Lewes railway station
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Lewes railway station is the main rail hub serving the historic town of Lewes in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services on the East Coastway Line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lewes railway station canonical | 12 |
| Lewes railway station (original) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3919376 — 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: Lewes railway station Context triple: [Lewes, East Sussex, hasTransport, Lewes railway station]
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A.
Eastbourne railway station
Eastbourne railway station is the main railway terminus serving the seaside resort town of Eastbourne in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services.
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B.
Salisbury railway station
Salisbury railway station is a major railway hub in Wiltshire, England, serving as an important junction for routes connecting the West of England with the south coast and London.
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C.
Great Yarmouth railway station
Great Yarmouth railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, providing regional services to destinations such as Norwich.
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D.
Folkestone Central railway station
Folkestone Central railway station is a mainline railway station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed rail services connecting the town with London and other destinations.
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E.
Clacton-on-Sea railway station
Clacton-on-Sea railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, providing passenger services to and from London and surrounding areas.
- 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: Lewes railway station Target entity description: Lewes railway station is the main rail hub serving the historic town of Lewes in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services on the East Coastway Line.
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A.
Eastbourne railway station
Eastbourne railway station is the main railway terminus serving the seaside resort town of Eastbourne in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services.
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B.
Salisbury railway station
Salisbury railway station is a major railway hub in Wiltshire, England, serving as an important junction for routes connecting the West of England with the south coast and London.
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C.
Great Yarmouth railway station
Great Yarmouth railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, providing regional services to destinations such as Norwich.
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D.
Folkestone Central railway station
Folkestone Central railway station is a mainline railway station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed rail services connecting the town with London and other destinations.
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E.
Clacton-on-Sea railway station
Clacton-on-Sea railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, providing passenger services to and from London and surrounding areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Victorian railway architecture (rebuilt form) ⓘ |
| category |
Railway stations in East Sussex
ⓘ
Stations served by Southern ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | about 7 miles east of Brighton by rail ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
British Rail
ⓘ
London, Brighton and South Coast Railway ⓘ Southern Railway (historical) ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Railway (UK)
|
| gridReference | TQ 414 099 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus connections nearby
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car park ⓘ customer help point ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ step-free access (partial) ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canopies over platforms
ⓘ
signal box (historic, now redundant) ⓘ |
| hasJunctionFunction | junction between Brighton main line connections and East Coastway Line ⓘ |
| hasPlatformLayout | combination of island and side platforms ⓘ |
| hasStructure | main station building on a road overbridge ⓘ |
| isMainStationOf | Lewes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
Lewes ⓘ South East England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| managedBy | Southern ⓘ |
| nearbyRiver | River Ouse ⓘ |
| opened | 1846 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1846-06-27 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 5 ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
East Coastway Line
ⓘ
Ouse Valley line (defunct through route) ⓘ |
| servedByService |
services between Brighton and Eastbourne
ⓘ
services between Brighton and Hastings ⓘ services between Lewes and Ashford International (with changes) ⓘ services between Lewes and London Victoria (via Brighton or via Plumpton) ⓘ services between Lewes and Seaford ⓘ |
| serves | town of Lewes ⓘ |
| stationCategory | DfT category C2 ⓘ |
| stationCode | LWS ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | National Rail ⓘ |
| trainOperator | Southern ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lewes railway station Description of subject: Lewes railway station is the main rail hub serving the historic town of Lewes in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services on the East Coastway Line.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lewes railway station