Birmingham Cross-City Line
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The Birmingham Cross-City Line is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands, England, running through central Birmingham and connecting various surrounding towns and districts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Birmingham Cross-City Line canonical | 6 |
| Birmingham north–south commuter corridor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11552430 — 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: Birmingham Cross-City Line Context triple: [Alvechurch railway station, railwayLine, Birmingham Cross-City Line]
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A.
Birmingham–Lichfield rail corridor
The Birmingham–Lichfield rail corridor is a key suburban and regional railway route in the West Midlands of England, linking central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield and serving as part of the Cross-City Line.
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B.
London–Bristol rail corridor
The London–Bristol rail corridor is a major intercity railway route in England linking the capital with the city of Bristol via key intermediate towns and lines.
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C.
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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D.
Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line
The Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line is a major railway route in the UK that diverts from the main London–Glasgow corridor to serve Birmingham and surrounding areas before rejoining the primary line.
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E.
Birmingham–London Marylebone line
The Birmingham–London Marylebone line is a major intercity and commuter railway route in England linking Birmingham with London Marylebone via towns in the Chilterns and the West Midlands.
- 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: Birmingham Cross-City Line Target entity description: The Birmingham Cross-City Line is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands, England, running through central Birmingham and connecting various surrounding towns and districts.
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A.
Birmingham–Lichfield rail corridor
The Birmingham–Lichfield rail corridor is a key suburban and regional railway route in the West Midlands of England, linking central Birmingham with the city of Lichfield and serving as part of the Cross-City Line.
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B.
London–Bristol rail corridor
The London–Bristol rail corridor is a major intercity railway route in England linking the capital with the city of Bristol via key intermediate towns and lines.
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C.
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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D.
Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line
The Birmingham Loop of the West Coast Main Line is a major railway route in the UK that diverts from the main London–Glasgow corridor to serve Birmingham and surrounding areas before rejoining the primary line.
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E.
Birmingham–London Marylebone line
The Birmingham–London Marylebone line is a major intercity and commuter railway route in England linking Birmingham with London Marylebone via towns in the Chilterns and the West Midlands.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail line
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suburban rail line ⓘ |
| connects |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
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Bromsgrove NERFINISHED ⓘ Lichfield NERFINISHED ⓘ Redditch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| electrification | 25 kV AC overhead line ⓘ |
| electrified | 1993 ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Aston railway station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Barnt Green railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Birmingham New Street railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Bournville railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Bromsgrove railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Erdington railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Five Ways railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Four Oaks railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Gravelly Hill railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Kings Norton railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Lichfield City railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Lichfield Trent Valley railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Longbridge railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Northfield railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Redditch railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Selly Oak railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Sutton Coldfield railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ University railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 37 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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West Midlands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | runs north–south through central Birmingham ⓘ |
| opened | 1978 ⓘ |
| operator | West Midlands Trains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Network Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | National Rail network of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Birmingham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birmingham New Street railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter traffic ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Birmingham area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBrand | West Midlands Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | high-frequency urban service ⓘ |
| terminus |
Bromsgrove railway station
NERFINISHED
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Lichfield Trent Valley railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ Redditch railway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
Class 323 electric multiple unit
NERFINISHED
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Class 730 electric multiple unit NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Birmingham Cross-City Line Description of subject: The Birmingham Cross-City Line is a suburban rail route in the West Midlands, England, running through central Birmingham and connecting various surrounding towns and districts.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Birmingham north–south commuter corridor