Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street
E309748
The Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street is a surface-running segment of Buffalo’s light rail system that serves the downtown core with frequent, fare-free transit along the city’s primary commercial corridor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2904011 — 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: Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street Context triple: [Ellicott Square Building, nearby, Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street]
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A.
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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B.
Broadway Line in Manhattan
The Broadway Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Broadway and serving as a key north–south corridor for multiple routes, including the W train.
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C.
New York Central Railroad main line
The New York Central Railroad main line, famously known as the Water Level Route, was a major U.S. rail corridor connecting the Midwest to the East Coast along relatively flat terrain that followed river valleys and the Great Lakes.
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D.
Fourth Avenue Line
The Fourth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Brooklyn that carries several services, including the N train, along a north–south corridor.
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E.
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The IND Queens Boulevard Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Queens that carries multiple services between Manhattan and eastern Queens via Queens Boulevard.
- 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: Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street Target entity description: The Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street is a surface-running segment of Buffalo’s light rail system that serves the downtown core with frequent, fare-free transit along the city’s primary commercial corridor.
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A.
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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B.
Broadway Line in Manhattan
The Broadway Line in Manhattan is a major New York City Subway trunk line running under Broadway and serving as a key north–south corridor for multiple routes, including the W train.
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C.
New York Central Railroad main line
The New York Central Railroad main line, famously known as the Water Level Route, was a major U.S. rail corridor connecting the Midwest to the East Coast along relatively flat terrain that followed river valleys and the Great Lakes.
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D.
Fourth Avenue Line
The Fourth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Brooklyn that carries several services, including the N train, along a north–south corridor.
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E.
IND Queens Boulevard Line
The IND Queens Boulevard Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Queens that carries multiple services between Manhattan and eastern Queens via Queens Boulevard.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail line segment
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surface-running transit corridor ⓘ |
| accessibility | intended to provide easy access to downtown businesses ⓘ |
| benefits | reduces need for short car trips in downtown Buffalo ⓘ |
| category |
Light rail in New York (state)
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Public transport in Buffalo, New York ⓘ Street-running light rail lines in the United States ⓘ |
| corridorType | primary commercial corridor of Buffalo ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| farePolicy |
fare-free
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no fare required within downtown surface segment ⓘ |
| fareZone | free-fare zone of Buffalo Metro Rail ⓘ |
| function |
connects key destinations in downtown Buffalo
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supports downtown economic activity ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Buffalo, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Buffalo
Downtown Buffalo ⓘ
linked to:
Theatre District, Buffalo
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| mode | electric rail transit ⓘ |
| networkRole | central segment of Buffalo Metro Rail line ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| owner | Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | Buffalo Metro Rail ⓘ |
| primaryUse | urban circulation within downtown ⓘ |
| rightOfWay | mixed with pedestrian and local traffic in downtown ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Main Street (Buffalo) ⓘ |
| serves | Main Street commercial district ⓘ |
| servesArea | downtown core of Buffalo ⓘ |
| servesAs | primary downtown transit spine ⓘ |
| servicePattern | frequent service ⓘ |
| serviceType | light rail transit ⓘ |
| trackAlignment | street-running ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street Description of subject: The Buffalo Main Light Rail line on Main Street is a surface-running segment of Buffalo’s light rail system that serves the downtown core with frequent, fare-free transit along the city’s primary commercial corridor.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Ellicott Square Building (Buffalo)