R211 series
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The R211 series is a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock designed for the IND/BMT lines, featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| R211 series canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13457053 — 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: R211 series Context triple: [IND/BMT large-profile cars, hasCarTypeFamily, R211 series]
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A.
R160 series
The R160 series is a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring stainless-steel construction, advanced onboard electronics, and digital passenger information systems.
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B.
R143 series
The R143 series is a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring modern automated train control capabilities and used primarily on the L line.
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C.
R21 series
The R21 series is a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built for the IND/BMT divisions, featuring large-profile steel cars used in mid-20th-century service.
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D.
R179 series
The R179 series is a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring updated technology and design for use on various lettered lines.
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E.
E217 series
The E217 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit train type that operated primarily on JR East’s Yokosuka and Sobu Line services from the mid-1990s until its phased retirement.
- 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: R211 series Target entity description: The R211 series is a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock designed for the IND/BMT lines, featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
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A.
R160 series
The R160 series is a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring stainless-steel construction, advanced onboard electronics, and digital passenger information systems.
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B.
R143 series
The R143 series is a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring modern automated train control capabilities and used primarily on the L line.
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C.
R21 series
The R21 series is a class of New York City Subway rolling stock built for the IND/BMT divisions, featuring large-profile steel cars used in mid-20th-century service.
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D.
R179 series
The R179 series is a class of modern New York City Subway rolling stock built for the B Division, featuring updated technology and design for use on various lettered lines.
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E.
E217 series
The E217 series is a Japanese electric multiple unit train type that operated primarily on JR East’s Yokosuka and Sobu Line services from the mid-1990s until its phased retirement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway rolling stock
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R211 series variant ⓘ R211 series variant ⓘ R211 series variant ⓘ electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| belongsToFleetProgram | MTA New Technology Train program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cityOfOperation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOperation |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| designedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor |
BMT Division
NERFINISHED
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IND Division NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City Subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForAccessibilityCompliance | Americans with Disabilities Act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedForSignalingSystem | CBTC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedToOperateOn | B Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
accessible door chimes and announcements
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improved grab bars and handrails ⓘ wheelchair spaces ⓘ |
| hasCabConfiguration | full-width operator cab on end cars ⓘ |
| hasCarbodyMaterial | stainless steel ⓘ |
| hasDoorConfiguration | wider doors than previous fleets ⓘ |
| hasDoorType | side sliding doors ⓘ |
| hasExteriorLivery | MTA New York City Subway standard livery ⓘ |
| hasInteriorInformationSystem | dynamic passenger information displays ⓘ |
| hasPassengerAmenity |
brighter interior lighting
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digital route maps ⓘ ergonomic seating layout ⓘ wider doorways for faster boarding ⓘ |
| hasSafetyFeature |
emergency intercoms
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event recorders ⓘ fire-resistant interior materials ⓘ |
| hasTechnologyFeature |
CCTV security cameras
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LED exterior destination signs ⓘ LED interior displays ⓘ advanced onboard diagnostics ⓘ |
| hasVariant |
R211A
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R211S ⓘ R211T ⓘ |
| introducedForService | 2020s ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Kawasaki Heavy Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerSupply | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| replaces |
R160 (partially)
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R32 ⓘ R42 ⓘ R44 ⓘ R46 ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: R211 series Description of subject: The R211 series is a modern generation of New York City Subway rolling stock designed for the IND/BMT lines, featuring updated technology, improved accessibility, and enhanced passenger amenities.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.