Kirkham and Wesham railway station
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Kirkham and Wesham railway station is a local rail stop in Lancashire, England, serving the towns of Kirkham and Wesham with regional services between Preston and the Fylde coast.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kirkham and Wesham railway station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7943785 — 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: Kirkham and Wesham railway station Context triple: [Preston to Blackpool North line, hasStation, Kirkham and Wesham railway station]
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A.
Kingham railway station
Kingham railway station is a rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Kingham and surrounding Cotswold communities on the Cotswold Line.
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B.
Kirknewton railway station
Kirknewton railway station is a rural train station in the village of Kirknewton, Scotland, serving local and regional rail services in West Lothian.
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C.
Hucknall railway station
Hucknall railway station is a local rail stop in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England, providing regional train services and connections for the town’s residents and visitors.
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D.
Mirfield railway station
Mirfield railway station is a small commuter and regional rail station in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, served by trains connecting local towns and cities across the region.
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E.
Haltwhistle railway station
Haltwhistle railway station is a small rural station in Northumberland, England, serving the town of Haltwhistle on the route between Newcastle and Carlisle.
- 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: Kirkham and Wesham railway station Target entity description: Kirkham and Wesham railway station is a local rail stop in Lancashire, England, serving the towns of Kirkham and Wesham with regional services between Preston and the Fylde coast.
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A.
Kingham railway station
Kingham railway station is a rural train station in Oxfordshire, England, serving the village of Kingham and surrounding Cotswold communities on the Cotswold Line.
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B.
Kirknewton railway station
Kirknewton railway station is a rural train station in the village of Kirknewton, Scotland, serving local and regional rail services in West Lothian.
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C.
Hucknall railway station
Hucknall railway station is a local rail stop in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, England, providing regional train services and connections for the town’s residents and visitors.
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D.
Mirfield railway station
Mirfield railway station is a small commuter and regional rail station in Mirfield, West Yorkshire, England, served by trains connecting local towns and cities across the region.
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E.
Haltwhistle railway station
Haltwhistle railway station is a small rural station in Northumberland, England, serving the town of Haltwhistle on the route between Newcastle and Carlisle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
National Rail station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 7 miles west of Preston ⓘ |
| electrificationStatus | not electrified (diesel-operated services) ⓘ |
| fareZone | Northern Trains fare system ⓘ |
| formerName |
Kirkham
ⓘ
Kirkham and Wesham ⓘ
linked to:
Kirkham
|
| gridReference | OS grid reference SD 420 327 ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasCarPark | yes ⓘ |
| hasPlatform |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | frequent stopping services between Preston and the Fylde coast ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo |
Blackpool North
ⓘ
Blackpool South ⓘ Colne ⓘ Preston ⓘ York (via Preston on some services) ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | regional rail ⓘ |
| hasSignalBox | former junction signal box (now closed) ⓘ |
| hasStationCategory | DfT category E ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | KKM ⓘ |
| hasStepFreeAccess | yes ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasUpgrade |
new footbridge with lifts in late 2010s
ⓘ
platform remodelling in late 2010s ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| junctionFor |
Blackpool North branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Preston to Blackpool North line
Blackpool South branch ⓘ
linked to:
Blackpool South branch line
|
| lineTerminusFor | services to Blackpool South ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of Fylde
ⓘ
Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Kirkham town centre
ⓘ
linked to:
Kirkham
Wesham town centre ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Blackpool branch lines
ⓘ
Preston–Blackpool line ⓘ
linked to:
Preston to Blackpool North line
|
| managedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| nearbyMajorRoad |
A585 road
ⓘ
M55 motorway ⓘ |
| opened | 1840 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Northern Trains ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| platformCount | 3 ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| serves |
Kirkham
ⓘ
Wesham ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kirkham and Wesham railway station Description of subject: Kirkham and Wesham railway station is a local rail stop in Lancashire, England, serving the towns of Kirkham and Wesham with regional services between Preston and the Fylde coast.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.