Uckfield railway station
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Uckfield railway station is a railway terminus in East Sussex, England, serving the town of Uckfield on the line toward London.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Uckfield railway station canonical | 10 |
| Uckfield branch | 1 |
| Uckfield station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6459613 — 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: Uckfield railway station Context triple: [Oxted line, terminus, Uckfield railway station]
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A.
Wadhurst railway station
Wadhurst railway station is a rural stop in East Sussex, England, serving the village of Wadhurst on the line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.
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B.
Haslemere railway station
Haslemere railway station is a key stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey, England, providing commuter and regional rail services between London and the south coast.
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C.
Tunbridge Wells railway station
Tunbridge Wells railway station is a mainline railway station in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, providing regional and commuter services on the Hastings Line.
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D.
Bexhill railway station
Bexhill railway station is the main rail transport hub serving the seaside town of Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, England.
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E.
Folkestone West railway station
Folkestone West railway station is a suburban rail station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed services on the South Eastern Main Line.
- 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: Uckfield railway station Target entity description: Uckfield railway station is a railway terminus in East Sussex, England, serving the town of Uckfield on the line toward London.
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A.
Wadhurst railway station
Wadhurst railway station is a rural stop in East Sussex, England, serving the village of Wadhurst on the line between Tunbridge Wells and Hastings.
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B.
Haslemere railway station
Haslemere railway station is a key stop on the Portsmouth Direct Line in Surrey, England, providing commuter and regional rail services between London and the south coast.
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C.
Tunbridge Wells railway station
Tunbridge Wells railway station is a mainline railway station in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England, providing regional and commuter services on the Hastings Line.
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D.
Bexhill railway station
Bexhill railway station is the main rail transport hub serving the seaside town of Bexhill-on-Sea in East Sussex, England.
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E.
Folkestone West railway station
Folkestone West railway station is a suburban rail station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed services on the South Eastern Main Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
terminus railway station ⓘ |
| category | National Rail station in East Sussex ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondon | approximately 46 miles from London Bridge by rail ⓘ |
| electrification | unelectrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerLocation | site south of the current station ⓘ |
| hasBusConnections | local bus services in Uckfield ⓘ |
| hasCrsCode | UCK ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
step-free access ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting area ⓘ |
| hasFormerPlatforms | former platforms now disused ⓘ |
| hasManagement | Southern ⓘ |
| hasStructure | station building on one side of the line ⓘ |
| hasTicketingSystem |
National Rail ticketing
ⓘ
linked to:
National Rail fares database
|
| isTerminusForDirection | southbound ⓘ |
| laterCompany | London, Brighton and South Coast Railway ⓘ |
| lineDirectionFromStation | northbound only (terminus) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Sussex
ⓘ
England ⓘ Uckfield ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory | Wealden District ⓘ |
| nearbyRoad |
High Street, Uckfield
ⓘ
linked to:
Uckfield High Street
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 1858 ⓘ |
| operator | Southern ⓘ |
| originalCompany |
Lewes and Uckfield Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Uckfield line
|
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformConfiguration | single side platform ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Oxted line ⓘ |
| relocated | 1991 ⓘ |
| relocationReason | to remove a level crossing in the town centre ⓘ |
| servedBy | diesel multiple units ⓘ |
| servedPlace | Uckfield ⓘ |
| serviceFrequencyOffPeak | approximately 1 train per hour to London ⓘ |
| serviceFrequencyWeekdayPeak | approximately 2 trains per hour to London ⓘ |
| serviceOperator | Southern ⓘ |
| stationCode | UCK ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Uckfield branch of the Oxted line ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| typicalServiceTo | London Bridge ⓘ |
| typicalServiceVia | Oxted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Uckfield railway station Description of subject: Uckfield railway station is a railway terminus in East Sussex, England, serving the town of Uckfield on the line toward London.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Uckfield railway station
linked to: Uckfield railway station