Edinburgh Trams
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Edinburgh Trams is a modern light rail system in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing urban and suburban passenger transport across the city.
All labels observed (18)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T390432 — 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: Edinburgh Trams Context triple: [Port of Leith, transportServedBy, Edinburgh Trams]
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A.
Edinburgh commuter rail network
The Edinburgh commuter rail network is a suburban rail system serving Edinburgh and its surrounding areas, providing frequent passenger services that connect the city with nearby towns and communities.
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B.
Glasgow Subway
The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit system serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the oldest metro systems in the world.
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C.
Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
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D.
ScotRail
ScotRail is the national train operating company in Scotland, providing most passenger rail services across the country.
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E.
Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland is the national transport agency of the Scottish Government responsible for planning, funding, and managing Scotland’s trunk roads, rail, ferries, and other key transport infrastructure.
- 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: Edinburgh Trams Target entity description: Edinburgh Trams is a modern light rail system in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing urban and suburban passenger transport across the city.
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A.
Edinburgh commuter rail network
The Edinburgh commuter rail network is a suburban rail system serving Edinburgh and its surrounding areas, providing frequent passenger services that connect the city with nearby towns and communities.
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B.
Glasgow Subway
The Glasgow Subway is an underground rapid transit system serving the city of Glasgow, Scotland, and is one of the oldest metro systems in the world.
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C.
Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
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D.
ScotRail
ScotRail is the national train operating company in Scotland, providing most passenger rail services across the country.
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E.
Transport Scotland
Transport Scotland is the national transport agency of the Scottish Government responsible for planning, funding, and managing Scotland’s trunk roads, rail, ferries, and other key transport infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail system
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tramway ⓘ |
| character |
partly segregated right-of-way
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suburban ⓘ urban ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Edinburgh Airport terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh Waverley railway station (via nearby stops) ⓘ
linked to:
Waverley Station, Edinburgh
Haymarket railway station ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depot | Gogar depot ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC overhead line ⓘ |
| extension | line extension from York Place to Newhaven ⓘ |
| extensionOpeningDate | 2023-06-07 ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
integrated with Lothian Buses
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh Trams
|
| fareZones |
Edinburgh city zone
ⓘ
airport zone ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Haymarket
ⓘ
Leith ⓘ Murrayfield Stadium ⓘ Ocean Terminal ⓘ Princes Street ⓘ St Andrew Square ⓘ |
| inception | 2014-05-31 ⓘ |
| locale |
City of Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh
|
| locatedIn |
Edinburgh
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ |
| notableFor | cost overruns during construction ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfStations | 23 ⓘ |
| numberOfVehicles | 27 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2014-05-31 ⓘ |
| operator |
Transport for Edinburgh
ⓘ
linked to:
Edinburgh Trams
|
| owner | City of Edinburgh Council ⓘ |
| partOf | public transport network of Edinburgh ⓘ |
| rollingStock | CAF Urbos 3 ⓘ |
| safetySystem | line-of-sight operation ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | high-frequency urban service ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger transport ⓘ |
| systemLength | 18.5 km ⓘ |
| terminus |
Edinburgh Airport
ⓘ
Newhaven ⓘ York Place (former terminus) ⓘ |
| ticketing |
contactless payment accepted
ⓘ
smartcard accepted ⓘ |
| trackGauge |
1435 mm
ⓘ
standard gauge ⓘ |
| website | https://edinburghtrams.com ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Edinburgh Trams Description of subject: Edinburgh Trams is a modern light rail system in Edinburgh, Scotland, providing urban and suburban passenger transport across the city.
Referenced by (56)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
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York Place (former terminus)
→
line
→
Edinburgh Trams line between Edinburgh Airport and the city centre
ⓘ
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
subject linked to:
EDI
subject linked to:
EGPH
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
subject linked to:
CAF Urbos 3 trams
subject linked to:
St Andrew Square, Edinburgh
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
Haymarket tram stop
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servedByLine
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Edinburgh Trams line between Edinburgh Airport and York Place / Newhaven (post-extension)
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linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
linked to: Edinburgh Trams
subject linked to:
north Edinburgh
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linked to: Edinburgh Trams