Cornwall Railway
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Cornwall Railway was a 19th-century railway company in Cornwall, England, that built and operated key lines later absorbed into the Great Western Railway network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cornwall Railway canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11252610 — 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: Cornwall Railway Context triple: [Lostwithiel railway station, openedBy, Cornwall Railway]
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A.
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a major railway route in Cornwall, England, connecting Penzance with the rest of the national rail network.
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B.
Corris Railway
Corris Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Wales, originally built for slate transport and now operated as a heritage line.
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C.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a preserved heritage railway in Cornwall, England, offering steam and diesel train rides along a restored former branch line.
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D.
Pelion Railway
Pelion Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in Greece, renowned for its scenic route through the Pelion peninsula and its traditional steam trains.
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E.
Swansea Vale Railway
The Swansea Vale Railway was a historic railway line in South Wales that primarily served the industrial and mining communities of the Swansea Valley.
- 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: Cornwall Railway Target entity description: Cornwall Railway was a 19th-century railway company in Cornwall, England, that built and operated key lines later absorbed into the Great Western Railway network.
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A.
Cornish Main Line
The Cornish Main Line is a major railway route in Cornwall, England, connecting Penzance with the rest of the national rail network.
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B.
Corris Railway
Corris Railway is a historic narrow-gauge railway in Wales, originally built for slate transport and now operated as a heritage line.
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C.
Bodmin and Wenford Railway
Bodmin and Wenford Railway is a preserved heritage railway in Cornwall, England, offering steam and diesel train rides along a restored former branch line.
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D.
Pelion Railway
Pelion Railway is a historic narrow-gauge mountain railway in Greece, renowned for its scenic route through the Pelion peninsula and its traditional steam trains.
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E.
Swansea Vale Railway
The Swansea Vale Railway was a historic railway line in South Wales that primarily served the industrial and mining communities of the Swansea Valley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct company
ⓘ
railway company ⓘ |
| builtLine |
Plymouth to Truro line
ⓘ
linked to:
Plymouth to Penzance line
Truro to Falmouth branch ⓘ
linked to:
Falmouth branch line
main line across Cornwall ⓘ |
| connectedWith | South Devon Railway ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
contributed to economic development of Cornwall
ⓘ
formed part of the main line route into Cornwall ⓘ |
| industry | rail transport ⓘ |
| laterPartOf |
Great Western Railway network
ⓘ
linked to:
Great Western Railway
|
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
England ⓘ South West England ⓘ
linked to:
southwest England
|
| networkIntegratedInto | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| notableStructure |
Royal Albert Bridge (via connection at Saltash)
ⓘ
linked to:
Royal Albert Bridge approaches at Saltash
|
| operatedInCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
Falmouth
ⓘ
Plymouth ⓘ Truro ⓘ |
| railwayType |
branch line operator
ⓘ
main line railway ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Cornish peninsula
ⓘ
River Tamar to Falmouth ⓘ |
| status |
absorbed by Great Western Railway
ⓘ
no longer independent ⓘ |
| successor | Great Western Railway ⓘ |
| trackGaugeConvertedTo | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode |
freight rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cornwall Railway Description of subject: Cornwall Railway was a 19th-century railway company in Cornwall, England, that built and operated key lines later absorbed into the Great Western Railway network.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.