Broadway station (MBTA)
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Broadway station (MBTA) is an underground rapid transit station in South Boston serving the MBTA Red Line.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broadway station (MBTA) canonical | 2 |
| Broadway station (MBTA Red Line) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2076504 — 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: Broadway station (MBTA) Context triple: [Red Line (MBTA), connectsStation, Broadway station (MBTA)]
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A.
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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B.
Back Bay station
Back Bay station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA commuter rail, Amtrak, and subway lines in the Back Bay neighborhood.
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C.
MBTA State Street station
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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D.
MBTA Aquarium station
MBTA Aquarium station is an underground subway stop on Boston’s Blue Line located near the New England Aquarium and the downtown waterfront.
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E.
Fenway station
Fenway station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Fenway–Kenmore area near Fenway Park.
- 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: Broadway station (MBTA) Target entity description: Broadway station (MBTA) is an underground rapid transit station in South Boston serving the MBTA Red Line.
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A.
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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B.
Back Bay station
Back Bay station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA commuter rail, Amtrak, and subway lines in the Back Bay neighborhood.
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C.
MBTA State Street station
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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D.
MBTA Aquarium station
MBTA Aquarium station is an underground subway stop on Boston’s Blue Line located near the New England Aquarium and the downtown waterfront.
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E.
Fenway station
Fenway station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Fenway–Kenmore area near Fenway Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA Red Line station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ underground railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| category |
MBTA Red Line stations
ⓘ
Railway stations in Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ Underground railway stations in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| city |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareMedium |
CharlieCard
ⓘ
CharlieTicket ⓘ MBTA mTicket (applicable media where accepted) ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA mTicket mobile app accepted
|
| fareSystem | MBTA fare system ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
Metropolitan Transit Authority (Boston) ⓘ
linked to:
Metropolitan Transit Authority
|
| hasConnection | local bus services in South Boston ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevators
ⓘ
escalators ⓘ fare gates ⓘ stairs ⓘ underground concourse ⓘ |
| hasService |
Red Line Ashmont branch trains
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Ashmont Branch
Red Line Braintree branch trains ⓘ
linked to:
Red Line Braintree Branch
|
| lineColor | red ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
South Boston ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | South Boston ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| operator |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOfNetwork |
MBTA subway
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston subway
|
| partOfSystem |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority rapid transit system
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| publicTransitSystem | MBTA ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedBy | MBTA bus routes ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| servesLine |
Red Line (MBTA)
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Red Line
|
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
| ticketing | proof-of-payment within MBTA system ⓘ |
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
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Input
Subject: Broadway station (MBTA) Description of subject: Broadway station (MBTA) is an underground rapid transit station in South Boston serving the MBTA Red Line.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Red Line
subject linked to:
Broadway (street) in South Boston
linked to: Broadway station (MBTA)