Tremont Street subway
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The Tremont Street subway is the historic underground streetcar tunnel in downtown Boston that forms part of the MBTA Green Line and is recognized as the oldest subway tunnel in North America.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tremont Street subway canonical | 4 |
| Tremont Street Subway | 3 |
| Boylston Street subway | 1 |
| Tremont Street Subway extension | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1127920 — 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.
Target entity: Tremont Street subway Context triple: [Park Street, partOf, Tremont Street subway]
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Dyckman Street (A line)
Dyckman Street (A line) is a New York City Subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line serving the A train in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan.
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B.
Fulton Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Fulton Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan served by the A and C trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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C.
Fulton Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Fulton Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the 2 and 3 trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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D.
Fulton Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Fulton Street (BMT Nassau Street Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the J and Z trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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E.
59th Street–Lexington Avenue
59th Street–Lexington Avenue is a major New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan that serves multiple lines and provides a key transfer point between the Upper East Side and other parts of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tremont Street subway Target entity description: The Tremont Street subway is the historic underground streetcar tunnel in downtown Boston that forms part of the MBTA Green Line and is recognized as the oldest subway tunnel in North America.
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A.
Dyckman Street (A line)
Dyckman Street (A line) is a New York City Subway station on the IND Eighth Avenue Line serving the A train in the Inwood neighborhood of Upper Manhattan.
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B.
Fulton Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
Fulton Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan served by the A and C trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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C.
Fulton Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
Fulton Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the 2 and 3 trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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D.
Fulton Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Fulton Street (BMT Nassau Street Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the J and Z trains as part of the larger Fulton Street transit complex.
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E.
59th Street–Lexington Avenue
59th Street–Lexington Avenue is a major New York City Subway complex in Midtown Manhattan that serves multiple lines and provides a key transfer point between the Upper East Side and other parts of the city.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic place
ⓘ
subway tunnel ⓘ transport infrastructure ⓘ underground streetcar tunnel ⓘ |
| city |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| connects |
Boylston station
ⓘ
Government Center area ⓘ Park Street station ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | cut-and-cover ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1894 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse | light rail tunnel ⓘ |
| designedFor | streetcars ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| followsStreet | Tremont Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | listed on the National Register of Historic Places ⓘ |
| hasStation |
Boylston station
ⓘ
Government Center station ⓘ Haymarket Station ⓘ
surface form:
Haymarket station
North Station ⓘ Park Street station ⓘ |
| historicDistrict | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Boston subway
ⓘ
MBTA rapid transit system ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| laterAdaptedFor | light rail vehicles ⓘ |
| lineDesignation |
Green Line trunk subway
ⓘ
surface form:
Green Line trunk
|
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Tremont Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| NRHPType | historic district contributing structure ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1897-09-01 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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| originalOperator | Boston Elevated Railway ⓘ |
| originalUse | streetcar tunnel ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOf | MBTA Green Line ⓘ |
| precededBy | surface streetcar lines on Tremont Street ⓘ |
| purpose | to relieve surface streetcar congestion in downtown Boston ⓘ |
| recognizedAs |
first subway in the United States
ⓘ
oldest subway tunnel in North America ⓘ |
| regionServed | Greater Boston ⓘ |
| serves | Green Line ⓘ |
| significance | pioneering urban mass transit infrastructure in the United States ⓘ |
| system | MBTA Green Line ⓘ |
| transportMode | light rail ⓘ |
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Subject: Tremont Street subway Description of subject: The Tremont Street subway is the historic underground streetcar tunnel in downtown Boston that forms part of the MBTA Green Line and is recognized as the oldest subway tunnel in North America.
Referenced by (9)
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