Croston railway station
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Croston railway station is a small rural stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Croston on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Croston railway station canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9301080 — 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: Croston railway station Context triple: [Croston, hasRailwayStation, Croston railway station]
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A.
Crowhurst railway station
Crowhurst railway station is a small rural stop in East Sussex, England, serving the village of Crowhurst on the line between Tonbridge and Hastings.
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B.
Croy railway station
Croy railway station is a key commuter rail stop in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, serving the town of Croy and nearby Cumbernauld with frequent services to Glasgow and other destinations.
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C.
Royston railway station
Royston railway station is a key stop on the rail line between London and Cambridge, serving the town of Royston in Hertfordshire, England.
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D.
Lostock railway station
Lostock railway station is a suburban rail stop in Greater Manchester, England, serving the Lostock area with local and regional train services.
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E.
Godstone railway station
Godstone railway station is a small rural railway stop in Surrey, England, serving the village of Godstone and surrounding areas on the Oxted 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: Croston railway station Target entity description: Croston railway station is a small rural stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Croston on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
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A.
Crowhurst railway station
Crowhurst railway station is a small rural stop in East Sussex, England, serving the village of Crowhurst on the line between Tonbridge and Hastings.
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B.
Croy railway station
Croy railway station is a key commuter rail stop in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, serving the town of Croy and nearby Cumbernauld with frequent services to Glasgow and other destinations.
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C.
Royston railway station
Royston railway station is a key stop on the rail line between London and Cambridge, serving the town of Royston in Hertfordshire, England.
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D.
Lostock railway station
Lostock railway station is a suburban rail stop in Greater Manchester, England, serving the Lostock area with local and regional train services.
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E.
Godstone railway station
Godstone railway station is a small rural railway stop in Surrey, England, serving the village of Godstone and surrounding areas on the Oxted line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway station in England ⓘ |
| category | National Rail station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Northern Trains area ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Croston village ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
basic passenger facilities
ⓘ
step-free access to platforms ⓘ timetable information ⓘ unstaffed station ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasLinguisticContext | English language signage ⓘ |
| hasStructure | two side platforms ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | ticket machine ⓘ |
| line | Ormskirk–Preston line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Croston
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea |
Borough of Chorley
ⓘ
linked to:
Chorley
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Preston–Ormskirk branch line
ⓘ
linked to:
Ormskirk–Preston line
|
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| near | River Yarrow ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platforms | 2 ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
National Rail network of Great Britain
ⓘ
linked to:
National Rail
|
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| safetySystem | standard UK railway signalling ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Northern Trains local services
ⓘ
linked to:
Northern Trains
|
| servedPlace | Croston ⓘ |
| serves | village of Croston ⓘ |
| servicePattern | local stopping services between Ormskirk and Preston ⓘ |
| setting | rural ⓘ |
| stationCode | CSO ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track at station ⓘ |
| usedFor | passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Croston railway station Description of subject: Croston railway station is a small rural stop in Lancashire, England, serving the village of Croston on the Ormskirk–Preston line.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.