Whitley Bay Metro station
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Whitley Bay Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro railway station serving the coastal town of Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whitley Bay Metro station canonical | 2 |
| Whitley Bay railway station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4227794 — 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: Whitley Bay Metro station Context triple: [Yellow Line (Tyne and Wear Metro), hasStation, Whitley Bay Metro station]
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A.
Gateshead Metro station
Gateshead Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro station serving the town of Gateshead, just south of the River Tyne from Newcastle upon Tyne.
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B.
Tynemouth Metro station
Tynemouth Metro station is a historic Tyne and Wear Metro stop in Tynemouth, England, noted for its distinctive Victorian architecture and role as a key coastal transport hub.
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C.
Byker Metro station
Byker Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro rapid transit stop serving the Byker area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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D.
Jesmond Metro station
Jesmond Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro station serving the Jesmond area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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E.
Hebburn Metro station
Hebburn Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro railway station serving the town of Hebburn in South Tyneside, England.
- 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: Whitley Bay Metro station Target entity description: Whitley Bay Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro railway station serving the coastal town of Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, England.
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A.
Gateshead Metro station
Gateshead Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro station serving the town of Gateshead, just south of the River Tyne from Newcastle upon Tyne.
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B.
Tynemouth Metro station
Tynemouth Metro station is a historic Tyne and Wear Metro stop in Tynemouth, England, noted for its distinctive Victorian architecture and role as a key coastal transport hub.
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C.
Byker Metro station
Byker Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro rapid transit stop serving the Byker area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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D.
Jesmond Metro station
Jesmond Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro station serving the Jesmond area of Newcastle upon Tyne, England.
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E.
Hebburn Metro station
Hebburn Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro railway station serving the town of Hebburn in South Tyneside, England.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Tyne and Wear Metro station
ⓘ
railway station in England ⓘ |
| category | Tyne and Wear Metro Yellow Line station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cullercoats Metro station
ⓘ
Monkseaton Metro station ⓘ |
| convertedToMetroUse | 1980 ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | 1500 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| fareZone | C ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
lifts
ⓘ
ramps ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
audio announcements
ⓘ
car parking nearby ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ next train information displays ⓘ seating ⓘ station building on bridge above tracks ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasService |
frequent trains to Newcastle city centre
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frequent trains to North Shields ⓘ frequent trains to Tynemouth ⓘ |
| hasStructure | island platforms ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem |
Pop card smart ticketing
ⓘ
paper tickets ⓘ |
| line |
Tyne and Wear Metro coastal route
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linked to:
Tyne and Wear Metro
|
| locatedIn |
North Tyneside
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Tyne and Wear ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| near |
Whitley Bay seafront
ⓘ
linked to:
Whitley Bay Beach
Whitley Bay town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Whitley Bay
|
| network | Tyne and Wear Metro ⓘ |
| openingDate | 19th century (as heavy rail station) ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Tyne and Wear Metro ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive ⓘ |
| partOf |
Tyne and Wear Metro network
ⓘ
linked to:
Tyne and Wear Metro
|
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| publicTransportSystem | urban rail transit ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | North East England ⓘ |
| serves | Whitley Bay ⓘ |
| servesLine | services between Newcastle and the coast ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whitley Bay Metro station Description of subject: Whitley Bay Metro station is a Tyne and Wear Metro railway station serving the coastal town of Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, England.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.