IRT Sixth Avenue elevated
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The IRT Sixth Avenue elevated was an early elevated railway line in Manhattan that once ran above Sixth Avenue before being demolished and replaced by the underground IND Sixth Avenue Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| IRT Sixth Avenue elevated canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1695439 — 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: IRT Sixth Avenue elevated Context triple: [IND Sixth Avenue Line, formerStructureReplaced, IRT Sixth Avenue elevated]
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A.
Liberty Avenue elevated
Liberty Avenue elevated is a former elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn and Queens that once carried BMT trains along Liberty Avenue before being partially incorporated into the IND Fulton Street and Rockaway Lines.
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B.
Sixth Avenue express service
The Sixth Avenue express service is a New York City Subway route pattern that runs express along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, providing faster north–south service than the local trains on the same corridor.
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C.
IND Sixth Avenue Line
The IND Sixth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan running primarily beneath Sixth Avenue and served by several B Division routes.
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D.
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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E.
Main Line Elevated
Main Line Elevated was Boston’s original elevated rapid transit line that formed the core of what is now the MBTA Orange Line.
- 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 Sixth Avenue elevated Target entity description: The IRT Sixth Avenue elevated was an early elevated railway line in Manhattan that once ran above Sixth Avenue before being demolished and replaced by the underground IND Sixth Avenue Line.
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A.
Liberty Avenue elevated
Liberty Avenue elevated is a former elevated rapid transit line in Brooklyn and Queens that once carried BMT trains along Liberty Avenue before being partially incorporated into the IND Fulton Street and Rockaway Lines.
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B.
Sixth Avenue express service
The Sixth Avenue express service is a New York City Subway route pattern that runs express along the IND Sixth Avenue Line in Manhattan, providing faster north–south service than the local trains on the same corridor.
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C.
IND Sixth Avenue Line
The IND Sixth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan running primarily beneath Sixth Avenue and served by several B Division routes.
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D.
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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E.
Main Line Elevated
Main Line Elevated was Boston’s original elevated rapid transit line that formed the core of what is now the MBTA Orange Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
elevated railway line ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct New York City Subway lines
ⓘ
Interborough Rapid Transit Company lines ⓘ
linked to:
Interborough Rapid Transit legacy lines
Sixth Avenue (Manhattan) ⓘ
linked to:
Sixth Avenue
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolishedFor | construction of IND Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| hadRightOfWay | above street level ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early rapid transit line in Manhattan ⓘ |
| lineCharacter | urban elevated ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| location | Manhattan ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sixth Avenue ⓘ |
| operator | Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
IRT elevated network
ⓘ
New York City elevated railway system ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
|
| preceded | IND Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| publicTransitMode | rail ⓘ |
| ranAbove | Sixth Avenue ⓘ |
| replacedBy | IND Sixth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| replacedInfrastructure | surface streetcar services along Sixth Avenue ⓘ |
| servedBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| servedCorridor |
Sixth Avenue corridor in Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
Sixth Avenue corridor in Midtown Manhattan ⓘ
linked to:
Sixth Avenue corridor
|
| servedFunction | commuter transport ⓘ |
| serviceType | rapid transit ⓘ |
| status | demolished ⓘ |
| structureType | steel elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportSystem | New York City Subway precursor ⓘ |
| wasPartOf |
Manhattan elevated lines
ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: IRT Sixth Avenue elevated Description of subject: The IRT Sixth Avenue elevated was an early elevated railway line in Manhattan that once ran above Sixth Avenue before being demolished and replaced by the underground IND Sixth Avenue Line.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.