Paignton railway station
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Paignton railway station is a coastal railway terminus in the town of Paignton in Devon, England, serving as a key transport hub for the Torbay area and a gateway to nearby seaside attractions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paignton railway station canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5788799 — 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: Paignton railway station Context triple: [Torbay, hasRailwayStation, Paignton railway station]
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A.
Torquay railway station
Torquay railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside resort town of Torquay in Devon, England, providing regional and intercity connections along the Riviera Line.
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B.
Penzance railway station
Penzance railway station is a major terminus in Cornwall, England, known as the westernmost mainline railway station in Great Britain.
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C.
Weston-super-Mare railway station
Weston-super-Mare railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England, providing regional and intercity connections.
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D.
Liskeard railway station
Liskeard railway station is a key stop in Cornwall, England, serving the town of Liskeard and acting as an interchange between mainline services and the Looe Valley branch line.
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E.
Bodmin Parkway railway station
Bodmin Parkway railway station is a rural rail stop in Cornwall, England, serving as the main rail access point for the town of Bodmin and nearby attractions such as Bodmin & Wenford Railway and Bodmin Moor.
- 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: Paignton railway station Target entity description: Paignton railway station is a coastal railway terminus in the town of Paignton in Devon, England, serving as a key transport hub for the Torbay area and a gateway to nearby seaside attractions.
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A.
Torquay railway station
Torquay railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside resort town of Torquay in Devon, England, providing regional and intercity connections along the Riviera Line.
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B.
Penzance railway station
Penzance railway station is a major terminus in Cornwall, England, known as the westernmost mainline railway station in Great Britain.
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C.
Weston-super-Mare railway station
Weston-super-Mare railway station is the main rail hub serving the seaside town of Weston-super-Mare in North Somerset, England, providing regional and intercity connections.
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D.
Liskeard railway station
Liskeard railway station is a key stop in Cornwall, England, serving the town of Liskeard and acting as an interchange between mainline services and the Looe Valley branch line.
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E.
Bodmin Parkway railway station
Bodmin Parkway railway station is a rural rail stop in Cornwall, England, serving as the main rail access point for the town of Bodmin and nearby attractions such as Bodmin & Wenford Railway and Bodmin Moor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Paignton Queens Park railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paignton and Dartmouth Steam Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | D ⓘ |
| function | transport hub for Torbay ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation |
Torquay railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torre railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus connections
ⓘ
car park ⓘ step-free access ⓘ taxi rank ⓘ ticket machines ⓘ ticket office ⓘ toilets ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern |
inter-regional services to Birmingham New Street
ⓘ
inter-regional services to Manchester Piccadilly ⓘ local stopping services to Exeter St Davids ⓘ services to Exmouth via Exeter ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
canopies
ⓘ
station building ⓘ |
| laterOperator |
British Railways Western Region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ Paignton NERFINISHED ⓘ Torbay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Riviera Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Torbay branch line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearby |
Paignton Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paignton Pier NERFINISHED ⓘ Paignton seafront NERFINISHED ⓘ Paignton town centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1859 ⓘ |
| originalOperator | Dartmouth and Torbay Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 3 ⓘ |
| railwayNetwork | National Rail ⓘ |
| servedBy |
CrossCountry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | PGN NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminusFor |
CrossCountry services from the Midlands and North
ⓘ
Riviera Line services ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paignton railway station Description of subject: Paignton railway station is a coastal railway terminus in the town of Paignton in Devon, England, serving as a key transport hub for the Torbay area and a gateway to nearby seaside attractions.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.