Ashton-under-Lyne line
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The Ashton-under-Lyne line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Manchester city centre and the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.
All labels observed (9)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T588009 — 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: Ashton-under-Lyne line Context triple: [Piccadilly Gardens tram stop, servedBy, Ashton-under-Lyne line]
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A.
Manchester–Crewe line
The Manchester–Crewe line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Crewe and serving major intermediate stops including Manchester Airport.
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B.
East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in North West England that operates preserved steam and diesel services along a former main line between Heywood and Rawtenstall.
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C.
Huddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is a major railway route in northern England linking Manchester and Leeds via Huddersfield, known for its trans-Pennine services and scenic passage through the Pennines.
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D.
Cynwyd Line
The Cynwyd Line is a short commuter rail service in the Philadelphia area operated by SEPTA, running between Center City and the Cynwyd neighborhood in Lower Merion Township.
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E.
Manchester–Preston line
The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
- 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: Ashton-under-Lyne line Target entity description: The Ashton-under-Lyne line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Manchester city centre and the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.
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A.
Manchester–Crewe line
The Manchester–Crewe line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Crewe and serving major intermediate stops including Manchester Airport.
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B.
East Lancashire Railway
The East Lancashire Railway is a heritage railway in North West England that operates preserved steam and diesel services along a former main line between Heywood and Rawtenstall.
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C.
Huddersfield Line
The Huddersfield Line is a major railway route in northern England linking Manchester and Leeds via Huddersfield, known for its trans-Pennine services and scenic passage through the Pennines.
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D.
Cynwyd Line
The Cynwyd Line is a short commuter rail service in the Philadelphia area operated by SEPTA, running between Center City and the Cynwyd neighborhood in Lower Merion Township.
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E.
Manchester–Preston line
The Manchester–Preston line is a key railway route in North West England linking Manchester with Preston and serving major intermediate stations such as Manchester Oxford Road.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metrolink line
ⓘ
light rail line ⓘ public transport route ⓘ |
| connects |
Ashton-under-Lyne
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Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead line ⓘ |
| hasService | passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasType |
tramway
ⓘ
urban rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | light rail ⓘ |
| network | Metrolink ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| partOf | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| publicTransportSystem | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Manchester ⓘ |
| serves |
Ashton-under-Lyne
ⓘ
Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| system | Manchester Metrolink ⓘ |
| terminus |
Ashton-under-Lyne
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Manchester city centre ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| uses | tram ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ashton-under-Lyne line Description of subject: The Ashton-under-Lyne line is a Metrolink light rail route in Greater Manchester that runs between Manchester city centre and the town of Ashton-under-Lyne.
Referenced by (21)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Metrolink Ashton-under-Lyne line
this entity surface form:
Metrolink Ashton-under-Lyne line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne tram line
this entity surface form:
Manchester–Ashton-under-Lyne railway line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne branch of the East Manchester Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line (via city centre)
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Metrolink line
subject surface form:
Cornbrook tram stop
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne Line
this entity surface form:
Ashton-under-Lyne branch