Colombo – Matara
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Colombo – Matara is a major coastal railway route in Sri Lanka connecting the capital city Colombo with the southern city of Matara.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Colombo – Matara canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13697685 — 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: Colombo – Matara Context triple: [Kalutara South railway station, servesRoute, Colombo – Matara]
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A.
Galle
Galle is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era fort and long-standing role as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
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B.
Galle District
Galle District is a coastal administrative region in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, known for its historic city of Galle, colonial-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
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C.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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D.
Dematagoda
Dematagoda is a residential and commercial suburb within the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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E.
Dambulla
Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
- 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: Colombo – Matara Target entity description: Colombo – Matara is a major coastal railway route in Sri Lanka connecting the capital city Colombo with the southern city of Matara.
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A.
Galle
Galle is a historic coastal city in southern Sri Lanka renowned for its well-preserved colonial-era fort and long-standing role as a key Indian Ocean trading hub.
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B.
Galle District
Galle District is a coastal administrative region in Sri Lanka’s Southern Province, known for its historic city of Galle, colonial-era architecture, and maritime heritage.
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C.
Maharagama
Maharagama is a suburban city in the Colombo District of Sri Lanka, known as a densely populated residential and commercial hub within the Colombo metropolitan area.
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D.
Dematagoda
Dematagoda is a residential and commercial suburb within the city of Colombo, Sri Lanka.
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E.
Dambulla
Dambulla is a historic town in Sri Lanka best known for its UNESCO-listed cave temple complex featuring ancient Buddhist murals and statues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.