Salisbury–Exeter line
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The Salisbury–Exeter line is a major railway route in southern England that connects Salisbury with Exeter, serving numerous intermediate towns across Wiltshire, Dorset, and Devon.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Salisbury to Exeter Line | 1 |
| Salisbury–Exeter line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6637412 — 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: Salisbury–Exeter line Context triple: [Salisbury railway station, railwayLine, Salisbury–Exeter line]
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Shrewsbury–Chester line
The Shrewsbury–Chester line is a railway route in the United Kingdom connecting Shrewsbury in Shropshire with Chester in Cheshire, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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Salisbury–Bristol line
The Salisbury–Bristol line is a railway route in southwest England that connects the city of Salisbury with Bristol, serving as part of the regional passenger rail network.
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Carlisle–Chambersburg line
The Carlisle–Chambersburg line was a 19th-century railroad route in south-central Pennsylvania that connected the towns of Carlisle and Chambersburg as part of the Cumberland Valley Railroad network.
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Manassas Line
The Manassas Line is a commuter rail route in Northern Virginia that connects suburban communities to Washington, D.C. as part of the Virginia Railway Express system.
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E.
Confederation Line
The Confederation Line is a light rail transit line in Ottawa, Ontario, forming the backbone of the city’s O-Train rapid transit network.
- 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: Salisbury–Exeter line Target entity description: The Salisbury–Exeter line is a major railway route in southern England that connects Salisbury with Exeter, serving numerous intermediate towns across Wiltshire, Dorset, and Devon.
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A.
Shrewsbury–Chester line
The Shrewsbury–Chester line is a railway route in the United Kingdom connecting Shrewsbury in Shropshire with Chester in Cheshire, serving as an important regional passenger and freight corridor.
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B.
Salisbury–Bristol line
The Salisbury–Bristol line is a railway route in southwest England that connects the city of Salisbury with Bristol, serving as part of the regional passenger rail network.
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C.
Carlisle–Chambersburg line
The Carlisle–Chambersburg line was a 19th-century railroad route in south-central Pennsylvania that connected the towns of Carlisle and Chambersburg as part of the Cumberland Valley Railroad network.
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D.
Manassas Line
The Manassas Line is a commuter rail route in Northern Virginia that connects suburban communities to Washington, D.C. as part of the Virginia Railway Express system.
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E.
Confederation Line
The Confederation Line is a light rail transit line in Ottawa, Ontario, forming the backbone of the city’s O-Train rapid transit network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Salisbury–Exeter line Description of subject: The Salisbury–Exeter line is a major railway route in southern England that connects Salisbury with Exeter, serving numerous intermediate towns across Wiltshire, Dorset, and Devon.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Salisbury–Exeter line