Glasgow–Helensburgh route
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The Glasgow–Helensburgh route is a suburban railway line in western Scotland that connects Glasgow with the coastal town of Helensburgh, serving communities along the north bank of the River Clyde.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Glasgow–Helensburgh route canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12957067 — 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: Glasgow–Helensburgh route Context triple: [Cardross railway station, locatedOnRailwayCorridor, Glasgow–Helensburgh route]
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A.
Glasgow–Carlisle route
The Glasgow–Carlisle route is a major transport corridor in the United Kingdom linking Glasgow in Scotland with Carlisle in England, carrying significant long-distance road traffic between central Scotland and northern England.
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B.
Ayr–Stranraer line
The Ayr–Stranraer line is a railway route in southwest Scotland linking the coastal town of Ayr with the port of Stranraer, historically important for connections to Northern Ireland via ferry services.
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C.
Edinburgh–Dundee route
The Edinburgh–Dundee route is a major Scottish railway corridor linking the capital city Edinburgh with the city of Dundee via the east coast main line.
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D.
Dumfries–Stranraer line
The Dumfries–Stranraer line is a former railway route in southwest Scotland that connected the town of Dumfries with the port of Stranraer, historically serving as an important link for passenger and freight traffic, including ferry connections to Ireland.
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E.
Aberdeen–Glasgow rail route
The Aberdeen–Glasgow rail route is a major railway line in Scotland that connects the northeastern city of Aberdeen with Glasgow, passing through key towns and cities along the east coast and central belt.
- 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: Glasgow–Helensburgh route Target entity description: The Glasgow–Helensburgh route is a suburban railway line in western Scotland that connects Glasgow with the coastal town of Helensburgh, serving communities along the north bank of the River Clyde.
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A.
Glasgow–Carlisle route
The Glasgow–Carlisle route is a major transport corridor in the United Kingdom linking Glasgow in Scotland with Carlisle in England, carrying significant long-distance road traffic between central Scotland and northern England.
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B.
Ayr–Stranraer line
The Ayr–Stranraer line is a railway route in southwest Scotland linking the coastal town of Ayr with the port of Stranraer, historically important for connections to Northern Ireland via ferry services.
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C.
Edinburgh–Dundee route
The Edinburgh–Dundee route is a major Scottish railway corridor linking the capital city Edinburgh with the city of Dundee via the east coast main line.
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D.
Dumfries–Stranraer line
The Dumfries–Stranraer line is a former railway route in southwest Scotland that connected the town of Dumfries with the port of Stranraer, historically serving as an important link for passenger and freight traffic, including ferry connections to Ireland.
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E.
Aberdeen–Glasgow rail route
The Aberdeen–Glasgow rail route is a major railway line in Scotland that connects the northeastern city of Aberdeen with Glasgow, passing through key towns and cities along the east coast and central belt.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
passenger rail service
ⓘ
suburban railway line ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTown | Helensburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line electrification ⓘ |
| followsRiver | River Clyde NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerminusCity | Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerminusTown | Helensburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | western Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedOnContinent | Europe ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | Strathclyde suburban rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
commuter transport
ⓘ
regional passenger transport ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Argyll and Bute
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greater Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesBankOfRiver | north bank of the River Clyde ⓘ |
| servesCommunity | communities along the north bank of the River Clyde ⓘ |
| terminus |
Glasgow
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Helensburgh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
regional rail services
ⓘ
suburban rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glasgow–Helensburgh route Description of subject: The Glasgow–Helensburgh route is a suburban railway line in western Scotland that connects Glasgow with the coastal town of Helensburgh, serving communities along the north bank of the River Clyde.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.