Balasore railway station
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Balasore railway station is a key rail transport hub in Odisha, India, serving the city of Balasore and connecting it to major destinations across the region and country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Balasore railway station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10012447 — 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: Balasore railway station Context triple: [South Eastern Railway zone, hasMajorStation, Balasore railway station]
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A.
Serampore railway station
Serampore railway station is a suburban rail station in West Bengal, India, serving the town of Serampore on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network.
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B.
Jhargram railway station
Jhargram railway station is a regional rail transit hub in Jhargram, West Bengal, serving as a key stop on the Howrah–Mumbai main line.
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C.
Cuttack Junction railway station
Cuttack Junction railway station is a major railway hub in Odisha, India, serving the city of Cuttack with extensive regional and long-distance train connections.
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D.
Tarakeswar railway station
Tarakeswar railway station is a key suburban rail terminus in West Bengal, India, serving the town of Tarakeswar and acting as an important commuter hub in the Howrah–Bardhaman rail network.
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E.
Hirakud railway station
Hirakud railway station is a local rail transit hub serving the Hirakud area in Sambalpur district of Odisha, India.
- 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: Balasore railway station Target entity description: Balasore railway station is a key rail transport hub in Odisha, India, serving the city of Balasore and connecting it to major destinations across the region and country.
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A.
Serampore railway station
Serampore railway station is a suburban rail station in West Bengal, India, serving the town of Serampore on the Howrah–Bardhaman main line of the Kolkata Suburban Railway network.
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B.
Jhargram railway station
Jhargram railway station is a regional rail transit hub in Jhargram, West Bengal, serving as a key stop on the Howrah–Mumbai main line.
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C.
Cuttack Junction railway station
Cuttack Junction railway station is a major railway hub in Odisha, India, serving the city of Cuttack with extensive regional and long-distance train connections.
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D.
Tarakeswar railway station
Tarakeswar railway station is a key suburban rail terminus in West Bengal, India, serving the town of Tarakeswar and acting as an important commuter hub in the Howrah–Bardhaman rail network.
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E.
Hirakud railway station
Hirakud railway station is a local rail transit hub serving the Hirakud area in Sambalpur district of Odisha, India.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Indian Railways station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| category | important station in Odisha ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Odisha to West Bengal
ⓘ
Odisha to central India ⓘ Odisha to southern India ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bhubaneswar
ⓘ
Chennai ⓘ Cuttack ⓘ Delhi ⓘ Hyderabad ⓘ Kolkata ⓘ
linked to:
Calcutta
Mumbai ⓘ Visakhapatnam ⓘ
linked to:
Vizagapatam
|
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
basic passenger amenities
ⓘ
ticketing services ⓘ waiting areas ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
long-distance rail connectivity
ⓘ
passenger transport hub ⓘ regional rail hub ⓘ |
| hasPlatform | multiple platforms ⓘ |
| hasTracks | multiple broad-gauge tracks ⓘ |
| hasTransportMode | rail ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Balasore
ⓘ
Balasore district ⓘ
linked to:
Balasore
Eastern India ⓘ
linked to:
eastern India
Odisha ⓘ
linked to:
Orissa
|
| locatedOn |
Howrah–Chennai main line
ⓘ
Howrah–Puri route ⓘ |
| operatedBy | South Eastern Railway zone ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Indian Railways ⓘ |
| partOf |
Indian Railways network
ⓘ
linked to:
Indian Railways
|
| railwayDivision | Kharagpur railway division ⓘ |
| railwayZone | South Eastern Railway zone ⓘ |
| regionServed |
eastern India
ⓘ
northern Odisha ⓘ
linked to:
north Odisha
|
| serves |
Balasore
ⓘ
Balasore district ⓘ
linked to:
Balasore
|
| servesAs | key rail transport hub in Odisha ⓘ |
| servesPopulationOf | Balasore city and surrounding areas ⓘ |
| usedFor |
intercity travel
ⓘ
long-distance travel ⓘ suburban travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Balasore railway station Description of subject: Balasore railway station is a key rail transport hub in Odisha, India, serving the city of Balasore and connecting it to major destinations across the region and country.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.