Ninth Avenue Line
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The Ninth Avenue Line was New York City's first elevated railway, running along Manhattan's West Side and serving as a key component of the early rapid transit system before its eventual demolition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ninth Avenue Line canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4604315 — 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: Ninth Avenue Line Context triple: [Manhattan Railway elevated lines, mainLine, Ninth Avenue Line]
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A.
Eighth Avenue Line
The Eighth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan, primarily served by the A, C, and E trains and known as the system’s first fully independent subway route.
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B.
Sixth Avenue Line
The Sixth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan that primarily carries B, D, F, and M trains along Sixth Avenue.
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C.
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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D.
Second Avenue Line
The Second Avenue Line is a New York City Subway service planned and built to run primarily beneath Manhattan’s Second Avenue as part of a long-delayed effort to expand the city’s rapid transit network.
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E.
Third Avenue Line
The Third Avenue Line was a major elevated railway in Manhattan that once formed a key part of New York City's early rapid transit system.
- 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: Ninth Avenue Line Target entity description: The Ninth Avenue Line was New York City's first elevated railway, running along Manhattan's West Side and serving as a key component of the early rapid transit system before its eventual demolition.
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A.
Eighth Avenue Line
The Eighth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan, primarily served by the A, C, and E trains and known as the system’s first fully independent subway route.
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B.
Sixth Avenue Line
The Sixth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan that primarily carries B, D, F, and M trains along Sixth Avenue.
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C.
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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D.
Second Avenue Line
The Second Avenue Line is a New York City Subway service planned and built to run primarily beneath Manhattan’s Second Avenue as part of a long-delayed effort to expand the city’s rapid transit network.
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E.
Third Avenue Line
The Third Avenue Line was a major elevated railway in Manhattan that once formed a key part of New York City's early rapid transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
defunct railway line
ⓘ
elevated railway line ⓘ public transit line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
9th Avenue El
ⓘ
linked to:
Ninth Avenue
IRT Ninth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| category |
Defunct New York City Subway lines
ⓘ
Railway lines closed in 1940 ⓘ Railway lines opened in 1868 ⓘ |
| constructionType | elevated viaduct ⓘ |
| convertedToSteamOperation | 1870s ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| demolished | 1940 ⓘ |
| electrified | early 20th century ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
19th century urban transit
ⓘ
early 20th century urban transit ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | demolished transit line ⓘ |
| infrastructureType | elevated steel structure ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ |
| opened | 1868 ⓘ |
| openedAs |
West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Railway Company
|
| operatedOn | West Side of Manhattan ⓘ |
| operator |
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
ⓘ
Manhattan Railway Company ⓘ |
| partOf |
Manhattan elevated lines
ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
New York City elevated railway system ⓘ
linked to:
Manhattan Railway elevated lines
|
| precededBy |
West Side and Yonkers Patent Railway
ⓘ
linked to:
New York and Harlem Railroad
|
| propulsionSystem |
electric multiple units
ⓘ
steam locomotives ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
IND Eighth Avenue Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Eighth Avenue Line
subway services on Manhattan’s West Side ⓘ |
| served | commuters on Manhattan’s West Side ⓘ |
| servedArea |
Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
Midtown Manhattan ⓘ Upper Manhattan ⓘ |
| serviceEnded | 1940 ⓘ |
| significance |
early component of New York City rapid transit system
ⓘ
first elevated railway in New York City ⓘ |
| terminus |
Harlem
ⓘ
South Ferry ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ninth Avenue Line Description of subject: The Ninth Avenue Line was New York City's first elevated railway, running along Manhattan's West Side and serving as a key component of the early rapid transit system before its eventual demolition.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.