Metrolink South Manchester Line
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The Metrolink South Manchester Line is a light rail route on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network that connects central Manchester with several suburbs to the south of the city.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Metrolink South Manchester Line canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1917308 — 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: Metrolink South Manchester Line Context triple: [Firswood tram stop, servedByLine, Metrolink South Manchester Line]
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A.
Bury Metrolink line
The Bury Metrolink line is a light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Bury and central Manchester as part of the city’s Metrolink tram network.
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B.
Cornbrook–Manchester Airport Metrolink route
The Cornbrook–Manchester Airport Metrolink route is a light-rail line on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network that connects the city’s Cornbrook interchange with Manchester Airport, serving several suburbs and key stops along the way.
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C.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
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D.
Eccles Line of the Manchester Metrolink
The Eccles Line of the Manchester Metrolink is a light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs from Manchester city centre to the suburb of Eccles, serving several Salford communities along the way.
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E.
Trafford Park Line
The Trafford Park Line is a light rail route on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network that serves key destinations including the Trafford Centre and the Trafford Park industrial area.
- 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: Metrolink South Manchester Line Target entity description: The Metrolink South Manchester Line is a light rail route on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network that connects central Manchester with several suburbs to the south of the city.
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A.
Bury Metrolink line
The Bury Metrolink line is a light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Bury and central Manchester as part of the city’s Metrolink tram network.
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B.
Cornbrook–Manchester Airport Metrolink route
The Cornbrook–Manchester Airport Metrolink route is a light-rail line on Greater Manchester’s Metrolink network that connects the city’s Cornbrook interchange with Manchester Airport, serving several suburbs and key stops along the way.
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C.
Manchester–Bury line
The Manchester–Bury line was a former railway route in Greater Manchester, England, that connected Manchester with the town of Bury and served several intermediate communities.
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D.
Eccles Line of the Manchester Metrolink
The Eccles Line of the Manchester Metrolink is a light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs from Manchester city centre to the suburb of Eccles, serving several Salford communities along the way.
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E.
Trafford Park Line
The Trafford Park Line is a light rail route on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network that serves key destinations including the Trafford Centre and the Trafford Park industrial area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metrolink line
ⓘ
light rail line ⓘ |
| connects |
central Manchester
ⓘ
south Manchester suburbs ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metrolink zonal fares ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasMode | tram ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType |
Metrolink tram network
ⓘ
surface form:
Metrolink tram
|
| isPartOfTransportNetwork |
Greater Manchester public transport network
ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Manchester transport network
|
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ |
| network | Metrolink ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| publicTransportType | urban rail ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| servesCity | Manchester ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger ⓘ |
| systemType | light rail ⓘ |
| terminus | Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| usesTicketingSystem |
contactless payment
ⓘ
paper tickets ⓘ smartcard ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metrolink South Manchester Line Description of subject: The Metrolink South Manchester Line is a light rail route on Greater Manchester's Metrolink network that connects central Manchester with several suburbs to the south of the city.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.