Kirkby Stephen railway station
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Kirkby Stephen railway station is a historic rural station in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Kirkby Stephen on the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kirkby Stephen railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5372394 — 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: Kirkby Stephen railway station Context triple: [Settle–Carlisle line, hasStation, Kirkby Stephen railway station]
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A.
Kirkby railway station
Kirkby railway station is a local rail stop in Kirkby, Merseyside, England, serving as a terminus and interchange point on the regional rail network.
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B.
Workington railway station
Workington railway station is a coastal rail stop in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Workington on the Cumbrian Coast Line with regional passenger services.
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C.
Ribblehead railway station
Ribblehead railway station is a rural stop on England’s historic Settle–Carlisle railway line, known for its proximity to the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire.
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D.
Windermere railway station
Windermere railway station is the terminus of the Windermere branch line in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Windermere in the Lake District.
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E.
Wedgemere station
Wedgemere station is a commuter rail stop on the MBTA Lowell Line serving the town of Winchester, Massachusetts.
- 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: Kirkby Stephen railway station Target entity description: Kirkby Stephen railway station is a historic rural station in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Kirkby Stephen on the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
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A.
Kirkby railway station
Kirkby railway station is a local rail stop in Kirkby, Merseyside, England, serving as a terminus and interchange point on the regional rail network.
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B.
Workington railway station
Workington railway station is a coastal rail stop in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Workington on the Cumbrian Coast Line with regional passenger services.
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C.
Ribblehead railway station
Ribblehead railway station is a rural stop on England’s historic Settle–Carlisle railway line, known for its proximity to the iconic Ribblehead Viaduct in North Yorkshire.
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D.
Windermere railway station
Windermere railway station is the terminus of the Windermere branch line in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Windermere in the Lake District.
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E.
Wedgemere station
Wedgemere station is a commuter rail stop on the MBTA Lowell Line serving the town of Winchester, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentStationOnLine |
Appleby railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garsdale railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| architect | John Holloway Sanders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | rural station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFromCarlisle | approximately 41 miles ⓘ |
| distanceFromLeeds | approximately 61 miles ⓘ |
| distanceFromTownCentre | approximately 1.5 miles ⓘ |
| fareZone | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | NY 761 066 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
car park
ⓘ
footbridge ⓘ partial step-free access ⓘ step-free access to southbound platform ⓘ ticket machine ⓘ waiting shelters ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed building ⓘ |
| hasInformationSystems |
automated announcements
ⓘ
customer information screens ⓘ timetable posters ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | regular services between Leeds and Carlisle ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | self-service ticket machine ⓘ |
| knownFor |
heritage architecture
ⓘ
scenic rural location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cumbria
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Settle–Carlisle railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| near | Kirkby Stephen town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1876 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1 May 1876 ⓘ |
| operator | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| originalCompany | Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 2 ⓘ |
| postGroupingCompany | London, Midland and Scottish Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| preGroupingCompany | Midland Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwayLine | Settle–Carlisle line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| safetySystem | CCTV ⓘ |
| servedBy |
Leeds–Carlisle services
ⓘ
Leeds–Glasgow services (some trains) ⓘ |
| serves | Kirkby Stephen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | KSW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | unstaffed ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirkby Stephen railway station Description of subject: Kirkby Stephen railway station is a historic rural station in Cumbria, England, serving the town of Kirkby Stephen on the scenic Settle–Carlisle railway.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.