Cosford railway station
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Cosford railway station is a small railway stop in Shropshire, England, primarily serving the nearby Royal Air Force Cosford base and its museum.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosford railway station canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4727058 — 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: Cosford railway station Context triple: [RAF Cosford, hasRailwayStation, Cosford railway station]
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A.
Heyford railway station
Heyford railway station is a small rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Upper Heyford and surrounding communities on the Cherwell Valley Line.
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B.
Metford railway station
Metford railway station is a suburban train station on the Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia, serving the residential area of Metford near Maitland.
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C.
Wickford railway station
Wickford railway station is a commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Wickford on routes between London and Southend.
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D.
Thetford railway station
Thetford railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Thetford, Norfolk, England, providing regional services on the route between Norwich and Ely.
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E.
Finstock railway station
Finstock railway station is a small rural stop on the Cotswold Line in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Finstock with limited passenger services.
- 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: Cosford railway station Target entity description: Cosford railway station is a small railway stop in Shropshire, England, primarily serving the nearby Royal Air Force Cosford base and its museum.
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A.
Heyford railway station
Heyford railway station is a small rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Upper Heyford and surrounding communities on the Cherwell Valley Line.
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B.
Metford railway station
Metford railway station is a suburban train station on the Hunter Line in New South Wales, Australia, serving the residential area of Metford near Maitland.
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C.
Wickford railway station
Wickford railway station is a commuter rail station in Essex, England, serving the town of Wickford on routes between London and Southend.
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D.
Thetford railway station
Thetford railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Thetford, Norfolk, England, providing regional services on the route between Norwich and Ely.
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E.
Finstock railway station
Finstock railway station is a small rural stop on the Cotswold Line in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Finstock with limited passenger services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | RAF Cosford base boundary ⓘ |
| category | DfT category F2 station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromBirminghamNewStreet | approximately 18 miles ⓘ |
| distanceFromShrewsbury | approximately 19 miles ⓘ |
| fareZone | West Midlands rail zone ⓘ |
| hasAccess | pedestrian access from nearby roads ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
customer information screens ⓘ shelters ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machine ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
platform 1
ⓘ
platform 2 ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern |
peak-time additional services
ⓘ
regular stopping services between Shrewsbury and Birmingham New Street ⓘ |
| hasStructure | two side platforms ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | part-time staffing or unstaffed with self-service ticketing ⓘ |
| hasTrackLayout | double track ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Shropshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Albrighton
ⓘ
Cosford ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Birmingham to Shrewsbury route ⓘ |
| managedBy |
West Midlands Trains
ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands Railway
|
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| operator | West Midlands Railway ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| purpose | to serve RAF Cosford ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Shrewsbury to Wolverhampton Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line
|
| region |
West Midlands region of England
ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands
|
| servedBy |
Transport for Wales services
ⓘ
linked to:
Transport for Wales Rail
West Midlands Railway local services ⓘ |
| serves |
Royal Air Force Cosford
ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Cosford
Royal Air Force Museum Cosford ⓘ
linked to:
RAF Museum Cosford
|
| stationCode | COS ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter travel
ⓘ
visitor access to RAF Museum Cosford ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosford railway station Description of subject: Cosford railway station is a small railway stop in Shropshire, England, primarily serving the nearby Royal Air Force Cosford base and its museum.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.