King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line
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The King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line was a former railway route in Norfolk, England, that connected the town of King’s Lynn with the seaside resort of Hunstanton, serving several intermediate rural and coastal communities.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| King's Lynn to Cromer line | 1 |
| King’s Lynn and Hunstanton Railway | 1 |
| King’s Lynn to Hunstanton branch line | 1 |
| King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line canonical | 1 |
| Lynn and Fakenham Railway | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10472090 — 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: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line Context triple: [Snettisham railway station (former), locatedOn, King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line]
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A.
Grantham–Skegness line
The Grantham–Skegness line is a regional railway route in Lincolnshire, England, linking inland towns with the seaside resort of Skegness.
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B.
Ely–King’s Lynn line
The Ely–King’s Lynn line is a regional railway route in eastern England that connects Ely in Cambridgeshire with King’s Lynn in Norfolk, serving several intermediate towns and villages.
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C.
Norwich–Great Yarmouth line
The Norwich–Great Yarmouth line is a regional railway route in Norfolk, England, linking the city of Norwich with the coastal town of Great Yarmouth.
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D.
Breckland line
The Breckland line is a railway route in East Anglia, England, running between Cambridge and Norwich through the rural Breckland region.
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E.
Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn
The Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn is a key electrified railway route in eastern England that links Cambridge with the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn across the flat Fenland landscape.
- 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: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line Target entity description: The King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line was a former railway route in Norfolk, England, that connected the town of King’s Lynn with the seaside resort of Hunstanton, serving several intermediate rural and coastal communities.
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A.
Grantham–Skegness line
The Grantham–Skegness line is a regional railway route in Lincolnshire, England, linking inland towns with the seaside resort of Skegness.
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B.
Ely–King’s Lynn line
The Ely–King’s Lynn line is a regional railway route in eastern England that connects Ely in Cambridgeshire with King’s Lynn in Norfolk, serving several intermediate towns and villages.
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C.
Norwich–Great Yarmouth line
The Norwich–Great Yarmouth line is a regional railway route in Norfolk, England, linking the city of Norwich with the coastal town of Great Yarmouth.
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D.
Breckland line
The Breckland line is a railway route in East Anglia, England, running between Cambridge and Norwich through the rural Breckland region.
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E.
Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn
The Fen Line between Cambridge and King's Lynn is a key electrified railway route in eastern England that links Cambridge with the Norfolk town of King’s Lynn across the flat Fenland landscape.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former railway line
ⓘ
railway route in England ⓘ |
| category |
coastal railway line in England
ⓘ
disused railway line in Norfolk ⓘ rail transport in Norfolk ⓘ |
| connected |
Hunstanton
ⓘ
King’s Lynn ⓘ
linked to:
King's Lynn
|
| country | England ⓘ |
| endPoint | Hunstanton ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| historicalUse | linking inland market town to seaside resort ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Norfolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear | The Wash ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north-west Norfolk coast ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| served |
coastal communities in Norfolk
ⓘ
rural communities in Norfolk ⓘ seaside resort of Hunstanton ⓘ |
| servedArea |
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk district
ⓘ
linked to:
King's Lynn and West Norfolk district
|
| startPoint |
King’s Lynn
ⓘ
linked to:
King's Lynn
|
| status | closed ⓘ |
| terminusAt |
Hunstanton railway station
ⓘ
King’s Lynn railway station ⓘ
linked to:
King's Lynn railway station
|
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
| usedFor |
passenger transport
ⓘ
tourist traffic to Hunstanton ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line Description of subject: The King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line was a former railway route in Norfolk, England, that connected the town of King’s Lynn with the seaside resort of Hunstanton, serving several intermediate rural and coastal communities.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line
linked to: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line
linked to: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line
linked to: King’s Lynn to Hunstanton railway line