Glenfinnan railway station
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Glenfinnan railway station is a rural stop in the Scottish Highlands, best known for its proximity to the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct on the scenic route between Fort William and Mallaig.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Glenfinnan railway station canonical | 1 |
| Glenfinnan signal box | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4062769 — 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: Glenfinnan railway station Context triple: [West Highland Line, hasStation, Glenfinnan railway station]
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A.
Lochgelly railway station
Lochgelly railway station is a local rail stop in the town of Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes.
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B.
Oban railway station
Oban railway station is the terminus of the scenic West Highland Line in western Scotland, serving the coastal town of Oban and acting as a key gateway for travelers to the Hebridean islands.
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C.
Gourock railway station
Gourock railway station is a coastal terminus on the Inverclyde Line in Inverclyde, Scotland, serving the town of Gourock and providing rail connections to Glasgow and nearby ferry services.
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D.
Burntisland railway station
Burntisland railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes including the Fife Circle.
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E.
Portlethen railway station
Portlethen railway station is a small stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, providing local and regional passenger services between Aberdeen and nearby towns.
- 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: Glenfinnan railway station Target entity description: Glenfinnan railway station is a rural stop in the Scottish Highlands, best known for its proximity to the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct on the scenic route between Fort William and Mallaig.
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A.
Lochgelly railway station
Lochgelly railway station is a local rail stop in the town of Lochgelly, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes.
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B.
Oban railway station
Oban railway station is the terminus of the scenic West Highland Line in western Scotland, serving the coastal town of Oban and acting as a key gateway for travelers to the Hebridean islands.
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C.
Gourock railway station
Gourock railway station is a coastal terminus on the Inverclyde Line in Inverclyde, Scotland, serving the town of Gourock and providing rail connections to Glasgow and nearby ferry services.
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D.
Burntisland railway station
Burntisland railway station is a coastal railway stop in the town of Burntisland, Fife, Scotland, providing passenger services on regional routes including the Fife Circle.
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E.
Portlethen railway station
Portlethen railway station is a small stop on Scotland’s east coast rail network, providing local and regional passenger services between Aberdeen and nearby towns.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| between |
Fort William
ⓘ
Mallaig ⓘ |
| country |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone |
National Rail
ⓘ
surface form:
National Rail (Scotland)
|
| hasAccessibilityFeature | step-free access to platforms (via ramp) ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasBuilding | stone station building ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
car park
ⓘ
heritage displays ⓘ small museum ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasFootbridge | pedestrian footbridge ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | Category B listed building ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPassengerUsage | low ⓘ |
| hasPlatformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| hasScenicImportance | tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasShelter | platform shelters ⓘ |
| hasSignalBox |
Glenfinnan railway station
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Glenfinnan signal box
|
| hasStationCode | GLF ⓘ |
| hasStructure | island platform ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | ticket machine ⓘ |
| isRuralStation | true ⓘ |
| knownFor |
appearance in Harry Potter film locations (via nearby viaduct)
ⓘ
views of Glenfinnan Viaduct ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Glenfinnan
ⓘ
Highland council area ⓘ Lochaber ⓘ Scottish Highlands ⓘ |
| managedBy | ScotRail ⓘ |
| near |
Glenfinnan
ⓘ
surface form:
Glenfinnan Monument
Glenfinnan Viaduct ⓘ Loch Shiel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| onLine | West Highland Line ⓘ |
| openedBy | Mallaig Extension Railway ⓘ |
| openedOn | 1901-04-01 ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf |
West Highland Line railway
ⓘ
surface form:
West Highland Railway
|
| region | Highlands and Islands ⓘ |
| servedBy | ScotRail ⓘ |
| servedByService |
Glasgow Queen Street to Mallaig services
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort William–Mallaig passenger trains
Jacobite steam train service ⓘ
surface form:
The Jacobite steam train
|
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Glenfinnan railway station Description of subject: Glenfinnan railway station is a rural stop in the Scottish Highlands, best known for its proximity to the iconic Glenfinnan Viaduct on the scenic route between Fort William and Mallaig.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Glenfinnan signal box