Clacton-on-Sea railway station
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Clacton-on-Sea railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, providing passenger services to and from London and surrounding areas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Clacton-on-Sea railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2691163 — 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: Clacton-on-Sea railway station Context triple: [Clacton-on-Sea, hasTransport, Clacton-on-Sea railway station]
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A.
Southend Victoria railway station
Southend Victoria railway station is a mainline terminus in Southend-on-Sea, England, providing regular rail services to London and other destinations.
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B.
Great Yarmouth railway station
Great Yarmouth railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, providing regional services to destinations such as Norwich.
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C.
Southend Airport railway station
Southend Airport railway station is a rail stop in Essex, England that provides direct train access between London and London Southend Airport.
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D.
Ramsgate railway station
Ramsgate railway station is a mainline rail hub in the town of Ramsgate, Kent, providing regional and national train services including routes to London and other parts of southeast England.
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E.
Southend Central railway station
Southend Central railway station is a mainline railway station serving the coastal town of Southend-on-Sea, providing key commuter and regional rail links to London and other parts of Essex.
- 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: Clacton-on-Sea railway station Target entity description: Clacton-on-Sea railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, providing passenger services to and from London and surrounding areas.
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A.
Southend Victoria railway station
Southend Victoria railway station is a mainline terminus in Southend-on-Sea, England, providing regular rail services to London and other destinations.
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B.
Great Yarmouth railway station
Great Yarmouth railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk, England, providing regional services to destinations such as Norwich.
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C.
Southend Airport railway station
Southend Airport railway station is a rail stop in Essex, England that provides direct train access between London and London Southend Airport.
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D.
Ramsgate railway station
Ramsgate railway station is a mainline rail hub in the town of Ramsgate, Kent, providing regional and national train services including routes to London and other parts of southeast England.
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E.
Southend Central railway station
Southend Central railway station is a mainline railway station serving the coastal town of Southend-on-Sea, providing key commuter and regional rail links to London and other parts of Essex.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail terminus
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondonLiverpoolStreet |
approximately 111 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 69 miles ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 25 kV AC overhead ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone A (local designation, not London fare zones) ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
CCTV
ⓘ
bus interchange nearby ⓘ car park ⓘ customer help point ⓘ cycle storage ⓘ step-free access (partial or full) ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Platform 1
ⓘ
Platform 2 ⓘ Platform 3 ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo |
Chelmsford (via connections)
ⓘ
Colchester ⓘ London Liverpool Street ⓘ Thorpe-le-Soken ⓘ Wivenhoe ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
commuter services
ⓘ
regional services ⓘ |
| isTerminusFor |
services from Colchester
ⓘ
services from London Liverpool Street ⓘ |
| laterManagedBy |
British Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
British Railways
Great Eastern Railway ⓘ London and North Eastern Railway ⓘ |
| line | Sunshine Coast Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clacton-on-Sea
ⓘ
East of England ⓘ Essex ⓘ Tendring district ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Clacton-on-Sea
ⓘ
surface form:
Clacton-on-Sea seafront
Clacton-on-Sea ⓘ
surface form:
Clacton-on-Sea town centre
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 3 ⓘ |
| opened | 1882 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Clacton-on-Sea Railway ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Greater Anglia ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| serves |
Clacton-on-Sea
ⓘ
seaside resort of Clacton-on-Sea ⓘ |
| stationCode | CLT ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Sunshine Coast Line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clacton-on-Sea railway station Description of subject: Clacton-on-Sea railway station is the main rail terminus serving the seaside town of Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, England, providing passenger services to and from London and surrounding areas.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.