Cosme Velho station
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Cosme Velho station is the lower terminus of Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado Rack Railway, serving as the main departure point for visitors traveling up to the Christ the Redeemer statue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cosme Velho station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8794969 — 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: Cosme Velho station Context triple: [Corcovado Rack Railway, hasStation, Cosme Velho station]
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A.
Consolação metro station
Consolação metro station is a key São Paulo Metro stop on Line 2–Green, located in the central business and cultural corridor of Avenida Paulista.
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B.
Baixa-Chiado metro station
Baixa-Chiado metro station is a major underground interchange in central Lisbon, Portugal, connecting key metro lines and serving as a gateway to the historic Baixa and Chiado districts.
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C.
Joana Bezerra metro station
Joana Bezerra metro station is a key urban rail stop in Recife, Brazil, serving the Ilha Joana Bezerra area and connecting it to the city’s broader metro network.
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D.
São Sebastião station
São Sebastião station is a major Lisbon Metro interchange and terminal on the Red Line, serving the São Sebastião da Pedreira area near central Lisbon.
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E.
Santa Apolónia metro station
Santa Apolónia metro station is an underground Lisbon Metro stop on the Blue Line that serves as a key interchange with the adjacent Santa Apolónia railway terminus near the Tagus riverfront.
- 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: Cosme Velho station Target entity description: Cosme Velho station is the lower terminus of Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado Rack Railway, serving as the main departure point for visitors traveling up to the Christ the Redeemer statue.
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A.
Consolação metro station
Consolação metro station is a key São Paulo Metro stop on Line 2–Green, located in the central business and cultural corridor of Avenida Paulista.
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B.
Baixa-Chiado metro station
Baixa-Chiado metro station is a major underground interchange in central Lisbon, Portugal, connecting key metro lines and serving as a gateway to the historic Baixa and Chiado districts.
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C.
Joana Bezerra metro station
Joana Bezerra metro station is a key urban rail stop in Recife, Brazil, serving the Ilha Joana Bezerra area and connecting it to the city’s broader metro network.
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D.
São Sebastião station
São Sebastião station is a major Lisbon Metro interchange and terminal on the Red Line, serving the São Sebastião da Pedreira area near central Lisbon.
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E.
Santa Apolónia metro station
Santa Apolónia metro station is an underground Lisbon Metro stop on the Blue Line that serves as a key interchange with the adjacent Santa Apolónia railway terminus near the Tagus riverfront.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
terminus railway station ⓘ |
| accessTo |
Tijuca Forest area
ⓘ
linked to:
Tijuca National Park
|
| category |
Railway stations in Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
Tourist attractions in Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Christ the Redeemer
ⓘ
Corcovado mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Corcovado Mountain
|
| country | Brazil ⓘ |
| elevationRole | lowest station on the Corcovado Rack Railway ⓘ |
| function | main departure point for visitors to Christ the Redeemer ⓘ |
| hasGaugeType | rack railway ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasSignageLanguage |
English
ⓘ
Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
boarding area
ⓘ
terminal platforms ⓘ ticket office ⓘ waiting area ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cosme Velho, Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
linked to:
Cosme Velho (Rio de Janeiro)
Rio de Janeiro ⓘ South America ⓘ Southeast Region, Brazil ⓘ
linked to:
Southeast Region of Brazil
State of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| locatedInNeighborhood | Cosme Velho ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Botafogo neighborhood
ⓘ
Corcovado mountain base ⓘ Laranjeiras neighborhood ⓘ |
| name | Cosme Velho station ⓘ |
| nearbyAttraction |
Christ the Redeemer
ⓘ
Corcovado mountain ⓘ
linked to:
Corcovado Mountain
Tijuca National Park ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Corcovado Rack Railway operator ⓘ |
| partOf | tourist infrastructure of Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| primaryUse | tourist transportation ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Corcovado Rack Railway ⓘ |
| region |
Zona Sul of Rio de Janeiro
ⓘ
linked to:
South Zone of Rio de Janeiro
|
| role | lower terminus of the Corcovado Rack Railway ⓘ |
| serves |
tourists visiting Christ the Redeemer
ⓘ
visitors to Corcovado mountain ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Corcovado Rack Railway ⓘ |
| tourismSignificance | main gateway for visitors to Christ the Redeemer ⓘ |
| transportType | rack railway station ⓘ |
| usedFor | access to Christ the Redeemer by train ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cosme Velho station Description of subject: Cosme Velho station is the lower terminus of Rio de Janeiro’s Corcovado Rack Railway, serving as the main departure point for visitors traveling up to the Christ the Redeemer statue.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.