Larne–Cairnryan ferry route

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ferry route sea crossing

The Larne–Cairnryan ferry route is a major Irish Sea crossing linking Northern Ireland with southwest Scotland for passenger and freight transport.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Larne–Cairnryan ferry route canonical	2
Larne–Stranraer ferry route	1
Stranraer–Larne ferry route	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10132682 — 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: Larne–Cairnryan ferry route
Context triple: [Irish Sea ferry network, hasRoute, Larne–Cairnryan ferry route]

A. Belfast–Cairnryan ferry route
The Belfast–Cairnryan ferry route is a major passenger and freight sea link across the North Channel, connecting Northern Ireland with southwest Scotland.
B. Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
C. Rosslare–Pembroke Dock ferry route
The Rosslare–Pembroke Dock ferry route is a key passenger and freight sea link between southeastern Ireland and southwest Wales across the Irish Sea.
D. Belfast–Liverpool ferry route
The Belfast–Liverpool ferry route is a major Irish Sea passenger and freight link connecting Northern Ireland’s capital with the northwest of England.
E. Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
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: Larne–Cairnryan ferry route
Target entity description: The Larne–Cairnryan ferry route is a major Irish Sea crossing linking Northern Ireland with southwest Scotland for passenger and freight transport.

A. Belfast–Cairnryan ferry route
The Belfast–Cairnryan ferry route is a major passenger and freight sea link across the North Channel, connecting Northern Ireland with southwest Scotland.
B. Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route
The Fishguard–Rosslare ferry route is a long-established passenger and vehicle sea crossing linking southwest Wales with southeast Ireland across the Irish Sea.
C. Rosslare–Pembroke Dock ferry route
The Rosslare–Pembroke Dock ferry route is a key passenger and freight sea link between southeastern Ireland and southwest Wales across the Irish Sea.
D. Belfast–Liverpool ferry route
The Belfast–Liverpool ferry route is a major Irish Sea passenger and freight link connecting Northern Ireland’s capital with the northwest of England.
E. Liverpool–Douglas ferry route
The Liverpool–Douglas ferry route is a passenger and vehicle ferry service linking the English city of Liverpool with Douglas on the Isle of Man across the Irish Sea.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ferry route ⓘ sea crossing ⓘ
bodyOfWater	Irish Sea ⓘ
connects	Cairnryan ⓘ Larne ⓘ
connectsRoadNetwork	A77 road in Scotland ⓘ linked to: A77 road A8 road in Northern Ireland ⓘ linked to: A8 road (Northern Ireland)
countryServed	United Kingdom ⓘ
distance	approximately 40 miles ⓘ
hasPortFacility	Cairnryan Harbour ⓘ Larne Harbour ⓘ
hasServiceType	passenger ferry ⓘ roll-on/roll-off ferry ⓘ vehicle ferry ⓘ
importance	major Irish Sea crossing ⓘ
links	Northern Ireland with southwest Scotland ⓘ
locatedIn	United Kingdom domestic sea route system ⓘ
operator	P&O Ferries ⓘ Stena Line ⓘ
partOf	Irish Sea ferry network ⓘ
replaced	Larne–Stranraer ferry route ⓘ linked to: Larne–Cairnryan ferry route
servesRegion	Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ
supports	commercial freight traffic ⓘ tourist traffic ⓘ
terminusInNorthernIreland	Port of Larne ⓘ
terminusInScotland	Port of Cairnryan ⓘ linked to: Cairnryan ferry terminal
travelTime	approximately 2 hours ⓘ
usedFor	freight transport ⓘ passenger transport ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Irish Sea ferry network → hasRoute → Larne–Cairnryan ferry route ⓘ

Stranraer Harbour → servedRoute → Stranraer–Larne ferry route ⓘ

linked to: Larne–Cairnryan ferry route

Larne Harbour railway station → hasPassengerConnection → Larne–Cairnryan ferry route ⓘ

Larne–Cairnryan ferry route → replaced → Larne–Stranraer ferry route ⓘ