MBTA Silver Line at South Station
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The MBTA Silver Line at South Station is a key Boston bus rapid transit hub providing underground and surface connections between South Station and destinations including the Seaport District and Logan Airport.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MBTA Silver Line at South Station canonical | 9 |
| MBTA bus network at South Station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3424402 — 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: MBTA Silver Line at South Station Context triple: [MBTA Commuter Rail Middleborough/Lakeville Line, connectsWith, MBTA Silver Line at South Station]
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A.
Green Line at North Station
The Green Line at North Station is a major MBTA light rail stop in Boston that serves as a key transfer point between the Green Line trolleys and regional commuter rail services.
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B.
MBTA Green Line at Government Center
The MBTA Green Line at Government Center is a major light rail subway station in downtown Boston that serves as a key transfer point and access hub for nearby civic and historic landmarks.
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C.
MBTA Orange Line Back Bay branch
The MBTA Orange Line Back Bay branch is the segment of Boston’s Orange Line rapid transit route that serves the Back Bay area and nearby stations such as Ruggles, providing key north–south subway service through the city.
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D.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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E.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
- 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: MBTA Silver Line at South Station Target entity description: The MBTA Silver Line at South Station is a key Boston bus rapid transit hub providing underground and surface connections between South Station and destinations including the Seaport District and Logan Airport.
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A.
Green Line at North Station
The Green Line at North Station is a major MBTA light rail stop in Boston that serves as a key transfer point between the Green Line trolleys and regional commuter rail services.
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B.
MBTA Green Line at Government Center
The MBTA Green Line at Government Center is a major light rail subway station in downtown Boston that serves as a key transfer point and access hub for nearby civic and historic landmarks.
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C.
MBTA Orange Line Back Bay branch
The MBTA Orange Line Back Bay branch is the segment of Boston’s Orange Line rapid transit route that serves the Back Bay area and nearby stations such as Ruggles, providing key north–south subway service through the city.
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D.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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E.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus rapid transit station
ⓘ
transit hub ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Amtrak at South Station
ⓘ
MBTA Commuter Rail at South Station ⓘ MBTA Red Line at South Station ⓘ MBTA bus routes at South Station ⓘ |
| connectsUndergroundTo |
Silver Line Transitway tunnel
ⓘ
South Station ⓘ
surface form:
South Station headhouse
|
| fareControl | proof-of-payment on Silver Line routes ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MBTA CharlieCard
ⓘ
MBTA CharlieTicket ⓘ |
| fareZone |
MBTA rapid transit zone
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA inner core
|
| hasAccessibility | wheelchair accessible ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
elevators
ⓘ
escalators ⓘ fare vending machines ⓘ indoor waiting area ⓘ real-time arrival displays ⓘ stairs ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | island platform ⓘ |
| hasSignageStandard | MBTA Silver Line branding ⓘ |
| hasStructureType |
surface bus stop
ⓘ
underground busway ⓘ |
| isKeyStopFor |
Silver Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Line service to Logan Airport
Silver Line service to Seaport District ⓘ |
| locatedIn | South Station ⓘ |
| locatedInCity | Boston ⓘ |
| locatedInCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInState | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| openedAsPartOf | Silver Line Waterfront project ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| ownedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOfNetwork |
MBTA bus network
ⓘ
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA rapid transit network
|
| partOfSystem | MBTA Silver Line ⓘ |
| providesConnectionTo |
Logan International Airport
ⓘ
Seaport District ⓘ Silver Line ⓘ
surface form:
Silver Line Transitway
South Boston ⓘ
surface form:
South Boston Waterfront
|
| servesLine |
Silver Line SL1
ⓘ
Silver Line SL2 ⓘ Silver Line SL3 ⓘ Silver Line SLW ⓘ |
| servesPrimaryFunction |
airport access hub for downtown Boston
ⓘ
transfer point between regional rail and bus rapid transit ⓘ |
| usesVehicleType |
diesel-electric hybrid buses
ⓘ
dual-mode buses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MBTA Silver Line at South Station Description of subject: The MBTA Silver Line at South Station is a key Boston bus rapid transit hub providing underground and surface connections between South Station and destinations including the Seaport District and Logan Airport.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
MBTA Commuter Rail Middleborough/Lakeville Line
→
connectsWith
→
MBTA Silver Line at South Station
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this entity surface form:
MBTA bus network at South Station