Folkestone Central railway station
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Folkestone Central railway station is a mainline railway station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed rail services connecting the town with London and other destinations.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folkestone Central railway station canonical | 6 |
| Folkestone passenger railway station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3897085 — 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: Folkestone Central railway station Context triple: [Folkestone, hasTransport, Folkestone Central railway station]
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A.
Fareham railway station
Fareham railway station is a key rail hub in Hampshire, England, providing regional and long-distance services, including routes between the South Coast and major cities such as London and Cardiff.
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B.
Hastings railway station
Hastings railway station is a major railway hub in the seaside town of Hastings in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services on several lines connecting to London and other destinations.
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C.
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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D.
Eastbourne railway station
Eastbourne railway station is the main railway terminus serving the seaside resort town of Eastbourne in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services.
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E.
Severn Beach railway station
Severn Beach railway station is a coastal rail station in South Gloucestershire, England, serving the village of Severn Beach near the Severn Estuary.
- 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: Folkestone Central railway station Target entity description: Folkestone Central railway station is a mainline railway station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed rail services connecting the town with London and other destinations.
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A.
Fareham railway station
Fareham railway station is a key rail hub in Hampshire, England, providing regional and long-distance services, including routes between the South Coast and major cities such as London and Cardiff.
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B.
Hastings railway station
Hastings railway station is a major railway hub in the seaside town of Hastings in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services on several lines connecting to London and other destinations.
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C.
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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D.
Eastbourne railway station
Eastbourne railway station is the main railway terminus serving the seaside resort town of Eastbourne in East Sussex, England, providing regional and commuter services.
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E.
Severn Beach railway station
Severn Beach railway station is a coastal rail station in South Gloucestershire, England, serving the village of Severn Beach near the Severn Estuary.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category | DfT category C2 station ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Ashford International railway station
ⓘ
Canterbury West railway station ⓘ Dover Priory railway station ⓘ Folkestone West railway station ⓘ London Charing Cross ⓘ London St Pancras International ⓘ Margate railway station ⓘ Ramsgate railway station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromLondonCharingCross | approximately 69 miles ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | not in London fare zones ⓘ |
| formerName | Cheriton Arch ⓘ |
| gridReference | TR 227 361 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus connections nearby
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car park ⓘ cycle storage ⓘ step-free access (partial) ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting rooms ⓘ |
| hasPassengerUsage | over 1 million entries and exits per year (approximate, varies by year) ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
Platform 1
ⓘ
Platform 2 ⓘ |
| hasService |
high-speed rail services
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regional rail services ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern |
high-speed services to London St Pancras
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semi-fast services ⓘ stopping services ⓘ |
| isOnRoute |
London to Dover main line
ⓘ
surface form:
London–Dover main line
|
| locatedIn |
England
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Folkestone ⓘ Kent ⓘ |
| managedBy | Southeastern ⓘ |
| near |
Folkestone Harbour Arm
ⓘ
surface form:
Folkestone Harbour
Folkestone town centre shopping area ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1884 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| railwayLine | South Eastern Main Line ⓘ |
| servedBy | Southeastern ⓘ |
| serves |
Folkestone seafront area
ⓘ
Folkestone ⓘ
surface form:
Folkestone town centre
|
| stationCode | FKC ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Folkestone Central railway station Description of subject: Folkestone Central railway station is a mainline railway station in Folkestone, Kent, providing regional and high-speed rail services connecting the town with London and other destinations.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Folkestone
this entity surface form:
Folkestone passenger railway station