Select Bus Service
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Select Bus Service is New York City's brand for enhanced, limited-stop bus routes that feature faster service and transit-priority improvements.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Select Bus Service canonical | 3 |
| Bx12 Select Bus Service | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2764760 — 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: Select Bus Service Context triple: [Q70 SBS, brand, Select Bus Service]
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A.
TheBus routes
TheBus routes are Honolulu’s primary public bus lines that provide extensive transit service throughout Oʻahu, including to and from the Mānoa area.
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B.
Express BusLink
Express BusLink is a limited-stop commuter bus service operated by the Maryland Transit Administration that connects key suburban areas with major employment and transit hubs.
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C.
Metro Bus
Metro Bus is the primary public bus service network for Los Angeles County, providing extensive local and rapid transit across the region.
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D.
OmniRide bus service
OmniRide bus service is a public transit system in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus routes connecting suburban communities with major employment and activity centers in the region.
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E.
MiWay bus services
MiWay bus services is the public transit system for the City of Mississauga, Ontario, operating local and express bus routes that connect the city with surrounding regions.
- 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: Select Bus Service Target entity description: Select Bus Service is New York City's brand for enhanced, limited-stop bus routes that feature faster service and transit-priority improvements.
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A.
TheBus routes
TheBus routes are Honolulu’s primary public bus lines that provide extensive transit service throughout Oʻahu, including to and from the Mānoa area.
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B.
Express BusLink
Express BusLink is a limited-stop commuter bus service operated by the Maryland Transit Administration that connects key suburban areas with major employment and transit hubs.
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C.
Metro Bus
Metro Bus is the primary public bus service network for Los Angeles County, providing extensive local and rapid transit across the region.
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D.
OmniRide bus service
OmniRide bus service is a public transit system in Northern Virginia that provides local and commuter bus routes connecting suburban communities with major employment and activity centers in the region.
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E.
MiWay bus services
MiWay bus services is the public transit system for the City of Mississauga, Ontario, operating local and express bus routes that connect the city with surrounding regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus rapid transit service
ⓘ
public transport brand ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
improve bus reliability
ⓘ
increase bus speeds ⓘ reduce travel time ⓘ |
| basedOn | bus rapid transit principles ⓘ |
| brandingOwner | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| color | blue ⓘ |
| corridorExample |
34th Street in Manhattan
ⓘ
linked to:
West 34th Street
First and Second Avenues in Manhattan ⓘ
linked to:
First Avenue in Manhattan
Fordham Road–Pelham Parkway corridor ⓘ Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island ⓘ
linked to:
Hylan Boulevard
Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn ⓘ Webster Avenue in the Bronx ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareEnforcement | MTA fare inspectors ⓘ |
| farePolicy | same fare as local MTA buses ⓘ |
| firstRoute |
Bx12 Select Bus Service
ⓘ
linked to:
Select Bus Service
|
| hasFeature |
all-door boarding
ⓘ
branded bus stops ⓘ bus lanes ⓘ limited-stop service ⓘ off-board fare collection ⓘ proof-of-payment fare system ⓘ transit signal priority ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | all-day frequent service on most routes ⓘ |
| hasStopInfrastructure |
fare inspection system
ⓘ
ticket vending machines at stops ⓘ |
| introducedOn | 2008-06-29 ⓘ |
| isPartOfNetwork |
MTA Regional Bus Operations
ⓘ
linked to:
MTA New York City Bus
|
| locatedIn |
New York City
ⓘ
New York State ⓘ |
| operator |
MTA Bus Company
ⓘ
linked to:
MTA New York City Bus
MTA New York City Transit ⓘ
linked to:
New York City Transit Authority
|
| partOf | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| providesInformation | real-time bus arrival displays on some routes ⓘ |
| replacedServiceType | former limited-stop bus branding on some corridors ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Bronx
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bronx
Brooklyn ⓘ Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island ⓘ |
| usesFareSystem |
MetroCard
ⓘ
OMNY ⓘ |
| usesTechnology | on-board GPS for real-time information ⓘ |
| usesVehicleType |
articulated buses
ⓘ
standard 40-foot buses ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Select Bus Service Description of subject: Select Bus Service is New York City's brand for enhanced, limited-stop bus routes that feature faster service and transit-priority improvements.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Select Bus Service