GVB Amsterdam
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GVB Amsterdam is the primary public transport operator in Amsterdam, running the city’s trams, buses, metros, and ferries.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GVB Amsterdam canonical | 5 |
| GVB | 2 |
| Amsterdam Metro operator | 1 |
| GVB (Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf) Amsterdam | 1 |
| GVB Amsterdam network | 1 |
| GVB Amsterdam service area | 1 |
| GVB ferries | 1 |
| municipal transport company of Amsterdam | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6383014 — 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: GVB Amsterdam Context triple: [Amsterdam tram line 14, publicTransportSystem, GVB Amsterdam]
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A.
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is a major railway and business district station in the southern part of Amsterdam, serving as a key hub for regional and international connections.
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B.
Amsterdam North
Amsterdam North is a district of Amsterdam located across the IJ Bay, known for its rapidly developing waterfront, creative hubs, and mix of modern architecture with former industrial areas.
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C.
Amsterdam Chamber
Amsterdam Chamber was the most influential regional board of the Dutch West India Company, overseeing its key commercial and colonial operations from the city of Amsterdam.
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D.
De Rotterdam
De Rotterdam is a massive mixed-use high-rise complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by the architecture firm OMA and known for its stacked, shifting tower volumes along the Maas River.
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E.
Vervoerregio Amsterdam
Vervoerregio Amsterdam is the regional public transport authority responsible for organizing and coordinating mobility and transit services in the greater Amsterdam area.
- 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: GVB Amsterdam Target entity description: GVB Amsterdam is the primary public transport operator in Amsterdam, running the city’s trams, buses, metros, and ferries.
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A.
Amsterdam Zuid
Amsterdam Zuid is a major railway and business district station in the southern part of Amsterdam, serving as a key hub for regional and international connections.
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B.
Amsterdam North
Amsterdam North is a district of Amsterdam located across the IJ Bay, known for its rapidly developing waterfront, creative hubs, and mix of modern architecture with former industrial areas.
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C.
Amsterdam Chamber
Amsterdam Chamber was the most influential regional board of the Dutch West India Company, overseeing its key commercial and colonial operations from the city of Amsterdam.
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D.
De Rotterdam
De Rotterdam is a massive mixed-use high-rise complex in Rotterdam, Netherlands, designed by the architecture firm OMA and known for its stacked, shifting tower volumes along the Maas River.
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E.
Vervoerregio Amsterdam
Vervoerregio Amsterdam is the regional public transport authority responsible for organizing and coordinating mobility and transit services in the greater Amsterdam area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
company
ⓘ
public transport operator ⓘ |
| acceptsTicket | regional travel products on OV-chipkaart ⓘ |
| cityServed | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| country | Netherlands ⓘ |
| customerServiceLanguage |
Dutch
ⓘ
English ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
OV-chipkaart
ⓘ
contactless bank card payments ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
sustainable transport
ⓘ
urban mobility ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviationMeaning | Gemeentelijk Vervoerbedrijf ⓘ |
| hasMobileApp | GVB app ⓘ |
| hasRouteType |
daytime routes
ⓘ
night bus routes ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Amsterdam ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Dutch ⓘ |
| legalForm | naamloze vennootschap ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Amsterdam
ⓘ
Metropolitan Region Amsterdam ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam metropolitan area
|
| operatesService |
Amsterdam city bus network
ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam bus network
Amsterdam ferry services across the IJ ⓘ Amsterdam metro network ⓘ
linked to:
Amsterdam Metro network
Amsterdam tram network ⓘ |
| operatesTransportMode |
bus
ⓘ
ferry ⓘ metro ⓘ tram ⓘ |
| owner | Municipality of Amsterdam ⓘ |
| ownsInfrastructure |
metro network in Amsterdam
ⓘ
tram network in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| primaryRole | urban public transport operator ⓘ |
| regionServed | North Holland ⓘ |
| safetyStandard | European urban rail and bus safety regulations ⓘ |
| sector | public transport sector ⓘ |
| serviceType |
mass transit
ⓘ
public transport ⓘ |
| ticketType |
day ticket
ⓘ
multi-day ticket ⓘ season ticket ⓘ single journey ticket ⓘ |
| typicalUser |
commuters in Amsterdam
ⓘ
tourists in Amsterdam ⓘ |
| usesVehicleType |
diesel bus
ⓘ
electric bus ⓘ ferry ⓘ metro train ⓘ tram ⓘ |
| website | https://www.gvb.nl ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: GVB Amsterdam Description of subject: GVB Amsterdam is the primary public transport operator in Amsterdam, running the city’s trams, buses, metros, and ferries.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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linked to: GVB Amsterdam