Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach
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The Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach is an intercity bus service that connects Monterey and surrounding coastal communities with San Jose, providing coordinated feeder transportation to Amtrak rail services.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1059143 — 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: Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach Context triple: [San Jose Diridon station, railwayLineServed, Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach]
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California State Route 190
California State Route 190 is an east–west state highway in California that traverses the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley, providing access to Death Valley National Park and connecting remote desert and mountain communities.
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Interstate 580
Interstate 580 is a U.S. Interstate Highway that serves as a key north–south connector linking Carson City with Reno and the broader Interstate network in northern Nevada.
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C.
Interstate 680
Interstate 680 is a U.S. Interstate Highway that serves as a key regional connector in the Midwest, linking parts of Iowa and Nebraska and facilitating traffic around the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
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D.
California State Route 88
California State Route 88 is a scenic highway in California that crosses the Sierra Nevada, providing an all-weather route between the Central Valley and Nevada via Carson Pass.
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E.
California State Route 89
California State Route 89 is a scenic north–south highway in California that winds through the Sierra Nevada and other mountainous regions, connecting small communities, national forests, and popular outdoor recreation areas.
- 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: Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach Target entity description: The Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach is an intercity bus service that connects Monterey and surrounding coastal communities with San Jose, providing coordinated feeder transportation to Amtrak rail services.
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A.
California State Route 190
California State Route 190 is an east–west state highway in California that traverses the Sierra Nevada and Death Valley, providing access to Death Valley National Park and connecting remote desert and mountain communities.
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B.
Interstate 580
Interstate 580 is a U.S. Interstate Highway that serves as a key north–south connector linking Carson City with Reno and the broader Interstate network in northern Nevada.
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C.
Interstate 680
Interstate 680 is a U.S. Interstate Highway that serves as a key regional connector in the Midwest, linking parts of Iowa and Nebraska and facilitating traffic around the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area.
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D.
California State Route 88
California State Route 88 is a scenic highway in California that crosses the Sierra Nevada, providing an all-weather route between the Central Valley and Nevada via Carson Pass.
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E.
California State Route 89
California State Route 89 is a scenic north–south highway in California that winds through the Sierra Nevada and other mountainous regions, connecting small communities, national forests, and popular outdoor recreation areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach route
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intercity bus service ⓘ |
| brand | Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach ⓘ |
| category |
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak Thruway Motorcoach routes
Bus transportation in California ⓘ |
| connects |
Monterey
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San Jose ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| integratedWith |
Amtrak long-distance routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak long-distance trains serving San Jose
U.S. intercity passenger rail network ⓘ
surface form:
Amtrak rail network
Amtrak Capitol Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
Capitol Corridor (Amtrak)
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| modeOfTransport | bus ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Amtrak ⓘ |
| operatorType | contract motorcoach operator for Amtrak ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | connecting Monterey region to national passenger rail network ⓘ |
| providesServiceTo |
Monterey County, California
ⓘ
surface form:
Monterey County
coastal communities near Monterey ⓘ |
| purpose | feeder transportation to Amtrak rail services ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Central Coast of California
ⓘ
San Francisco Bay Area ⓘ |
| serviceType | scheduled motorcoach ⓘ |
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terminus |
Monterey
ⓘ
San Jose Diridon station ⓘ
surface form:
San Jose Diridon Station
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| ticketing | through-ticketing with Amtrak rail services ⓘ |
| ticketPurchase | available via Amtrak sales channels ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach Description of subject: The Monterey–San Jose Thruway Motorcoach is an intercity bus service that connects Monterey and surrounding coastal communities with San Jose, providing coordinated feeder transportation to Amtrak rail services.
Referenced by (1)
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