Boston College station
E260827
Boston College station is a light rail stop in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, serving as the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line’s B branch near Boston College’s main campus.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston College station canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2383527 — 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: Boston College station Context triple: [Green Line (MBTA), terminus, Boston College station]
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A.
Northeastern University station
Northeastern University station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Northeastern University campus and the surrounding Fenway–Kenmore area.
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B.
Belmont station
Belmont station is a commuter rail stop in Downers Grove, Illinois, served by Metra’s BNSF Railway Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
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C.
Belmont station
Belmont station is a major Chicago Transit Authority 'L' station on the North Side that serves as a key transfer point between multiple rapid transit lines.
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D.
Fitchburg station
Fitchburg station is a commuter rail stop in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving as a terminus on the MBTA Fitchburg Line connecting the city to the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Medford station
Medford station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop located in Medford, New York, serving passengers on the Ronkonkoma Branch.
- 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: Boston College station Target entity description: Boston College station is a light rail stop in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, serving as the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line’s B branch near Boston College’s main campus.
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A.
Northeastern University station
Northeastern University station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Northeastern University campus and the surrounding Fenway–Kenmore area.
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B.
Belmont station
Belmont station is a commuter rail stop in Downers Grove, Illinois, served by Metra’s BNSF Railway Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
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C.
Belmont station
Belmont station is a major Chicago Transit Authority 'L' station on the North Side that serves as a key transfer point between multiple rapid transit lines.
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D.
Fitchburg station
Fitchburg station is a commuter rail stop in Fitchburg, Massachusetts, serving as a terminus on the MBTA Fitchburg Line connecting the city to the Greater Boston area.
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E.
Medford station
Medford station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop located in Medford, New York, serving passengers on the Ronkonkoma Branch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA Green Line station
ⓘ
light rail station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Boston College campus entrance
ⓘ
Commonwealth Avenue ⓘ |
| category |
Light rail stations in Massachusetts
ⓘ
MBTA Green Line B branch stations ⓘ Railway stations in Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connectsTo | other MBTA Green Line branches via Kenmore station ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareSystem | MBTA fare system ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | BC station ⓘ |
| hasMode | light rail ⓘ |
| hasService | local light rail service ⓘ |
| isTerminusOf | MBTA Green Line B branch ⓘ |
| line | Green Line B branch ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
ⓘ
linked to:
Chestnut Hill, Newton
Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| near | Boston College main campus ⓘ |
| operator |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| owner |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| platformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| publicTransitSystem | MBTA ⓘ |
| region | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| serves |
Boston College main campus
ⓘ
MBTA Green Line B branch ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Boston metropolitan area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Boston
|
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| terminusDirection | west terminus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston College station Description of subject: Boston College station is a light rail stop in Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts, serving as the western terminus of the MBTA Green Line’s B branch near Boston College’s main campus.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.