Waban MBTA station
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Waban MBTA station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Newton, Massachusetts, serving the village of Waban.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Waban MBTA station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3508350 — 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: Waban MBTA station Context triple: [Waban, hasLandmark, Waban MBTA 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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
State Street MBTA station
State Street MBTA station is a major downtown Boston subway stop on the Orange and Blue Lines, located near the Old State House and serving the city’s historic and financial districts.
- 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: Waban MBTA station Target entity description: Waban MBTA station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Newton, Massachusetts, serving the village of Waban.
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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.
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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C.
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.
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D.
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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E.
State Street MBTA station
State Street MBTA station is a major downtown Boston subway stop on the Orange and Blue Lines, located near the Old State House and serving the city’s historic and financial districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA Green Line station
ⓘ
light rail station ⓘ railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| accessible | no ⓘ |
| convertedToLightRail | 1959 ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MBTA fare system ⓘ |
| formerOperator |
Boston and Albany Railroad
ⓘ
New York Central Railroad ⓘ |
| formerUse |
Boston and Albany Railroad station
ⓘ
commuter rail station ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation |
Eliot station
ⓘ
Woodland station ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasConnection | MBTA bus (limited or nearby service) ⓘ |
| hasMapDisplay | MBTA system map ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasRightOfWayType | exclusive light rail right-of-way ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | light rail ⓘ |
| hasShelter | yes ⓘ |
| hasSignage | MBTA standard station signage ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | onboard fare collection ⓘ |
| hasZone | no commuter rail fare zone (rapid transit) ⓘ |
| isOnCorridor | former Boston and Albany Highland Branch ⓘ |
| lineDesignation |
D branch
ⓘ
linked to:
D Branch
|
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Waban, Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
Waban, Newton
|
| locatedOnLine | Highland Branch ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1886 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOfSystem |
MBTA Green Line
ⓘ
MBTA rapid transit system ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| platformConfiguration | 2 side platforms ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| servedByLine | MBTA Green Line D branch ⓘ |
| servesCity | Newton, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| servesFunction | local neighborhood transit access ⓘ |
| servesSettlement | village of Waban ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Waban MBTA station Description of subject: Waban MBTA station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line D branch in Newton, Massachusetts, serving the village of Waban.
Referenced by (1)
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