Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch)
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The Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands of England that runs north–south through Birmingham, linking Lichfield with Redditch and serving numerous commuter stations along the way.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11552431 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) Context triple: [Alvechurch railway station, railwayLine, Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch)]
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Birmingham–Kidderminster line
The Birmingham–Kidderminster line is a suburban and regional railway route in the West Midlands of England linking central Birmingham with the town of Kidderminster.
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B.
Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line
The Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line is a railway route in the West Midlands of England that connects the town of Shrewsbury with the city of Wolverhampton, serving intermediate communities along the way.
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Birmingham–Shrewsbury line
The Birmingham–Shrewsbury line is a key railway route in England linking the West Midlands city of Birmingham with the historic town of Shrewsbury, providing important regional and intercity passenger services.
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Birmingham–Wolverhampton line
The Birmingham–Wolverhampton line is a key railway route in England’s West Midlands, linking the major cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and forming part of the region’s core commuter and intercity rail network.
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E.
Derby–Birmingham line
The Derby–Birmingham line is a key railway route in England linking the East Midlands city of Derby with Birmingham and the wider West Midlands rail 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: Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) Target entity description: The Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands of England that runs north–south through Birmingham, linking Lichfield with Redditch and serving numerous commuter stations along the way.
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A.
Birmingham–Kidderminster line
The Birmingham–Kidderminster line is a suburban and regional railway route in the West Midlands of England linking central Birmingham with the town of Kidderminster.
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B.
Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line
The Shrewsbury–Wolverhampton line is a railway route in the West Midlands of England that connects the town of Shrewsbury with the city of Wolverhampton, serving intermediate communities along the way.
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C.
Birmingham–Shrewsbury line
The Birmingham–Shrewsbury line is a key railway route in England linking the West Midlands city of Birmingham with the historic town of Shrewsbury, providing important regional and intercity passenger services.
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D.
Birmingham–Wolverhampton line
The Birmingham–Wolverhampton line is a key railway route in England’s West Midlands, linking the major cities of Birmingham and Wolverhampton and forming part of the region’s core commuter and intercity rail network.
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E.
Derby–Birmingham line
The Derby–Birmingham line is a key railway route in England linking the East Midlands city of Derby with Birmingham and the wider West Midlands rail network.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) Description of subject: The Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch) is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands of England that runs north–south through Birmingham, linking Lichfield with Redditch and serving numerous commuter stations along the way.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Northfield railway station
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lineSection
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Birmingham New Street to Longbridge section of Cross-City Line
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linked to: Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch)
linked to: Cross-City Line (Lichfield–Redditch)