Padang Besar railway station
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Padang Besar railway station is a major border rail hub between Malaysia and Thailand, serving as a key customs, immigration, and transit point for cross-border train services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Padang Besar railway station canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9179374 — 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: Padang Besar railway station Context triple: [Padang Besar, hasRailwayStation, Padang Besar railway station]
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A.
Pasir Mas railway station
Pasir Mas railway station is a rail transport facility in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia, serving as a stop on the country’s east coast railway line.
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B.
Tasikmalaya railway station
Tasikmalaya railway station is a key train station in the city of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia, serving as an important regional hub for passenger rail transport.
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C.
Gambir railway station
Gambir railway station is a major central railway hub in Jakarta, Indonesia, serving intercity and commuter trains and providing key access to the city’s administrative and historical core.
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D.
Pekalongan Station
Pekalongan Station is a major railway station in the coastal city of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, serving as an important stop on the island’s north coast rail corridor.
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E.
Cirebon Station
Cirebon Station is a major railway station in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, serving as an important junction on the main line connecting Jakarta with cities in Central and East Java.
- 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: Padang Besar railway station Target entity description: Padang Besar railway station is a major border rail hub between Malaysia and Thailand, serving as a key customs, immigration, and transit point for cross-border train services.
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A.
Pasir Mas railway station
Pasir Mas railway station is a rail transport facility in Pasir Mas, Kelantan, Malaysia, serving as a stop on the country’s east coast railway line.
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B.
Tasikmalaya railway station
Tasikmalaya railway station is a key train station in the city of Tasikmalaya, Indonesia, serving as an important regional hub for passenger rail transport.
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C.
Gambir railway station
Gambir railway station is a major central railway hub in Jakarta, Indonesia, serving intercity and commuter trains and providing key access to the city’s administrative and historical core.
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D.
Pekalongan Station
Pekalongan Station is a major railway station in the coastal city of Pekalongan, Central Java, Indonesia, serving as an important stop on the island’s north coast rail corridor.
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E.
Cirebon Station
Cirebon Station is a major railway station in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia, serving as an important junction on the main line connecting Jakarta with cities in Central and East Java.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
border railway station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| adjacentSettlement |
Padang Besar town
ⓘ
linked to:
Padang Besar
|
| borderControlSide | Malaysian immigration and customs for rail passengers ⓘ |
| borderFunction | transit point for cross-border train services ⓘ |
| borderRole | major rail hub between Malaysia and Thailand ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Bangkok railway station
ⓘ
Butterworth railway station ⓘ Hat Yai Junction railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Hat Yai railway station
Kuala Lumpur Sentral railway station ⓘ
linked to:
Kuala Lumpur Sentral
|
| country | Malaysia ⓘ |
| electrification | electrified on Malaysian side ⓘ |
| function |
border crossing point
ⓘ
customs checkpoint ⓘ immigration checkpoint ⓘ quarantine checkpoint ⓘ |
| gauge | 1,000 mm metre gauge ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
domestic Malaysian rail services
ⓘ
international rail services to Thailand ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
customs facilities
ⓘ
immigration counters ⓘ platforms ⓘ ticketing counters ⓘ waiting area ⓘ |
| hasOperator |
Keretapi Tanah Melayu Berhad
ⓘ
linked to:
KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu)
State Railway of Thailand ⓘ |
| importance | key customs and immigration node on Malaysia–Thailand rail corridor ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Padang Besar ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Malaysia
ⓘ
Perlis ⓘ |
| nearBorderWith | Thailand ⓘ |
| partOfLine |
KTM ETS route
ⓘ
KTM Komuter Utara route ⓘ
linked to:
KTM Komuter
Southern Line (Thailand) ⓘ
linked to:
Southern Line railway of Thailand
West Coast Line (Malaysia) ⓘ
linked to:
Keretapi Tanah Melayu West Coast Line
|
| railwayNetwork |
Keretapi Tanah Melayu
ⓘ
linked to:
KTM (Keretapi Tanah Melayu)
State Railway of Thailand ⓘ |
| regionServed |
northern Perlis
ⓘ
southern Thailand cross-border passengers ⓘ |
| roleInNetwork |
northern terminus of KTM ETS services
ⓘ
northern terminus of KTM Komuter Utara services ⓘ |
| serviceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
cross-border rail ⓘ intercity rail ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Padang Besar railway station Description of subject: Padang Besar railway station is a major border rail hub between Malaysia and Thailand, serving as a key customs, immigration, and transit point for cross-border train services.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.