Triple
T6609006
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Southport railway station |
E149188
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasTicketingSystem |
P3383
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Merseytravel smartcard
The Merseytravel smartcard is a contactless travel card used for seamless payment and ticketing across public transport services in the Merseyside region of England.
|
E606906
|
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: Merseytravel smartcard | Statement: [Southport railway station, hasTicketingSystem, Merseytravel smartcard]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merseytravel smartcard Context triple: [Southport railway station, hasTicketingSystem, Merseytravel smartcard]
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A.
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
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B.
Merseytravel
Merseytravel is the public transport executive and strategic transport authority for the Liverpool City Region in England, overseeing local rail, bus, and ferry services and key infrastructure.
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C.
ScotRail smartcard
The ScotRail smartcard is a reusable contactless travel card that allows passengers to store and use train tickets electronically across Scotland’s rail network.
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D.
System One travelcards
System One travelcards are integrated public transport tickets in Greater Manchester that allow unlimited travel across multiple operators and modes within selected zones.
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E.
ORCA card
The ORCA card is a reusable, contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
- 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: Merseytravel smartcard Triple: [Southport railway station, hasTicketingSystem, Merseytravel smartcard]
Generated description
The Merseytravel smartcard is a contactless travel card used for seamless payment and ticketing across public transport services in the Merseyside region of England.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merseytravel smartcard Target entity description: The Merseytravel smartcard is a contactless travel card used for seamless payment and ticketing across public transport services in the Merseyside region of England.
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A.
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
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B.
Merseytravel
Merseytravel is the public transport executive and strategic transport authority for the Liverpool City Region in England, overseeing local rail, bus, and ferry services and key infrastructure.
-
C.
ScotRail smartcard
The ScotRail smartcard is a reusable contactless travel card that allows passengers to store and use train tickets electronically across Scotland’s rail network.
-
D.
System One travelcards
System One travelcards are integrated public transport tickets in Greater Manchester that allow unlimited travel across multiple operators and modes within selected zones.
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E.
ORCA card
The ORCA card is a reusable, contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
- 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_69c687ebc680819094caf71faba2efe2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 1:36 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69c6af31c4748190ab5027771c9ce5b2 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 4:24 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69c6e43cc42081909762eec710773f40 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:10 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69c6e57d71ec8190b79615f11eadec26 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:15 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69c6e614f04c8190b25b553553895799 |
completed | March 27, 2026, 8:18 p.m. |
Created at: March 27, 2026, 1:57 p.m.