ⓘ Manchester Victoria ⓘ North Wales (via connections) ⓘ Warrington Bank Quay ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | ERL ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
footbridge
ⓘ
island platform ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
historic railway station
ⓘ
one of the oldest surviving passenger railway stations in the world ⓘ |
| junctionFor |
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
ⓘ
Warrington and Newton Railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Earlestown
ⓘ
England ⓘ Merseyside ⓘ Newton-le-Willows ⓘ North West England ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
West Coast Main Line (diversionary and connecting routes)
ⓘ
linked to:
West Coast Main Line
|
| opened | 1830 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Liverpool and Manchester Railway ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 4 ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Chat Moss route
ⓘ
linked to:
Chat Moss
Liverpool–Manchester line via Earlestown ⓘ Liverpool–Manchester railway ⓘ
linked to:
Liverpool and Manchester Railway
North Wales Coast line (indirect services) ⓘ
linked to:
North Wales Coast Line
|
| servedPlace |
Earlestown
ⓘ
Newton-le-Willows ⓘ surrounding residential areas ⓘ |
| significantFor |
development of railway junction design
ⓘ
early British rail routes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earlestown railway station Description of subject: Earlestown railway station is a historic railway station in Merseyside, England, known as one of the oldest surviving passenger railway stations in the world and a key point on early British rail routes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.