PATH SmartLink
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PATH SmartLink is a reusable contactless smart card used for paying fares on the PATH rapid transit system in the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| PATH SmartLink canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1282935 — 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: PATH SmartLink Context triple: [33rd Street station (PATH), fareSystem, PATH SmartLink]
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A.
PATH
PATH is a rapid transit rail system connecting Manhattan in New York City with neighboring cities in northern New Jersey.
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B.
MobilityLink
MobilityLink is the Maryland Transit Administration’s specialized paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities who cannot use fixed-route transit.
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C.
LinkPass
LinkPass is a type of transit fare product used within the same system as the CharlieTicket, providing riders with a pass-based option for public transportation access.
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D.
PATH train system
The PATH train system is a rapid transit network linking New Jersey’s Hudson County and other nearby areas with Manhattan, serving as a key commuter rail connection under the Hudson River.
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E.
Route 2
Route 2 is a major state highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key commuter route between the Boston area and the state's northwestern regions.
- 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: PATH SmartLink Target entity description: PATH SmartLink is a reusable contactless smart card used for paying fares on the PATH rapid transit system in the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area.
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A.
PATH
PATH is a rapid transit rail system connecting Manhattan in New York City with neighboring cities in northern New Jersey.
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B.
MobilityLink
MobilityLink is the Maryland Transit Administration’s specialized paratransit service providing door-to-door transportation for people with disabilities who cannot use fixed-route transit.
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C.
LinkPass
LinkPass is a type of transit fare product used within the same system as the CharlieTicket, providing riders with a pass-based option for public transportation access.
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D.
PATH train system
The PATH train system is a rapid transit network linking New Jersey’s Hudson County and other nearby areas with Manhattan, serving as a key commuter rail connection under the Hudson River.
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E.
Route 2
Route 2 is a major state highway in Massachusetts that serves as a key commuter route between the Boston area and the state's northwestern regions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contactless smart card
ⓘ
fare payment card ⓘ |
| acceptedOn | PATH trains ⓘ |
| associatedWith | PATH turnstiles ⓘ |
| cardType | reloadable transit card ⓘ |
| category |
Contactless smart cards
ⓘ
Port Authority Trans-Hudson ⓘ Public transport fare cards ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fareMediumFor | Port Authority Trans-Hudson ⓘ |
| fareMediumType | closed-loop transit card ⓘ |
| fareSystemType | electronic fare collection system ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
contactless tap at faregates
ⓘ
stored rides or value ⓘ |
| introducedBy | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | rapid transit ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
New Jersey, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
New Jersey
New York metropolitan area ⓘ |
| operator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ⓘ |
| paymentMethod | prepaid stored value ⓘ |
| primaryUse | paying transit fares ⓘ |
| regionServed |
New York metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
New York–New Jersey metropolitan area
|
| replaces | magnetic stripe PATH farecards ⓘ |
| reusability | reusable ⓘ |
| technologyType | contactless smart card technology ⓘ |
| usedBy | PATH passengers ⓘ |
| usedFor | commuter rail-style rapid transit ⓘ |
| usedOn | PATH rapid transit system ⓘ |
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: PATH SmartLink Description of subject: PATH SmartLink is a reusable contactless smart card used for paying fares on the PATH rapid transit system in the New York–New Jersey metropolitan area.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Exchange Place station