R188 cars
E139884
R188 cars are a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for automated-capable service on the 7 train.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| R188 cars canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1218552 — 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: R188 cars Context triple: [Flushing Line, servedByRollingStock, R188 cars]
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A.
NS 88 series
The NS 88 series is a type of electric multiple-unit rolling stock used on the Santiago Metro system in Chile.
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B.
Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles
Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles are modern electric multiple-unit trains manufactured by the Japanese company Kinki Sharyo, widely used in North American light rail systems for urban passenger transit.
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C.
Seibu 6000 series
The Seibu 6000 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit train type operated by Seibu Railway, commonly used for through-services on Tokyo subway lines.
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D.
Tokyu 5050 series
The Tokyu 5050 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by Tokyu Corporation and used on through-services with Tokyo Metro and other railway lines in the Tokyo area.
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E.
E233 series EMU
The E233 series EMU is a modern Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high capacity, reliability, and widespread use on busy urban and suburban lines around Tokyo.
- 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: R188 cars Target entity description: R188 cars are a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for automated-capable service on the 7 train.
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A.
NS 88 series
The NS 88 series is a type of electric multiple-unit rolling stock used on the Santiago Metro system in Chile.
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B.
Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles
Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles are modern electric multiple-unit trains manufactured by the Japanese company Kinki Sharyo, widely used in North American light rail systems for urban passenger transit.
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C.
Seibu 6000 series
The Seibu 6000 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit train type operated by Seibu Railway, commonly used for through-services on Tokyo subway lines.
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D.
Tokyu 5050 series
The Tokyu 5050 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit commuter train type operated by Tokyu Corporation and used on through-services with Tokyo Metro and other railway lines in the Tokyo area.
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E.
E233 series EMU
The E233 series EMU is a modern Japanese commuter train type operated by JR East, known for its high capacity, reliability, and widespread use on busy urban and suburban lines around Tokyo.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway rolling stock
ⓘ
electric multiple unit ⓘ rolling stock class ⓘ |
| brakeType | electro-pneumatic brakes ⓘ |
| builtFor |
MTA New York City Transit
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Transit Authority
Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| carbodyMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| cityOfOperation | New York City ⓘ |
| collectionMethod | contact shoe ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | A Division loading gauge ⓘ |
| controlSystem | microprocessor-based train control ⓘ |
| conversionSource | R142A cars ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedFor |
CBTC
ⓘ
Communications-Based Train Control ⓘ
linked to:
Automatic Train Control
automated-capable operation ⓘ high-platform boarding ⓘ one-person train operation capability ⓘ |
| division | A Division ⓘ |
| doorConfiguration | multiple side doors per car ⓘ |
| doorType | sliding side doors ⓘ |
| family | Kawasaki R142/R142A/R188 family ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasComponentType |
A car
ⓘ
B car ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
CBTC onboard equipment
ⓘ
automated announcements ⓘ electronic destination signs ⓘ interior LED displays ⓘ onboard diagnostics ⓘ |
| introducedFor |
Flushing Line CBTC project
ⓘ
linked to:
Flushing Line
|
| manufacturer |
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
ⓘ
Kawasaki Rail Car Inc. ⓘ
linked to:
Kawasaki Rail Car, Inc.
|
| network | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| networkSection | IRT division ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MTA New York City Subway
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Subway
|
| operator | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| powerSupply | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| propulsionType | electric ⓘ |
| relatedTo | R142A cars ⓘ |
| serviceType | passenger service ⓘ |
| trackGauge | 1,435 mm ⓘ |
| traction | AC traction motors ⓘ |
| trainsetConfiguration | 11-car trainsets ⓘ |
| usedOnLine | 7 ⓘ |
| usedOnRoute |
IRT Flushing Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Flushing Line
|
| usedOnService |
<7> train
ⓘ
Flushing Line ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: R188 cars Description of subject: R188 cars are a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for automated-capable service on the 7 train.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.