Powell Street terminal
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Powell Street terminal is a major San Francisco cable car turnaround and boarding point located near Union Square, serving as a key hub for tourists and commuters.
All labels observed (7)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T297981 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Powell Street terminal Context triple: [Powell–Hyde line, terminus, Powell Street terminal]
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A.
Portland Union Station
Portland Union Station is a historic railway terminal in Portland, Oregon, serving as a major Amtrak hub for intercity passenger trains in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Beaverton Transit Center
Beaverton Transit Center is a major public transportation hub in Beaverton, Oregon, serving as an interchange point for light rail and multiple bus lines in the Portland metropolitan area.
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C.
St. George Terminal
St. George Terminal is the main Staten Island Ferry hub in St. George, Staten Island, connecting the borough to Lower Manhattan and serving as a key transit and commercial center.
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D.
San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
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E.
Rose Quarter Transit Center
Rose Quarter Transit Center is a major public transit hub in Portland, Oregon, serving multiple MAX light rail lines and bus routes near the city’s Rose Quarter sports and entertainment district.
- 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: Powell Street terminal Target entity description: Powell Street terminal is a major San Francisco cable car turnaround and boarding point located near Union Square, serving as a key hub for tourists and commuters.
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A.
Portland Union Station
Portland Union Station is a historic railway terminal in Portland, Oregon, serving as a major Amtrak hub for intercity passenger trains in the Pacific Northwest.
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B.
Beaverton Transit Center
Beaverton Transit Center is a major public transportation hub in Beaverton, Oregon, serving as an interchange point for light rail and multiple bus lines in the Portland metropolitan area.
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C.
St. George Terminal
St. George Terminal is the main Staten Island Ferry hub in St. George, Staten Island, connecting the borough to Lower Manhattan and serving as a key transit and commercial center.
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San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
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E.
Rose Quarter Transit Center
Rose Quarter Transit Center is a major public transit hub in Portland, Oregon, serving multiple MAX light rail lines and bus routes near the city’s Rose Quarter sports and entertainment district.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable car terminal
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transportation hub ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Market Street ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Powell & Market cable car turnaround
ⓘ
Powell Street terminal ⓘ
surface form:
Powell Street cable car turnaround
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| category |
Public transport in San Francisco
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Tourist attractions in San Francisco ⓘ |
| city | San Francisco ⓘ |
| function |
boarding point
ⓘ
cable car turnaround ⓘ |
| hasBoardingAreaFor |
Powell–Hyde cable car line
ⓘ
Powell-Mason cable car line ⓘ
surface form:
Powell–Mason cable car line
|
| hasFeature | turntable for cable cars ⓘ |
| hasQueue | long passenger lines during peak tourist season ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood |
Union Square
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surface form:
Union Square area
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| near | Union Square ⓘ |
| operator | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ⓘ |
| partOfSystem | San Francisco cable car system ⓘ |
| role | major cable car terminal in San Francisco ⓘ |
| serves |
commuters
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tourists ⓘ |
| significance | iconic symbol of San Francisco transit ⓘ |
| street | Powell Street ⓘ |
| transportMode |
San Francisco cable car system
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surface form:
San Francisco cable car
|
| usedFor |
public transportation
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tourist attraction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Powell Street terminal Description of subject: Powell Street terminal is a major San Francisco cable car turnaround and boarding point located near Union Square, serving as a key hub for tourists and commuters.
Referenced by (13)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Powell Street near Union Square
this entity surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell Street cable car turntable
this entity surface form:
Powell Street cable car turnaround
subject surface form:
N Judah
this entity surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell Street terminal (southern terminus of Powell–Hyde line)
this entity surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell Street station
this entity surface form:
Powell-Hyde cable car line at Powell Street terminal