Metro Transit (St. Louis)

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bus operator light rail operator paratransit operator public transportation agency transit system

Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Metro Transit (St. Louis) canonical	8
MetroBus (St. Louis)	2
Metro Transit (St. Louis) network	1
Metro Transit (St. Louis) paratransit services	1
St. Louis Metro Transit system	1
St. Louis MetroBus	1
St. Louis MetroBus network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1259911 — 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: Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Context triple: [Bi-State Development Agency, operates, Metro Transit (St. Louis)]

A. Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
B. Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
C. Sangamon Mass Transit District
Sangamon Mass Transit District is the primary public bus transportation agency serving Springfield and surrounding areas in Sangamon County, Illinois.
D. Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
E. STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
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: Metro Transit (St. Louis)
Target entity description: Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.

A. Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
B. Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
C. Sangamon Mass Transit District
Sangamon Mass Transit District is the primary public bus transportation agency serving Springfield and surrounding areas in Sangamon County, Illinois.
D. Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
E. STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	bus operator ⓘ light rail operator ⓘ paratransit operator ⓘ public transportation agency ⓘ transit system ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Bi-State Development Agency Metro ⓘ linked to: Bi-State Development Agency Metro ⓘ
brandIncludes	Metro Call-A-Ride ⓘ MetroBus ⓘ MetroLink ⓘ linked to: MetroLink light rail
busSystemName	MetroBus ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fareMedium	electronic fare media ⓘ paper tickets ⓘ passes ⓘ
farePolicy	distance and zone-based elements ⓘ
fareSystem	integrated fare system ⓘ
fundingType	publicly funded ⓘ
governingBody	Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners ⓘ linked to: Bi-State Development Agency
hasBusMode	express bus ⓘ local bus ⓘ
hasRailMode	light rail ⓘ
headquartersLocation	St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
modeOfTransport	rail transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ
operatedBy	Bi-State Development Agency ⓘ
owner	Bi-State Development Agency ⓘ
paratransitSystemName	Metro Call-A-Ride ⓘ
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
providesService	accessible transport for people with disabilities ⓘ commuter transport ⓘ local transit ⓘ
railSystemName	MetroLink ⓘ linked to: MetroLink light rail
regionServed	Illinois ⓘ Missouri ⓘ
safetyAndSecurity	transit security and policing services ⓘ
sector	public transport ⓘ
serves	Madison County, Illinois ⓘ St. Clair County, Illinois ⓘ St. Louis metropolitan area ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ linked to: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
serviceType	bus ⓘ demand-responsive transport ⓘ light rail ⓘ paratransit ⓘ
state	Illinois ⓘ Missouri ⓘ
website	https://www.metrostlouis.org/ ⓘ

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