Rishikesh railway station
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Rishikesh railway station is a small railhead in Uttarakhand, India, serving as a gateway for pilgrims and tourists visiting the Himalayan town of Rishikesh and nearby religious and adventure destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rishikesh railway station canonical | 5 |
| Yog Nagri Rishikesh railway station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9821629 — 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: Rishikesh railway station Context triple: [Rishikesh, hasRailwayStation, Rishikesh railway station]
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A.
Roorkee railway station
Roorkee railway station is a key rail transit hub in Uttarakhand, India, serving the city of Roorkee and connecting it to major destinations across the region and country.
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B.
Shimla railway station
Shimla railway station is a historic hill railway terminus in Himachal Pradesh, India, serving as the endpoint of the UNESCO-listed Kalka–Shimla Railway.
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C.
Dehradun railway station
Dehradun railway station is a major rail terminus in Uttarakhand, India, serving as the primary gateway to the city of Dehradun and nearby Himalayan destinations.
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D.
Haridwar Junction
Haridwar Junction is a major railway station in Uttarakhand, India, serving as a key transit hub for pilgrims and travelers visiting the holy city of Haridwar and the surrounding region.
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E.
Jammu Tawi railway station
Jammu Tawi railway station is a major rail hub in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, serving as the primary gateway connecting Jammu with the rest of the country.
- 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: Rishikesh railway station Target entity description: Rishikesh railway station is a small railhead in Uttarakhand, India, serving as a gateway for pilgrims and tourists visiting the Himalayan town of Rishikesh and nearby religious and adventure destinations.
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A.
Roorkee railway station
Roorkee railway station is a key rail transit hub in Uttarakhand, India, serving the city of Roorkee and connecting it to major destinations across the region and country.
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B.
Shimla railway station
Shimla railway station is a historic hill railway terminus in Himachal Pradesh, India, serving as the endpoint of the UNESCO-listed Kalka–Shimla Railway.
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C.
Dehradun railway station
Dehradun railway station is a major rail terminus in Uttarakhand, India, serving as the primary gateway to the city of Dehradun and nearby Himalayan destinations.
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D.
Haridwar Junction
Haridwar Junction is a major railway station in Uttarakhand, India, serving as a key transit hub for pilgrims and travelers visiting the holy city of Haridwar and the surrounding region.
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E.
Jammu Tawi railway station
Jammu Tawi railway station is a major rail hub in the Indian Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir, serving as the primary gateway connecting Jammu with the rest of the country.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Railways station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
Haridwar Junction railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Haridwar Junction
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| distanceFrom |
about 230 km from New Delhi railway station
ⓘ
about 25 km from Haridwar Junction railway station ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| hasApproxElevation | about 372 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacilities |
basic passenger amenities
ⓘ
ticket booking counters ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasNearbyBusConnectivity | Rishikesh bus stands ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | RKSH ⓘ |
| isTerminalFor |
Rishikesh branch line
ⓘ
linked to:
Moradabad–Rishikesh line
|
| locatedIn | Rishikesh ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Dehradun district
ⓘ
Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
Garhwal region
ⓘ
linked to:
Garhwal
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| mapLocation |
Uttarakhand, India
ⓘ
linked to:
Uttarakhand
|
| nearbyRiver | Ganges ⓘ |
| openedForService | 20th century ⓘ |
| operator | Indian Railways ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Indian Railways ⓘ |
| platformCount | 3 ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
gateway for pilgrims
ⓘ
gateway for tourists ⓘ |
| railwayDivision | Moradabad railway division ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Rishikesh–Haridwar line ⓘ |
| railwayZone | Northern Railway zone ⓘ |
| serves | Rishikesh ⓘ |
| servesAsGatewayTo |
Char Dham region
ⓘ
linked to:
Char Dham region of Uttarakhand
Himalayan region of Garhwal ⓘ
linked to:
Himalayan region
Himalayan town of Rishikesh ⓘ adventure tourism destinations in Uttarakhand ⓘ pilgrimage destinations in Uttarakhand ⓘ |
| servesNearbyDestination |
Himalayan trekking routes starting near Rishikesh
ⓘ
Laxman Jhula area ⓘ Ram Jhula area ⓘ rafting locations on the Ganges near Rishikesh ⓘ yoga and meditation centres in Rishikesh ⓘ |
| servesPilgrimageSeasonTraffic | yes ⓘ |
| servesTrafficType |
express trains
ⓘ
passenger trains ⓘ |
| structureType | standard on-ground station ⓘ |
| trackCount | 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rishikesh railway station Description of subject: Rishikesh railway station is a small railhead in Uttarakhand, India, serving as a gateway for pilgrims and tourists visiting the Himalayan town of Rishikesh and nearby religious and adventure destinations.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Rishikesh railway station