Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue
E181820
Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue is a New York City Subway station in Queens that serves as the western terminal of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Metropolitan Avenue – Middle Village | 2 |
| Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue canonical | 2 |
| Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T779867 — 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: Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue Context triple: [M train, terminus, Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue]
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A.
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue is a major New York City Subway complex in Queens that serves as a busy transfer hub for multiple lines and connects to the neighborhood’s commercial center.
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B.
Euclid Avenue–East New York
Euclid Avenue–East New York is a major New York City Subway station in Brooklyn that serves as a key terminal and transfer point on the IND Fulton Street Line.
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C.
149th Street–Grand Concourse
149th Street–Grand Concourse is a major New York City Subway station complex in the Bronx that serves as a key transfer point between multiple lines and connects the South Bronx to Manhattan.
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D.
Nostrand Avenue
Nostrand Avenue is a commuter rail station in Brooklyn, New York, serving passengers on the Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Branch.
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E.
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue is a major New York City Subway station complex in Brooklyn serving the Eastern Parkway Line and acting as a key transfer and transit hub for the surrounding Crown Heights and Utica Avenue corridors.
- 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: Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue Target entity description: Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue is a New York City Subway station in Queens that serves as the western terminal of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.
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A.
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue
Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue is a major New York City Subway complex in Queens that serves as a busy transfer hub for multiple lines and connects to the neighborhood’s commercial center.
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B.
Euclid Avenue–East New York
Euclid Avenue–East New York is a major New York City Subway station in Brooklyn that serves as a key terminal and transfer point on the IND Fulton Street Line.
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C.
149th Street–Grand Concourse
149th Street–Grand Concourse is a major New York City Subway station complex in the Bronx that serves as a key transfer point between multiple lines and connects the South Bronx to Manhattan.
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D.
Nostrand Avenue
Nostrand Avenue is a commuter rail station in Brooklyn, New York, serving passengers on the Long Island Rail Road’s Atlantic Branch.
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E.
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue
Crown Heights–Utica Avenue is a major New York City Subway station complex in Brooklyn serving the Eastern Parkway Line and acting as a key transfer and transit hub for the surrounding Crown Heights and Utica Avenue corridors.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ |
| adjacentFacility | Fresh Pond Yard ⓘ |
| borough | Queens ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| division | BMT ⓘ |
| fareControlLocation | station house at east end of platform ⓘ |
| fareControlType | turnstiles ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MetroCard
ⓘ
OMNY ⓘ |
| fareZone | single-zone flat fare within NYC Transit ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | no full ADA accessibility as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation | Fresh Pond Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBoroughCode | Q ⓘ |
| hasCanopy | partially canopied platform ⓘ |
| hasColorOnMap | orange (IND/BMT Sixth Avenue Line color for M) ⓘ |
| hasCrossovers | no in-system transfer to other lines ⓘ |
| hasEntranceFrom | Metropolitan Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNightService | no overnight train service when M does not operate ⓘ |
| hasPlatformConfiguration | one island platform between two tracks ⓘ |
| hasRollingStockType | B Division subway cars ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | local terminal ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | M01 ⓘ |
| hasStreet | Metropolitan Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTerminalFacilities | layup and relay tracks ⓘ |
| hasYardConnection | yes ⓘ |
| isTerminalOf | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line ⓘ |
| lineDesignation | Myrtle Avenue Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Middle Village
ⓘ
surface form:
Middle Village, Queens
New York City ⓘ Queens ⓘ
surface form:
Queens, New York City
|
| neighborhoodServed | Middle Village ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1915 ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf |
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line
ⓘ
surface form:
BMT Myrtle Avenue Line extension in Queens
|
| operator | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
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| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
public address system ⓘ |
| servedAreaType | residential neighborhood ⓘ |
| servedBy |
weekday M service
ⓘ
weekend M service ⓘ |
| servesLine | BMT Myrtle Avenue Line ⓘ |
| service | M train ⓘ |
| structureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| system | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| terminalDirection | western terminal ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue Description of subject: Middle Village – Metropolitan Avenue is a New York City Subway station in Queens that serves as the western terminal of the BMT Myrtle Avenue Line.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Middle Village–Metropolitan Avenue
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Avenue – Middle Village
this entity surface form:
Metropolitan Avenue – Middle Village