Whimple railway station
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Whimple railway station is a small rural stop on the West of England Main Line in Devon, England, serving the village of Whimple with local rail services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Whimple railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13149582 — 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: Whimple railway station Context triple: [Pinhoe railway station, adjacentStation, Whimple railway station]
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A.
Warminster railway station
Warminster railway station is a regional rail stop in Wiltshire, England, providing passenger services on routes between South Wales and the south coast of England.
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B.
Penmere railway station
Penmere railway station is a small suburban stop on the Maritime Line serving the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England.
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C.
Stonehouse railway station
Stonehouse railway station is a small railway stop in Gloucestershire, England, serving the town of Stonehouse on the regional route between Gloucester and Swindon.
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D.
Kingham railway station
Kingham railway station is a rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Kingham and surrounding Cotswold communities on the Cotswold Line.
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E.
Holytown railway station
Holytown railway station is a small suburban rail stop in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing local and regional passenger services on the Argyle and Shotts lines.
- 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: Whimple railway station Target entity description: Whimple railway station is a small rural stop on the West of England Main Line in Devon, England, serving the village of Whimple with local rail services.
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A.
Warminster railway station
Warminster railway station is a regional rail stop in Wiltshire, England, providing passenger services on routes between South Wales and the south coast of England.
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B.
Penmere railway station
Penmere railway station is a small suburban stop on the Maritime Line serving the town of Falmouth in Cornwall, England.
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C.
Stonehouse railway station
Stonehouse railway station is a small railway stop in Gloucestershire, England, serving the town of Stonehouse on the regional route between Gloucester and Swindon.
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D.
Kingham railway station
Kingham railway station is a rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Kingham and surrounding Cotswold communities on the Cotswold Line.
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E.
Holytown railway station
Holytown railway station is a small suburban rail stop in North Lanarkshire, Scotland, providing local and regional passenger services on the Argyle and Shotts lines.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway station
ⓘ
railway station in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| adjacentStation |
Feniton railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pinhoe railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bicycleFacilities | cycle storage available ⓘ |
| category | DfT category F2 station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Exeter suburban area ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
British Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London and South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | road access from Whimple village ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
car park
ⓘ
help point ⓘ passenger information screens ⓘ small rural station building ⓘ step-free access ⓘ ticket machine ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasStructure | two side platforms ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | unstaffed station with self-service ticketing ⓘ |
| lineDistanceFrom | approximately 10 miles east of Exeter St Davids ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
East Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
Whimple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnLine | West of England Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyLandmark | village of Whimple ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1860 ⓘ |
| operator | South Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parkingAvailability | limited parking ⓘ |
| passengerInformation | automated announcements ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| region | West of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
CCTV coverage
ⓘ
lighting on platforms ⓘ |
| servedPlace | Whimple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceDirection |
eastbound services towards Honiton
ⓘ
eastbound services towards London Waterloo ⓘ eastbound services towards Salisbury ⓘ westbound services to Exeter St Davids ⓘ |
| serviceType | local stopping services ⓘ |
| stationCode | WHM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ticketOffice | no permanent ticket office ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usage | primarily serves local and commuter traffic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Whimple railway station Description of subject: Whimple railway station is a small rural stop on the West of England Main Line in Devon, England, serving the village of Whimple with local rail services.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.