Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System

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bus transit system public transportation system shuttle bus system

Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System is a public transit network that provides bus and shuttle services connecting communities in and around Yosemite National Park with nearby cities and transportation hubs.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System canonical	4
Yosemite Valley shuttle system	3
YARTS (Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System)	1
Yosemite National Park shuttle system	1
Yosemite Valley shuttle routes	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T844209 — 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: Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System
Context triple: [Merced, hasPublicTransit, Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System]

A. Altamont Corridor Express
Altamont Corridor Express is a commuter rail service in Northern California that connects Central Valley communities with the San Francisco Bay Area.
B. Sacramento Regional Transit
Sacramento Regional Transit is the public transportation agency serving the Sacramento, California metropolitan area with light rail and bus services.
C. San Francisco Muni
San Francisco Muni is the primary public transportation system in San Francisco, operating the city’s network of buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and cable cars.
D. San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission is a public agency in California responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing regional passenger rail services in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas.
E. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus, light rail, and related transportation services throughout Santa Clara County in California’s Silicon Valley.
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: Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System
Target entity description: Yosemite Area Regional Transportation System is a public transit network that provides bus and shuttle services connecting communities in and around Yosemite National Park with nearby cities and transportation hubs.

A. Altamont Corridor Express
Altamont Corridor Express is a commuter rail service in Northern California that connects Central Valley communities with the San Francisco Bay Area.
B. Sacramento Regional Transit
Sacramento Regional Transit is the public transportation agency serving the Sacramento, California metropolitan area with light rail and bus services.
C. San Francisco Muni
San Francisco Muni is the primary public transportation system in San Francisco, operating the city’s network of buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and cable cars.
D. San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission
The San Joaquin Regional Rail Commission is a public agency in California responsible for planning, managing, and overseeing regional passenger rail services in the San Joaquin Valley and surrounding areas.
E. Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority is the public transit agency that operates bus, light rail, and related transportation services throughout Santa Clara County in California’s Silicon Valley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bus transit system ⓘ public transportation system ⓘ shuttle bus system ⓘ
abbreviation	YARTS ⓘ
connectsTo	Fresno Yosemite International Airport ⓘ Fresno, California ⓘ linked to: Fresno Mammoth Lakes, California ⓘ linked to: Mammoth Lakes area Mariposa County, California ⓘ linked to: Mariposa County Merced Amtrak Station ⓘ Merced Greyhound Station ⓘ Merced, California ⓘ linked to: Merced Mono County, California ⓘ Sonora, California ⓘ Tuolumne County, California ⓘ linked to: Tuolumne County Yosemite National Park ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
environmentalRole	supports sustainable tourism in Yosemite National Park ⓘ
focus	regional commuter access to Yosemite ⓘ tourist transportation ⓘ
fundedBy	federal transportation grants ⓘ local governments ⓘ state of California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
hasRoute	Highway 120 corridor to Yosemite ⓘ linked to: Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite) Highway 140 corridor to Yosemite ⓘ Highway 41 corridor to Yosemite ⓘ Tioga Pass / eastern Sierra corridor (seasonal) ⓘ linked to: Tioga Pass corridor (eastern approach to Yosemite)
hasService	park-and-ride connections ⓘ seasonal bus routes ⓘ year-round bus routes ⓘ
modeOfTransport	bus ⓘ shuttle bus ⓘ
operatesIn	Yosemite National Park ⓘ
operator	Merced County Association of Governments ⓘ
primaryDestination	Yosemite National Park visitor centers ⓘ linked to: Yosemite Valley Visitor Center Yosemite Valley ⓘ
purpose	provide access to Yosemite National Park without private cars ⓘ reduce air pollution in Yosemite National Park ⓘ reduce traffic congestion in Yosemite National Park ⓘ
serviceArea	Central California ⓘ communities surrounding Yosemite National Park ⓘ
serviceType	intercity bus service ⓘ park shuttle service ⓘ regional transit service ⓘ
state	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States
ticketing	accepts reservations on some routes ⓘ fares charged per trip ⓘ
website	https://yarts.com ⓘ

How these facts were elicited