State Transit Authority of New South Wales
E284741
The State Transit Authority of New South Wales was a government-owned operator responsible for providing bus services in the Sydney metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State Transit Authority of New South Wales canonical | 2 |
| Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2610810 — 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: State Transit Authority of New South Wales Context triple: [Transport for NSW, oversees, State Transit Authority of New South Wales]
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A.
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW is the New South Wales government agency responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the state’s transport systems, including roads, public transit, and maritime services.
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B.
Port Authority of New South Wales
The Port Authority of New South Wales is a state-owned corporation responsible for managing and regulating commercial ports and maritime operations across New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales is a state-owned corporation that owns and manages rail and other transport infrastructure assets across New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Government of New South Wales
The Government of New South Wales is the executive authority of the Australian state of New South Wales, responsible for administering state laws, public services, and policy through its Premier and various departments and agencies.
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E.
NSW Government Railways
NSW Government Railways was the former state-owned agency responsible for operating and managing New South Wales’ railway network in Australia.
- 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: State Transit Authority of New South Wales Target entity description: The State Transit Authority of New South Wales was a government-owned operator responsible for providing bus services in the Sydney metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
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A.
Transport for NSW
Transport for NSW is the New South Wales government agency responsible for planning, coordinating, and managing the state’s transport systems, including roads, public transit, and maritime services.
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B.
Port Authority of New South Wales
The Port Authority of New South Wales is a state-owned corporation responsible for managing and regulating commercial ports and maritime operations across New South Wales, Australia.
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C.
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales
Transport Asset Holding Entity of New South Wales is a state-owned corporation that owns and manages rail and other transport infrastructure assets across New South Wales, Australia.
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D.
Government of New South Wales
The Government of New South Wales is the executive authority of the Australian state of New South Wales, responsible for administering state laws, public services, and policy through its Premier and various departments and agencies.
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E.
NSW Government Railways
NSW Government Railways was the former state-owned agency responsible for operating and managing New South Wales’ railway network in Australia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus operator
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government-owned transport operator ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| dissolvedType | bus operations privatised ⓘ |
| fundedBy |
Government of New South Wales
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surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| headquartersLocation |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| industry | public transport ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | New South Wales ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | statutory authority ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| operatedFor | public passengers ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
Newcastle
ⓘ
Greater Sydney region ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney metropolitan area
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| operatedMode | bus ⓘ |
| operatedService |
Newcastle Transport
ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle Buses & Ferries
Newcastle bus routes ⓘ Sydney bus network ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney Buses
Sydney bus routes ⓘ school bus services ⓘ |
| operatedTicketingSystem | Opal card ⓘ |
| operatedUnderBrand |
State Transit
ⓘ
Sydney bus network ⓘ
surface form:
Sydney Buses
|
| operatedUnderContractTo | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| operatedVehicleType |
articulated buses
ⓘ
double-deck buses ⓘ single-deck buses ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Government of New South Wales ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure |
bus depots
ⓘ
bus workshops ⓘ |
| parentOrganization |
Government of New South Wales
ⓘ
Government of New South Wales ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| publicTransportAuthorityFor |
government bus services in Newcastle
ⓘ
government bus services in Sydney ⓘ |
| regulatesBy | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| replaced |
State Transit Authority of New South Wales
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales
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| replacedBy | private bus operators under contract to Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
Newcastle
ⓘ
surface form:
Newcastle metropolitan area
eastern suburbs of Sydney ⓘ Inner Sydney ⓘ
surface form:
inner Sydney
Lower North Shore ⓘ
surface form:
lower North Shore
northern suburbs of Sydney ⓘ |
| serviceType | bus transport ⓘ |
| transportSector | urban bus transport ⓘ |
| websiteLanguage | English ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Transit Authority of New South Wales Description of subject: The State Transit Authority of New South Wales was a government-owned operator responsible for providing bus services in the Sydney metropolitan area and surrounding regions.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
State Transit Authority of New South Wales
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replaced
→
State Transit Authority of New South Wales
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Urban Transit Authority of New South Wales