Plymouth to Penzance line
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The Plymouth to Penzance line is a major railway route in southwest England that runs across Devon and Cornwall, connecting the city of Plymouth with the coastal town of Penzance.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plymouth to Penzance line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11252623 — 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: Plymouth to Penzance line Context triple: [Lostwithiel railway station, isOnRoute, Plymouth to Penzance line]
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A.
Plymouth Line
The Plymouth Line is a commuter rail route in Massachusetts that connects Boston with the town of Plymouth as part of the MBTA’s Old Colony Lines network.
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B.
Brighton to Portsmouth line
The Brighton to Portsmouth line is a coastal railway route in southern England linking the city of Brighton with Portsmouth via several intermediate towns and stations.
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C.
Dover–Ramsgate line
The Dover–Ramsgate line is a coastal railway route in Kent, England, linking the port town of Dover with the seaside resort of Ramsgate and serving several intermediate communities.
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D.
Bristol to Taunton Line
The Bristol to Taunton Line is a major railway route in South West England that connects the city of Bristol with the town of Taunton, serving intermediate communities such as Bridgwater.
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E.
Southampton–Bournemouth line
The Southampton–Bournemouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Bournemouth and forming part of the wider South West Main Line network.
- 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: Plymouth to Penzance line Target entity description: The Plymouth to Penzance line is a major railway route in southwest England that runs across Devon and Cornwall, connecting the city of Plymouth with the coastal town of Penzance.
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A.
Plymouth Line
The Plymouth Line is a commuter rail route in Massachusetts that connects Boston with the town of Plymouth as part of the MBTA’s Old Colony Lines network.
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B.
Brighton to Portsmouth line
The Brighton to Portsmouth line is a coastal railway route in southern England linking the city of Brighton with Portsmouth via several intermediate towns and stations.
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C.
Dover–Ramsgate line
The Dover–Ramsgate line is a coastal railway route in Kent, England, linking the port town of Dover with the seaside resort of Ramsgate and serving several intermediate communities.
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D.
Bristol to Taunton Line
The Bristol to Taunton Line is a major railway route in South West England that connects the city of Bristol with the town of Taunton, serving intermediate communities such as Bridgwater.
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E.
Southampton–Bournemouth line
The Southampton–Bournemouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Bournemouth and forming part of the wider South West Main Line network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
heavy rail
ⓘ
railway line ⓘ |
| alsoUsedFor | freight services ⓘ |
| connectsCity | Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Bristol (via routes through Exeter or Taunton)
ⓘ
CrossCountry network to Midlands and North ⓘ London Paddington (via Great Western Main Line) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTown | Penzance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| crosses | River Tamar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesVia | Royal Albert Bridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasBranchConnection |
Atlantic Coast Line (at Par)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Looe Valley Line (at Liskeard) NERFINISHED ⓘ Maritime Line (at Truro) NERFINISHED ⓘ St Ives Bay Line (at St Erth) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | coastal scenery ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Devon ⓘ southwest England ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| operator |
CrossCountry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Great Western Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Network Rail ⓘ |
| partOf | Cornish Main Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | National Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Bodmin Parkway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Camborne NERFINISHED ⓘ Hayle NERFINISHED ⓘ Liskeard NERFINISHED ⓘ Lostwithiel NERFINISHED ⓘ Par NERFINISHED ⓘ Redruth NERFINISHED ⓘ Saltash NERFINISHED ⓘ St Austell NERFINISHED ⓘ St Erth NERFINISHED ⓘ St Germans NERFINISHED ⓘ Truro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | passenger services ⓘ |
| serviceType |
inter-city
ⓘ
local stopping ⓘ regional ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | principal rail artery in Cornwall ⓘ |
| terminus |
Penzance
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | double track (predominantly) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plymouth to Penzance line Description of subject: The Plymouth to Penzance line is a major railway route in southwest England that runs across Devon and Cornwall, connecting the city of Plymouth with the coastal town of Penzance.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.