Ayr–Girvan line
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The Ayr–Girvan line is a railway route in southwest Scotland linking the coastal towns of Ayr and Girvan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ayr–Girvan line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4406355 — 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: Ayr–Girvan line Context triple: [Glasgow and South Western Railway, operatedRoute, Ayr–Girvan line]
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A.
Glasgow–Dundee line
The Glasgow–Dundee line is a major Scottish railway route connecting Glasgow with Dundee via key intermediate cities such as Stirling and Perth.
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B.
Glasgow–Kilmarnock–Dumfries–Carlisle line
The Glasgow–Kilmarnock–Dumfries–Carlisle line is a major railway route in southwest Scotland and northern England that connects Glasgow with Carlisle via Kilmarnock and Dumfries.
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C.
Dumfries–Stranraer line
The Dumfries–Stranraer line is a former railway route in southwest Scotland that connected the town of Dumfries with the port of Stranraer, historically serving as an important link for passenger and freight traffic, including ferry connections to Ireland.
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D.
Glasgow–Stirling–Dunblane line
The Glasgow–Stirling–Dunblane line is a key Scottish railway route connecting Glasgow with the cities of Stirling and Dunblane, serving commuter and regional passenger traffic in central Scotland.
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E.
Edinburgh–Dunblane Line
The Edinburgh–Dunblane Line is a key Scottish railway route providing suburban and intercity passenger services between Edinburgh and the town of Dunblane via central Scotland.
- 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: Ayr–Girvan line Target entity description: The Ayr–Girvan line is a railway route in southwest Scotland linking the coastal towns of Ayr and Girvan.
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A.
Glasgow–Dundee line
The Glasgow–Dundee line is a major Scottish railway route connecting Glasgow with Dundee via key intermediate cities such as Stirling and Perth.
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B.
Glasgow–Kilmarnock–Dumfries–Carlisle line
The Glasgow–Kilmarnock–Dumfries–Carlisle line is a major railway route in southwest Scotland and northern England that connects Glasgow with Carlisle via Kilmarnock and Dumfries.
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C.
Dumfries–Stranraer line
The Dumfries–Stranraer line is a former railway route in southwest Scotland that connected the town of Dumfries with the port of Stranraer, historically serving as an important link for passenger and freight traffic, including ferry connections to Ireland.
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D.
Glasgow–Stirling–Dunblane line
The Glasgow–Stirling–Dunblane line is a key Scottish railway route connecting Glasgow with the cities of Stirling and Dunblane, serving commuter and regional passenger traffic in central Scotland.
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E.
Edinburgh–Dunblane Line
The Edinburgh–Dunblane Line is a key Scottish railway route providing suburban and intercity passenger services between Edinburgh and the town of Dunblane via central Scotland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railway line
ⓘ
railway route ⓘ |
| connects |
Ayr
ⓘ
Girvan ⓘ |
| country | Scotland ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| followsCoastOf | Firth of Clyde ⓘ |
| hasGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | southwest Scotland ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | South Ayrshire ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Ayr
ⓘ
Girvan ⓘ |
| partOf |
Scottish railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Scottish rail network
|
| region | Ayrshire ⓘ |
| serves | coastal towns of Ayrshire ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ayr
ⓘ
Girvan ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | predominantly single track ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight rail transport
ⓘ
passenger rail transport ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ayr–Girvan line Description of subject: The Ayr–Girvan line is a railway route in southwest Scotland linking the coastal towns of Ayr and Girvan.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.