Newcastle Light Rail
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Newcastle Light Rail is a modern tram system serving central Newcastle, New South Wales, providing frequent urban public transport between key city locations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Newcastle Light Rail canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822542 — 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: Newcastle Light Rail Context triple: [Newcastle Interchange, lightRailLine, Newcastle Light Rail]
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A.
Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
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B.
Newark Light Rail
Newark Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the city of Newark, New Jersey, connecting downtown, residential neighborhoods, and key regional transit hubs.
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C.
The Tide light rail system
The Tide light rail system is an urban light rail transit network serving the city of Norfolk and surrounding areas in southeastern Virginia.
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D.
Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area and parts of East and Southeast London.
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E.
DART Light Rail
DART Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
- 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: Newcastle Light Rail Target entity description: Newcastle Light Rail is a modern tram system serving central Newcastle, New South Wales, providing frequent urban public transport between key city locations.
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A.
Tyne and Wear Metro
Tyne and Wear Metro is a light rail rapid transit system serving Newcastle upon Tyne, Sunderland, and surrounding areas in North East England.
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B.
Newark Light Rail
Newark Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the city of Newark, New Jersey, connecting downtown, residential neighborhoods, and key regional transit hubs.
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C.
The Tide light rail system
The Tide light rail system is an urban light rail transit network serving the city of Norfolk and surrounding areas in southeastern Virginia.
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D.
Docklands Light Railway
Docklands Light Railway is an automated light metro system serving the redeveloped Docklands area and parts of East and Southeast London.
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E.
DART Light Rail
DART Light Rail is a light rail transit system serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area, operated by Dallas Area Rapid Transit.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail system
ⓘ
public transport infrastructure ⓘ tram system ⓘ |
| accessibility | wheelchair accessible ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
Newcastle bus services
ⓘ
Newcastle heavy rail services at Newcastle Interchange ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 2017 ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead wire-free system ⓘ |
| endStation | Newcastle Beach ⓘ |
| environmentalFeature | wire-free operation through city centre ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
Opal card
ⓘ
contactless payment ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Government of New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| hasStation |
Civic
ⓘ
Crown Street ⓘ Honeysuckle ⓘ Newcastle Beach ⓘ Newcastle Interchange ⓘ Queens Wharf ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Newcastle, New South Wales ⓘ central Newcastle ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfVehicles | 6 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 2019-02-17 ⓘ |
| operator |
Keolis
ⓘ
surface form:
Keolis Downer
|
| owner | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| partOf |
Newcastle Transport
ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle Transport network
Opal network ⓘ |
| planningAuthority | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
CBD circulation
ⓘ
urban public transport ⓘ |
| projectType | urban renewal project ⓘ |
| propulsionSystem | on-board energy storage ⓘ |
| replaced | part of former heavy rail corridor into Newcastle CBD ⓘ |
| rollingStock | CAF Urbos 3 trams ⓘ |
| routeLength | approximately 2.7 kilometres ⓘ |
| safetySystem | road-embedded tramway with traffic signalling ⓘ |
| serves |
Newcastle
ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle central business district
Newcastle waterfront precincts ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | frequent ⓘ |
| serviceType | urban light rail ⓘ |
| startStation | Newcastle Interchange ⓘ |
| status | operational ⓘ |
| ticketingIntegration | integrated with other Newcastle Transport modes ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Newcastle Light Rail Description of subject: Newcastle Light Rail is a modern tram system serving central Newcastle, New South Wales, providing frequent urban public transport between key city locations.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.