Kolkata Metro
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Kolkata Metro is India’s oldest rapid transit system, serving as a major urban rail network for the city of Kolkata and its surrounding areas.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1418291 — 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: Kolkata Metro Context triple: [West Bengal, hasMetroSystem, Kolkata Metro]
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A.
Mumbai Metro
Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Mumbai metropolitan region, designed to alleviate congestion and complement the city’s suburban railway network.
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B.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its surrounding metropolitan region, known for its extensive network, modern infrastructure, and role in easing urban congestion.
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C.
Lucknow Metro
Lucknow Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India, designed to provide fast, modern urban transportation.
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D.
Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Hyderabad, India, featuring multiple elevated corridors designed to ease urban traffic congestion and improve public transportation.
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E.
Chennai Metro
Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Indian city of Chennai, providing urban rail connectivity across key residential, commercial, and industrial 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: Kolkata Metro Target entity description: Kolkata Metro is India’s oldest rapid transit system, serving as a major urban rail network for the city of Kolkata and its surrounding areas.
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A.
Mumbai Metro
Mumbai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Mumbai metropolitan region, designed to alleviate congestion and complement the city’s suburban railway network.
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B.
Delhi Metro
Delhi Metro is a rapid transit system serving Delhi and its surrounding metropolitan region, known for its extensive network, modern infrastructure, and role in easing urban congestion.
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C.
Lucknow Metro
Lucknow Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, India, designed to provide fast, modern urban transportation.
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D.
Hyderabad Metro
Hyderabad Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Hyderabad, India, featuring multiple elevated corridors designed to ease urban traffic congestion and improve public transportation.
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E.
Chennai Metro
Chennai Metro is a rapid transit system serving the Indian city of Chennai, providing urban rail connectivity across key residential, commercial, and industrial areas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metro system
ⓘ
public transport network ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ |
| areaServed |
Kolkata Metropolitan Area
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata metropolitan area
|
| constructionStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | distance-based fare ⓘ |
| gauge | broad gauge ⓘ |
| hasDepot |
New Garia depot
ⓘ
Noapara depot ⓘ |
| hasLine |
East–West corridor
ⓘ
North–South Corridor ⓘ
surface form:
North–South corridor
|
| inception | 1984 ⓘ |
| lineColor |
East–West corridor – Green Line
ⓘ
North–South corridor – Blue Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
West Bengal ⓘ |
| notableStation |
Dum Dum
ⓘ
Esplanade ⓘ Uttam Kumar ⓘ
surface form:
Mahanayak Uttam Kumar
Park Street ⓘ Rabindra Sadan ⓘ |
| numberOfLines | 2 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1984-10-24 ⓘ |
| operator |
Kolkata Metro
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Metro Railway, Kolkata
|
| owner | Indian Railways ⓘ |
| peakRole | major commuter transport for Kolkata ⓘ |
| planningStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| primaryCityServed |
Calcutta
ⓘ
surface form:
Kolkata
|
| regulatoryBody |
Ministry of Railways (India)
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Railways, Government of India
|
| rollingStockType | electric multiple unit ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
automatic signalling
ⓘ
platform screen doors on some stations ⓘ |
| significance |
India’s first metro system
ⓘ
India’s oldest rapid transit system ⓘ |
| systemLength | over 30 km ⓘ |
| terminus |
Dakshineswar Kali Temple
ⓘ
surface form:
Dakshineswar
Kavi Subhash ⓘ Salt Lake Sector V ⓘ Sealdah ⓘ |
| ticketing |
paper ticket
ⓘ
smart card ⓘ |
| timeZone | Indian Standard Time ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration |
at-grade
ⓘ
elevated ⓘ underground ⓘ |
| website | https://mtp.indianrailways.gov.in/ ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kolkata Metro Description of subject: Kolkata Metro is India’s oldest rapid transit system, serving as a major urban rail network for the city of Kolkata and its surrounding areas.
Referenced by (16)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Kolkata Metro Line 2 stations
this entity surface form:
Metro Railway, Kolkata
this entity surface form:
Metro Railway, Kolkata
this entity surface form:
Kolkata Metro network
this entity surface form:
North–South corridor of Kolkata Metro
this entity surface form:
Blue Line (Kolkata Metro)
this entity surface form:
Kolkata Metro stations
subject surface form:
New Town, Kolkata
this entity surface form:
Kolkata Metro Line 6 (under construction)
this entity surface form:
Kolkata Metro Line 2