Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion)
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The Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) is the above-ground segment of Boston’s MBTA Green Line E branch that historically ran along Huntington Avenue and surrounding streets, serving local neighborhoods with light rail service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1670363 — 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: Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) Context triple: [MBTA bus route 39, replacesService, Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion)]
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A.
MAX Green Line
MAX Green Line is a light rail service in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area that connects downtown Portland with Clackamas Town Center as part of TriMet’s MAX Light Rail system.
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B.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the color-coded rapid transit routes in the Washington Metro system, serving key neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland.
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C.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of Chicago's elevated rapid transit routes, running primarily along the city's West and South Sides as part of the Chicago "L" system.
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D.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the color-coded routes of the Tyne and Wear Metro rapid transit system serving the Newcastle upon Tyne area in northeast England.
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E.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the main rapid transit routes of the Dubai Metro, serving key districts along Dubai Creek and connecting important commercial and residential 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: Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) Target entity description: The Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) is the above-ground segment of Boston’s MBTA Green Line E branch that historically ran along Huntington Avenue and surrounding streets, serving local neighborhoods with light rail service.
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A.
MAX Green Line
MAX Green Line is a light rail service in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area that connects downtown Portland with Clackamas Town Center as part of TriMet’s MAX Light Rail system.
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B.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the color-coded rapid transit routes in the Washington Metro system, serving key neighborhoods in Washington, D.C. and parts of Maryland.
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C.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of Chicago's elevated rapid transit routes, running primarily along the city's West and South Sides as part of the Chicago "L" system.
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D.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the color-coded routes of the Tyne and Wear Metro rapid transit system serving the Newcastle upon Tyne area in northeast England.
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E.
Green Line
The Green Line is one of the color-coded rapid transit routes in Atlanta’s MARTA rail system, serving key stations on the city’s east–west corridor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
light rail line segment
ⓘ
surface streetcar alignment ⓘ |
| branchLetter | E ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
MBTA Orange Line (via transfer at shared stations on the branch as a whole)
ⓘ
MBTA bus network ⓘ |
| electrification | overhead catenary ⓘ |
| fareMediaAccepted |
CharlieCard
ⓘ
CharlieTicket ⓘ MBTA mobile ticketing (where applicable) ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MBTA AFC 2.0
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA subway fare system
|
| fareZoneSystem | flat urban fare ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeatures | low-floor LRVs on some trips ⓘ |
| hasColorDesignation | Green ⓘ |
| hasRightOfWayType |
reserved median tracks
ⓘ
street-running tracks ⓘ |
| hasServicePattern | frequent all-day service ⓘ |
| hasVehiclePowerSupply | 600 V DC overhead (approximate) ⓘ |
| historicalUse | streetcar service along Huntington Avenue ⓘ |
| isDoubleTrack | true ⓘ |
| isElectrified | true ⓘ |
| isPartiallyAtGrade | true ⓘ |
| isPublicTransport | true ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| mode | light rail ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| owner |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOf |
MBTA Green Line
ⓘ
MBTA Green Line E branch ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | urban transit ⓘ |
| runsAlong | Huntington Avenue ⓘ |
| serves | local neighborhoods in Boston ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
|
| serviceType | local stop service ⓘ |
| system |
Boston subway
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA subway
|
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock |
MBTA Type 7 Light Rail Vehicle
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA Type 7 LRV
MBTA Type 8 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA Type 8 LRV
MBTA Type 9 Light Rail Vehicle ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA Type 9 LRV
|
| usesSignaling | line-of-sight operation ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) Description of subject: The Green Line E branch streetcar (surface portion) is the above-ground segment of Boston’s MBTA Green Line E branch that historically ran along Huntington Avenue and surrounding streets, serving local neighborhoods with light rail service.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.