Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard
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Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard is a rail yard facility on Staten Island used for storing, maintaining, and dispatching Staten Island Railway trains.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard canonical | 1 |
| Staten Island Railway corridor near Grasmere | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1280487 — 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: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard Context triple: [Staten Island Railway, depot, Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard]
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A.
Coney Island Yard
Coney Island Yard is one of the largest New York City Subway maintenance and storage facilities, serving multiple lines in Brooklyn.
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B.
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is a major historic multimodal transportation hub in Hoboken, New Jersey, serving commuter rail, light rail, buses, ferries, and PATH trains for the New York metropolitan area.
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C.
Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway is a rapid transit line providing passenger rail service along Staten Island’s east shore in New York City.
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D.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
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E.
LIRR City Terminal Zone
LIRR City Terminal Zone is a Long Island Rail Road service area encompassing the major terminal stations in and around New York City, including key hubs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
- 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: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard Target entity description: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard is a rail yard facility on Staten Island used for storing, maintaining, and dispatching Staten Island Railway trains.
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A.
Coney Island Yard
Coney Island Yard is one of the largest New York City Subway maintenance and storage facilities, serving multiple lines in Brooklyn.
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B.
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is a major historic multimodal transportation hub in Hoboken, New Jersey, serving commuter rail, light rail, buses, ferries, and PATH trains for the New York metropolitan area.
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C.
Staten Island Railway
Staten Island Railway is a rapid transit line providing passenger rail service along Staten Island’s east shore in New York City.
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D.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
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E.
LIRR City Terminal Zone
LIRR City Terminal Zone is a Long Island Rail Road service area encompassing the major terminal stations in and around New York City, including key hubs in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rail yard
ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Clifton station ⓘ |
| category |
Rail yards in New York City
ⓘ
Staten Island Railway infrastructure ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electrificationSystemServed | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| hasAccessType | non-public facility ⓘ |
| hasConnectionWith |
Staten Island Railway main line
ⓘ
linked to:
Staten Island Railway
|
| hasFacility |
inspection tracks
ⓘ
maintenance shop ⓘ storage tracks ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Clifton, Staten Island
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Staten Island ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Staten Island Railway ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork |
New York City transit system
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City public transportation network
|
| primaryFunction |
train dispatching
ⓘ
train maintenance ⓘ train storage ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwayLineServed | Staten Island Railway ⓘ |
| servesRollingStockType | Staten Island Railway electric multiple units ⓘ |
| usedFor |
dispatching Staten Island Railway trainsets into service
ⓘ
light maintenance of Staten Island Railway rolling stock ⓘ overnight storage of Staten Island Railway trains ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard Description of subject: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard is a rail yard facility on Staten Island used for storing, maintaining, and dispatching Staten Island Railway trains.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Staten Island Railway Clifton Yard