MBTA State Street station
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MBTA State Street station is a major underground subway station in downtown Boston serving the Orange and Blue Lines near key historic and commercial sites.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MBTA State Street station canonical | 1 |
| Scollay Square subway station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1393226 — 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: MBTA State Street station Context triple: [Quincy Market, publicTransit, MBTA State Street station]
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A.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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B.
Downtown Crossing station
Downtown Crossing station is a major MBTA subway hub in downtown Boston, serving multiple lines and providing access to one of the city’s busiest commercial districts.
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C.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Avenue station is an underground rapid transit stop in Boston, Massachusetts, located in the South End and served by the MBTA's 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: MBTA State Street station Target entity description: MBTA State Street station is a major underground subway station in downtown Boston serving the Orange and Blue Lines near key historic and commercial sites.
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A.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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B.
Downtown Crossing station
Downtown Crossing station is a major MBTA subway hub in downtown Boston, serving multiple lines and providing access to one of the city’s busiest commercial districts.
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C.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Massachusetts Avenue station
Massachusetts Avenue station is an underground rapid transit stop in Boston, Massachusetts, located in the South End and served by the MBTA's Orange Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
rapid transit station
ⓘ
subway station ⓘ underground station ⓘ |
| connectsLine |
Blue Line eastbound
ⓘ
Blue Line westbound ⓘ Orange Line northbound ⓘ Orange Line southbound ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MBTA CharlieCard
ⓘ
MBTA CharlieTicket ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 1 (subway flat fare) ⓘ |
| formerName |
Devonshire station
ⓘ
Milk station ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | partially accessible ⓘ |
| hasArtOrHistoryDisplay | historic exhibits related to Boston ⓘ |
| hasBicyclePolicy | bicycles not allowed on platforms during peak hours ⓘ |
| hasConnection | MBTA bus routes nearby ⓘ |
| hasEntranceOn |
Congress Street
ⓘ
State Street ⓘ Washington Street ⓘ |
| hasFareControl | separate fare gates for each line ⓘ |
| hasPlatforms | 3 ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| isTransferStation | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Old State House vicinity ⓘ |
| nearPlace |
Faneuil Hall
ⓘ
Financial District, Boston ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Boston
Government Center area ⓘ Old State House ⓘ Quincy Market ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1904 ⓘ |
| operator |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOfSystem |
MBTA subway
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston subway
|
| safetyFeature |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
emergency call boxes ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
MBTA Blue Line
ⓘ
MBTA Orange Line ⓘ |
| servesLineColor |
blue
ⓘ
orange ⓘ |
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MBTA State Street station Description of subject: MBTA State Street station is a major underground subway station in downtown Boston serving the Orange and Blue Lines near key historic and commercial sites.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Scollay Square (historic site)
linked to: MBTA State Street station