Triple
T4631939
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mechelen |
E101436
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasRailwayStation |
P918
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Mechelen railway station
Mechelen railway station is a major train hub in the Belgian city of Mechelen, serving as an important stop on the main rail routes between Brussels and Antwerp.
|
E456595
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Mechelen railway station | Statement: [Mechelen, hasRailwayStation, Mechelen railway station]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechelen railway station Context triple: [Mechelen, hasRailwayStation, Mechelen railway station]
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A.
Leuven railway station
Leuven railway station is a major Belgian rail hub in the city of Leuven, serving as an important junction for national and international train services.
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B.
Vilvoorde railway station
Vilvoorde railway station is a passenger rail station in Vilvoorde, Belgium, serving as a local and regional transport hub within the Brussels metropolitan area.
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C.
Brussels-South railway station
Brussels-South railway station is the largest and busiest train station in Brussels, serving as a major international hub for high-speed rail services including Eurostar and Thalys.
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D.
Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-North railway station is one of the main railway hubs in Brussels, serving national and international train services and integrating with the city’s public transport network.
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E.
Brussels-Schuman railway station
Brussels-Schuman railway station is a major rail and metro hub in Brussels’ European Quarter, serving EU institutions and providing regional and international connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: Mechelen railway station Triple: [Mechelen, hasRailwayStation, Mechelen railway station]
Generated description
Mechelen railway station is a major train hub in the Belgian city of Mechelen, serving as an important stop on the main rail routes between Brussels and Antwerp.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Mechelen railway station Target entity description: Mechelen railway station is a major train hub in the Belgian city of Mechelen, serving as an important stop on the main rail routes between Brussels and Antwerp.
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A.
Leuven railway station
Leuven railway station is a major Belgian rail hub in the city of Leuven, serving as an important junction for national and international train services.
-
B.
Vilvoorde railway station
Vilvoorde railway station is a passenger rail station in Vilvoorde, Belgium, serving as a local and regional transport hub within the Brussels metropolitan area.
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C.
Brussels-South railway station
Brussels-South railway station is the largest and busiest train station in Brussels, serving as a major international hub for high-speed rail services including Eurostar and Thalys.
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D.
Brussels-North railway station
Brussels-North railway station is one of the main railway hubs in Brussels, serving national and international train services and integrating with the city’s public transport network.
-
E.
Brussels-Schuman railway station
Brussels-Schuman railway station is a major rail and metro hub in Brussels’ European Quarter, serving EU institutions and providing regional and international connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69bd43d2f1c081908cd4b7ec48ecc73d |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:55 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd5a342ffc8190a911d0598ed230bb |
completed | March 20, 2026, 2:31 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bdfabeba3c8190b6515b99746f62a6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:56 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bdfb70b9d48190a32c5cc753c45aab |
completed | March 21, 2026, 1:59 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bdfc54e194819080b1eb5b9f0dfe9e |
completed | March 21, 2026, 2:03 a.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:13 p.m.