Makurdi railway station
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Makurdi railway station is a train station serving the city of Makurdi in Benue State, Nigeria, as part of the country’s railway network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Makurdi railway station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4802429 — 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: Makurdi railway station Context triple: [Makurdi, hasRailwayStation, Makurdi railway station]
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A.
Lagos railway station
Lagos railway station is a railway terminus in the coastal city of Lagos, Portugal, serving as the western endpoint of the Algarve line and a key hub for regional passenger services.
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B.
Makurdi Airport
Makurdi Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Makurdi and its surrounding region in central Nigeria.
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C.
Onitsha Bridge Head
Onitsha Bridge Head is a major transport and commercial hub at the eastern end of the Niger River crossing in Onitsha, Nigeria, serving as a key gateway between eastern and western parts of the country.
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D.
Makurdi
Makurdi is the capital city of Benue State in central Nigeria, serving as an important administrative and commercial hub in the region.
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E.
Bauchi
Bauchi is a prominent city in northeastern Nigeria that serves as the capital of Bauchi State and a key commercial and administrative center in the region.
- 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: Makurdi railway station Target entity description: Makurdi railway station is a train station serving the city of Makurdi in Benue State, Nigeria, as part of the country’s railway network.
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A.
Lagos railway station
Lagos railway station is a railway terminus in the coastal city of Lagos, Portugal, serving as the western endpoint of the Algarve line and a key hub for regional passenger services.
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B.
Makurdi Airport
Makurdi Airport is a domestic airport serving the city of Makurdi and its surrounding region in central Nigeria.
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C.
Onitsha Bridge Head
Onitsha Bridge Head is a major transport and commercial hub at the eastern end of the Niger River crossing in Onitsha, Nigeria, serving as a key gateway between eastern and western parts of the country.
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D.
Makurdi
Makurdi is the capital city of Benue State in central Nigeria, serving as an important administrative and commercial hub in the region.
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E.
Bauchi
Bauchi is a prominent city in northeastern Nigeria that serves as the capital of Bauchi State and a key commercial and administrative center in the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| connectsTo | other Nigerian cities by rail ⓘ |
| continent | Africa ⓘ |
| country | Nigeria ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | West Africa ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | ground-level station ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Makurdi ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Benue State
ⓘ
North Central Nigeria ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Benue River ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Nigerian railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Nigerian Railway Corporation
|
| namedAfter | Makurdi ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Nigerian Railway Corporation ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Nigerian government
ⓘ
linked to:
Government of Nigeria
|
| partOf |
Nigerian railway system
ⓘ
linked to:
Nigerian Railway Corporation
|
| publicTransport | yes ⓘ |
| serves | city of Makurdi ⓘ |
| servesRegion |
Benue State
ⓘ
Middle Belt region of Nigeria ⓘ
linked to:
North Central Nigeria
|
| transportType | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity rail services
ⓘ
regional rail services ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Makurdi railway station Description of subject: Makurdi railway station is a train station serving the city of Makurdi in Benue State, Nigeria, as part of the country’s railway network.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.