IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
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The IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway corridor running along the East Side of Manhattan, carrying the 4, 5, and 6 services and serving as one of the system’s busiest and most important north–south routes.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1180090 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan Context triple: [Pelham Line, partOf, IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan]
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A.
Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan
The Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Eighth Avenue, carrying several IND services through Midtown and Upper Manhattan.
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B.
Broadway Line in Manhattan
The Broadway Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Broadway and serving as a key north–south corridor for multiple routes, including the W train.
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C.
New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn that serves the easternmost portion of the IRT system, terminating at New Lots Avenue.
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D.
Lenox Avenue Line
The Lenox Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway route in Harlem, Manhattan, primarily served by IRT trains running beneath Lenox Avenue.
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E.
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
The Manhattan Railway elevated lines were a network of elevated rapid transit railways in Manhattan that formed a key part of New York City's early mass transit system before the expansion of the subway.
- 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: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan Target entity description: The IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway corridor running along the East Side of Manhattan, carrying the 4, 5, and 6 services and serving as one of the system’s busiest and most important north–south routes.
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A.
Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan
The Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Eighth Avenue, carrying several IND services through Midtown and Upper Manhattan.
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B.
Broadway Line in Manhattan
The Broadway Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Broadway and serving as a key north–south corridor for multiple routes, including the W train.
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C.
New Lots Line
The New Lots Line is a New York City Subway line in Brooklyn that serves the easternmost portion of the IRT system, terminating at New Lots Avenue.
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D.
Lenox Avenue Line
The Lenox Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway route in Harlem, Manhattan, primarily served by IRT trains running beneath Lenox Avenue.
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E.
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
The Manhattan Railway elevated lines were a network of elevated rapid transit railways in Manhattan that formed a key part of New York City's early mass transit system before the expansion of the subway.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway trunk line
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rapid transit corridor ⓘ |
| character | underground ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
BMT Broadway Line at Canal Street (indirect complex)
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linked to:
BMT Broadway Line
BMT Broadway Line at Union Square–14th Street ⓘ IND Queens Boulevard Line at Lexington Avenue–53rd Street (via transfer) ⓘ IND Second Avenue Line at 86th Street (via crosstown buses and local connections; not a direct physical transfer) ⓘ
linked to:
86th Street (Second Avenue Line)
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line at 42nd Street–Grand Central / Times Square complex (via shuttle and passageways) ⓘ
linked to:
Times Square–42nd Street subway station
IRT Flushing Line at Grand Central–42nd Street ⓘ
linked to:
Flushing Line
|
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| division | IRT Division ⓘ |
| electrification | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareControl | unified with rest of New York City Subway system ⓘ |
| follows |
Fourth Avenue (historic alignment name)
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linked to:
Fourth Avenue
Lexington Avenue ⓘ Park Avenue ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | local and express tracks ⓘ |
| hasStation |
103rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
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110th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 125th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ
linked to:
125th Street station (Lenox Avenue Line)
14th Street–Union Square station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line platforms) ⓘ
linked to:
14th Street–Union Square station
23rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ
linked to:
23rd Street station (Lexington Avenue Line)
28th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 33rd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 51st Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 59th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ
linked to:
Lexington Avenue–59th Street station
68th Street–Hunter College station ⓘ 77th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ 86th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ
linked to:
86th Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
96th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ Astor Place station ⓘ
linked to:
Astor Place subway station
Bleecker Street station ⓘ Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall subway station
Canal Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ
linked to:
Canal Street (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
Grand Central–42nd Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line platforms) ⓘ
linked to:
Grand Central–42nd Street station
Spring Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) ⓘ |
| historicalOperator | Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| isAmong | busiest subway corridors in North America ⓘ |
| isBusiest | busiest IRT trunk line in New York City Subway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| opened | 1918 ⓘ |
| operator |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
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New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| owner |
City of New York
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linked to:
New York City
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| partOf |
IRT Lexington Avenue Line
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linked to:
Lexington Avenue Line
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| servedBy |
4 service
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5 service ⓘ 6 service ⓘ |
| servesArea |
East Harlem
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East Side of Manhattan ⓘ Midtown Manhattan ⓘ Upper East Side ⓘ |
| system | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | A Division subway cars ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan Description of subject: The IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway corridor running along the East Side of Manhattan, carrying the 4, 5, and 6 services and serving as one of the system’s busiest and most important north–south routes.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
subject linked to:
New York City Subway Brooklyn Bridge–City Hall station (4,5,6)
linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan
Broadway–Lexington Avenue route (historical planning name)
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relatedTo
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Lexington Avenue Line (later IRT alignment, conceptually distinct)
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linked to: IRT Lexington Avenue Line trunk in Manhattan