Birmingham New Street – Walsall
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Birmingham New Street – Walsall is a regional rail service in England connecting Birmingham’s main central station with the town of Walsall in the West Midlands.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham New Street – Walsall canonical | 1 |
| Walsall–Birmingham New Street | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5834924 — 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: Birmingham New Street – Walsall Context triple: [London Midland, operatedRoute, Birmingham New Street – Walsall]
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A.
Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton
Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton is a key commuter and regional rail corridor in England’s West Midlands, linking central Birmingham with the city of Wolverhampton.
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B.
Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove
Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove is a regional rail service in England connecting central Birmingham with the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
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C.
Birmingham New Street to Redditch
Birmingham New Street to Redditch is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands, England, linking central Birmingham with the town of Redditch as part of the Cross-City Line.
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D.
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley is a suburban rail route in England connecting central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield via intermediate West Midlands commuter stations.
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E.
Birmingham New Street to Hereford
Birmingham New Street to Hereford is a regional rail passenger route in England linking the major city of Birmingham with the cathedral city of Hereford via intermediate West Midlands and Worcestershire stations.
- 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: Birmingham New Street – Walsall Target entity description: Birmingham New Street – Walsall is a regional rail service in England connecting Birmingham’s main central station with the town of Walsall in the West Midlands.
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A.
Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton
Birmingham New Street – Wolverhampton is a key commuter and regional rail corridor in England’s West Midlands, linking central Birmingham with the city of Wolverhampton.
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B.
Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove
Birmingham New Street to Bromsgrove is a regional rail service in England connecting central Birmingham with the town of Bromsgrove in Worcestershire.
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C.
Birmingham New Street to Redditch
Birmingham New Street to Redditch is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands, England, linking central Birmingham with the town of Redditch as part of the Cross-City Line.
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D.
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley
Birmingham New Street to Lichfield Trent Valley is a suburban rail route in England connecting central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield via intermediate West Midlands commuter stations.
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E.
Birmingham New Street to Hereford
Birmingham New Street to Hereford is a regional rail passenger route in England linking the major city of Birmingham with the cathedral city of Hereford via intermediate West Midlands and Worcestershire stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | passenger rail service ⓘ |
| brandName | West Midlands Railway ⓘ |
| category |
rail transport in the West Midlands
ⓘ
suburban rail service in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Birmingham ⓘ |
| connectsTown | Walsall ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| endStation | Walsall railway station ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
National Rail
ⓘ
West Midlands zonal and regional tickets accepted ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Birmingham New Street railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham New Street
Walsall railway station ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Midlands ⓘ |
| operatingPattern |
all-day service
ⓘ
weekdays and weekends ⓘ |
| operator |
West Midlands Trains
ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands Railway
|
| ownerOfInfrastructure | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | Cross-City and local services around Birmingham ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
commuter traffic
ⓘ
local passenger transport ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Birmingham suburban rail network
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham Cross-City Line
|
| regionServed |
West Midlands conurbation
ⓘ
linked to:
West Midlands
|
| rollingStock | electric multiple units ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Birmingham city centre
ⓘ
Walsall town centre ⓘ
linked to:
Walsall
|
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
stopping service ⓘ |
| startStation |
Birmingham New Street railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham New Street
|
| terminus |
Birmingham New Street railway station
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham New Street
Walsall railway station ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure |
Birmingham–Walsall railway line
ⓘ
linked to:
Birmingham–Walsall line
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Birmingham New Street – Walsall Description of subject: Birmingham New Street – Walsall is a regional rail service in England connecting Birmingham’s main central station with the town of Walsall in the West Midlands.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Birmingham New Street – Walsall