Guildford railway station
E102017
Guildford railway station is a major railway hub in Surrey, England, providing regional and commuter services on several key routes in the South Western rail network.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guildford railway station canonical | 26 |
| Guildford railway station on North Downs Line | 1 |
| Guildford station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T831779 — 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: Guildford railway station Context triple: [Woking railway station, connectsTo, Guildford railway station]
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A.
Basingstoke railway station
Basingstoke railway station is a major railway hub in Hampshire, England, serving as an important junction on routes between London, the South Coast, and the West of England.
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B.
Greenwich railway station
Greenwich railway station is a key National Rail and Docklands Light Railway interchange in southeast London serving the historic Maritime Greenwich area and providing commuter links into central London and beyond.
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C.
Beaconsfield station
Beaconsfield station is a light rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line D branch serving the Brookline area near Boston.
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D.
Cambridge South railway station
Cambridge South railway station is a planned rail stop intended to serve the southern area of Cambridge, including major research and healthcare facilities on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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E.
Esher railway station
Esher railway station is a suburban rail station in Surrey, England, serving the town of Esher and providing convenient access to nearby Sandown Park Racecourse.
- 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: Guildford railway station Target entity description: Guildford railway station is a major railway hub in Surrey, England, providing regional and commuter services on several key routes in the South Western rail network.
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A.
Basingstoke railway station
Basingstoke railway station is a major railway hub in Hampshire, England, serving as an important junction on routes between London, the South Coast, and the West of England.
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B.
Greenwich railway station
Greenwich railway station is a key National Rail and Docklands Light Railway interchange in southeast London serving the historic Maritime Greenwich area and providing commuter links into central London and beyond.
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C.
Beaconsfield station
Beaconsfield station is a light rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Green Line D branch serving the Brookline area near Boston.
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D.
Cambridge South railway station
Cambridge South railway station is a planned rail stop intended to serve the southern area of Cambridge, including major research and healthcare facilities on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus.
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E.
Esher railway station
Esher railway station is a suburban rail station in Surrey, England, serving the town of Esher and providing convenient access to nearby Sandown Park Racecourse.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Aldershot railway station
ⓘ
Ascot railway station ⓘ Farnham railway station ⓘ Gatwick Airport (via North Downs Line connections) ⓘ
linked to:
Gatwick Airport
London Waterloo ⓘ
linked to:
London Waterloo railway station
Portsmouth Harbour ⓘ Reading railway station ⓘ Redhill railway station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 30 miles from London Waterloo ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | outside London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
British Rail
ⓘ
London and South Western Railway ⓘ Southern Railway (UK) historical company ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Railway (UK)
|
| hasFacility |
bus interchange nearby
ⓘ
car park ⓘ cycle parking ⓘ step-free access (partial or via lifts/ramps) ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Platform 1
ⓘ
Platform 2 ⓘ Platform 3 ⓘ Platform 4 ⓘ Platform 5 ⓘ |
| hasStationBuilding | main concourse on town side ⓘ |
| isMajorHubFor |
South Western Railway network in Surrey
ⓘ
linked to:
South Western Railway
|
| locatedIn |
Guildford
ⓘ
South East England ⓘ Surrey ⓘ |
| managedBy | South Western Railway ⓘ |
| near |
Guildford town centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Guildford
River Wey in Guildford ⓘ
linked to:
River Wey
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 5 ⓘ |
| onLine |
Ascot to Guildford Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Ascot to Guildford line
New Guildford Line ⓘ North Downs Line ⓘ Portsmouth Direct Line ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| openingYearApprox | 1840s ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Great Western Railway
ⓘ
South Western Railway ⓘ |
| stationCode | GLD ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guildford railway station Description of subject: Guildford railway station is a major railway hub in Surrey, England, providing regional and commuter services on several key routes in the South Western rail network.
Referenced by (28)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Guildford railway station
subject linked to:
Portsmouth Direct Line railway
linked to: Guildford railway station