Penzance railway station
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Penzance railway station is a major terminus in Cornwall, England, known as the westernmost mainline railway station in Great Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Penzance railway station canonical | 25 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5182844 — 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: Penzance railway station Context triple: [British railway network, startPoint, Penzance railway station]
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A.
Penryn railway station
Penryn railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Penryn, Cornwall, England, serving the local community on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth.
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B.
Weston-super-Mare railway station
Weston-super-Mare railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England, providing regional and intercity connections.
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C.
Truro railway station
Truro railway station is the main rail hub serving the city of Truro in Cornwall, England, providing regional and long-distance passenger services.
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D.
Torquay railway station
Torquay railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside resort town of Torquay in Devon, England, providing regional and intercity connections along the Riviera Line.
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E.
Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station is a major transport hub on the island of Anglesey in Wales, serving as the primary rail link for ferry passengers traveling between Great Britain and Ireland.
- 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: Penzance railway station Target entity description: Penzance railway station is a major terminus in Cornwall, England, known as the westernmost mainline railway station in Great Britain.
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A.
Penryn railway station
Penryn railway station is a small passenger rail stop in Penryn, Cornwall, England, serving the local community on the Maritime Line between Truro and Falmouth.
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B.
Weston-super-Mare railway station
Weston-super-Mare railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England, providing regional and intercity connections.
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C.
Truro railway station
Truro railway station is the main rail hub serving the city of Truro in Cornwall, England, providing regional and long-distance passenger services.
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D.
Torquay railway station
Torquay railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside resort town of Torquay in Devon, England, providing regional and intercity connections along the Riviera Line.
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E.
Holyhead railway station
Holyhead railway station is a major transport hub on the island of Anglesey in Wales, serving as the primary rail link for ferry passengers traveling between Great Britain and Ireland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
terminus railway station ⓘ |
| category | major terminus ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Penzance area ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation | St Erth railway station ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
bay platforms
ⓘ
bus interchange nearby ⓘ car park ⓘ overall station roof ⓘ step-free access ⓘ through platforms ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasFreightServices | limited or occasional freight ⓘ |
| hasMapReference | Ordnance Survey grid reference in Penzance ⓘ |
| hasPassengerServices | yes ⓘ |
| hasService |
long-distance services to London Paddington
ⓘ
overnight sleeper services to London (Night Riviera) ⓘ regional services within Cornwall ⓘ services to Bristol ⓘ services to Exeter St Davids ⓘ services to Plymouth ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | main station building on the north side of the line ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem | National Rail ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
National Rail network of Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
National Rail
|
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
England ⓘ Great Britain ⓘ Penzance ⓘ |
| near |
Penzance harbour
ⓘ
linked to:
Penzance Harbour
Penzance town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Penzance, Cornwall, England
|
| notableFor | being the western terminus of many long-distance services in Britain ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| originalOperator |
Great Western Railway (historic)
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Western Railway
|
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 4 ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Cornish Main Line ⓘ |
| serves |
Penzance
ⓘ
west Cornwall ⓘ |
| stationCode | PNZ ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Cornish Main Line ⓘ |
| timeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| westernmost | mainline railway station in Great Britain ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penzance railway station Description of subject: Penzance railway station is a major terminus in Cornwall, England, known as the westernmost mainline railway station in Great Britain.
Referenced by (25)
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