Capital Metro

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public transportation agency transit authority

Capital Metro is the primary public transportation agency serving the Austin, Texas metropolitan area with bus, rail, and paratransit services.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Capital Metro canonical	1
Capital Metro bus service	1
Capital Metro standard fare zone	1
Capital MetroRail (Austin)	1
Capital MetroRail (Austin) for initial service testing and demonstration	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4854421 — 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: Capital Metro
Context triple: [Austin, Texas, United States, hasPublicTransitSystem, Capital Metro]

A. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority
San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority is the public transportation agency serving the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area.
B. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is the public transportation authority serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area with bus, light rail, commuter rail, and paratransit services.
C. Houston METRORail
Houston METRORail is a light rail transit system serving the city of Houston, Texas, providing urban passenger rail service along several key corridors.
D. Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
E. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the public transportation agency serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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: Capital Metro
Target entity description: Capital Metro is the primary public transportation agency serving the Austin, Texas metropolitan area with bus, rail, and paratransit services.

A. San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority
San Antonio Metropolitan Transit Authority is the public transportation agency serving the San Antonio, Texas metropolitan area.
B. Dallas Area Rapid Transit
Dallas Area Rapid Transit is the public transportation authority serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metropolitan area with bus, light rail, commuter rail, and paratransit services.
C. Houston METRORail
Houston METRORail is a light rail transit system serving the city of Houston, Texas, providing urban passenger rail service along several key corridors.
D. Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
E. Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County
The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County is the public transportation agency serving the Houston, Texas metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transportation agency ⓘ transit authority ⓘ
busRapidTransitBrand	MetroRapid ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
fareMedium	mobile ticketing app ⓘ
fareSystem	contactless smart card ⓘ
focusesOn	public transit accessibility ⓘ regional mobility planning ⓘ
fundingSource	fares ⓘ federal grants ⓘ local sales tax ⓘ state grants ⓘ
governingBody	Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board of Directors ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	CapMetro ⓘ
hasProgram	bike-and-ride program ⓘ employer pass program ⓘ reduced fare program ⓘ university pass program ⓘ
hasRailLine	Red Line ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.capmetro.org ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Austin, Texas ⓘ linked to: City of Austin
legalForm	public authority ⓘ
localBusBrand	MetroBus ⓘ
modeOfTransport	bus ⓘ paratransit ⓘ rail ⓘ
offersService	ADA paratransit ⓘ express bus ⓘ night bus service ⓘ park and ride ⓘ
operatesInAdministrativeTerritory	Hays County, Texas ⓘ linked to: Hays County Travis County, Texas ⓘ Williamson County, Texas ⓘ linked to: Williamson County
paratransitBrand	MetroAccess ⓘ
primaryCityServed	Austin ⓘ
railBrand	Capital MetroRail ⓘ linked to: Capital MetroRail Red Line
railMode	diesel multiple unit ⓘ
regionServed	Central Texas ⓘ linked to: central Texas
serves	Austin metropolitan area ⓘ Austin, Texas ⓘ linked to: City of Austin
serviceType	bus rapid transit ⓘ bus transit ⓘ commuter rail ⓘ demand-responsive transport ⓘ paratransit ⓘ
U.S. state	Texas ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Austin, Texas, United States → hasPublicTransitSystem → Capital Metro ⓘ

Colorado Railcar DMU → usedBy → Capital MetroRail (Austin) for initial service testing and demonstration ⓘ

linked to: Capital Metro

Bombardier BiLevel Coach → operator → Capital MetroRail (Austin) ⓘ

linked to: Capital Metro

Austin Convention Center MetroRail station → fareZone → Capital Metro standard fare zone ⓘ

linked to: Capital Metro

Southwest Austin → transportation → Capital Metro bus service ⓘ

subject linked to: southwest Austin

linked to: Capital Metro

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