Shirley station
E9739
Shirley station is a commuter rail stop in Shirley, Massachusetts, serving passengers on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shirley station canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T41641 — 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: Shirley station Context triple: [Shirley, Massachusetts, hasRailStation, Shirley station]
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A.
Ayer station
Ayer station is a commuter rail stop in Ayer, Massachusetts that serves as a local transit hub on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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B.
Waverley station
Waverley station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving the Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Atherton station
Atherton station is a commuter rail stop in Atherton, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
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D.
Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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E.
Gori railway station
Gori railway station is the main train station serving the city of Gori in central Georgia, providing regional and intercity rail connections.
- 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: Shirley station Target entity description: Shirley station is a commuter rail stop in Shirley, Massachusetts, serving passengers on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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A.
Ayer station
Ayer station is a commuter rail stop in Ayer, Massachusetts that serves as a local transit hub on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
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B.
Waverley station
Waverley station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop in Belmont, Massachusetts, serving the Fitchburg Line.
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C.
Atherton station
Atherton station is a commuter rail stop in Atherton, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
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D.
Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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E.
Gori railway station
Gori railway station is the main train station serving the city of Gori in central Georgia, providing regional and intercity rail connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| category | MBTA Commuter Rail stations in Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Fitchburg, Massachusetts ⓘ
linked to:
Fitchburg
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareSystem | MBTA fare system ⓘ |
| hasMode | rail ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | low-level platforms ⓘ |
| hasServiceProvider |
Keolis Commuter Services
ⓘ
linked to:
Keolis
|
| hasServiceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | onboard fare collection ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts
ⓘ
Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ Shirley, Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| municipality | Town of Shirley ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA Commuter Rail
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Commuter Rail network
|
| owner |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOf |
Fitchburg Line corridor
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Fitchburg Line
|
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetwork | MBTA Commuter Rail network ⓘ |
| regulatoryAuthority |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| servedByLine |
Fitchburg Line
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Fitchburg Line
|
| serves | commuter rail passengers ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commuter transportation
ⓘ
regional rail travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shirley station Description of subject: Shirley station is a commuter rail stop in Shirley, Massachusetts, serving passengers on the MBTA Fitchburg Line.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.