CTA Route 9 Ashland
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CTA Route 9 Ashland is a major Chicago Transit Authority bus line that runs along Ashland Avenue, providing north–south service through numerous neighborhoods across the city.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CTA Route 9 Ashland canonical | 1 |
| CTA Route X9 Ashland Express | 1 |
| CTA bus X9 Ashland Express | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6492168 — 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: CTA Route 9 Ashland Context triple: [Ashland Avenue, servedByBusRoute, CTA Route 9 Ashland]
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A.
CTA Route 201 Central/Ridge
CTA Route 201 Central/Ridge is a Chicago Transit Authority bus route serving Evanston and nearby North Shore communities, connecting key local destinations and transit hubs including the Davis station.
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B.
CTA Route 93 California/Dodge
CTA Route 93 California/Dodge is a Chicago Transit Authority bus route that runs along California and Dodge avenues, providing local north–south service and connections to the CTA rail system.
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C.
7 Avenue Transit Corridor
The 7 Avenue Transit Corridor is a major light rail transit corridor in downtown Calgary that serves as a central hub for the city’s CTrain system.
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D.
Ninth Avenue Line
The Ninth Avenue Line was New York City's first elevated railway, running along Manhattan's West Side and serving as a key component of the early rapid transit system before its eventual demolition.
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E.
McCormick Place Busway
McCormick Place Busway is a dedicated roadway in Chicago used primarily for buses and authorized vehicles to provide efficient access to the McCormick Place convention center area.
- 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: CTA Route 9 Ashland Target entity description: CTA Route 9 Ashland is a major Chicago Transit Authority bus line that runs along Ashland Avenue, providing north–south service through numerous neighborhoods across the city.
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A.
CTA Route 201 Central/Ridge
CTA Route 201 Central/Ridge is a Chicago Transit Authority bus route serving Evanston and nearby North Shore communities, connecting key local destinations and transit hubs including the Davis station.
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B.
CTA Route 93 California/Dodge
CTA Route 93 California/Dodge is a Chicago Transit Authority bus route that runs along California and Dodge avenues, providing local north–south service and connections to the CTA rail system.
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C.
7 Avenue Transit Corridor
The 7 Avenue Transit Corridor is a major light rail transit corridor in downtown Calgary that serves as a central hub for the city’s CTrain system.
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D.
Ninth Avenue Line
The Ninth Avenue Line was New York City's first elevated railway, running along Manhattan's West Side and serving as a key component of the early rapid transit system before its eventual demolition.
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E.
McCormick Place Busway
McCormick Place Busway is a dedicated roadway in Chicago used primarily for buses and authorized vehicles to provide efficient access to the McCormick Place convention center area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago Transit Authority bus route
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bus route ⓘ |
| connectsWith |
CTA Blue Line
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
CTA Brown Line NERFINISHED ⓘ CTA Green Line NERFINISHED ⓘ CTA Orange Line NERFINISHED ⓘ CTA Pink Line NERFINISHED ⓘ CTA Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| direction | north–south ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Ventra ⓘ |
| followsStreet | Ashland Avenue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBranch | CTA Route X9 Ashland Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasService |
off-peak service
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weekday service ⓘ weekend service ⓘ |
| hasStopOn |
Ashland/63rd
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ashland/79th NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashland/95th NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashland/Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashland/Division NERFINISHED ⓘ Ashland/Fullerton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | CTA bus network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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surface form:
Chicago
Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| modeOfTransport | bus ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
CTA Bus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ City of Chicago public transit system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | north–south transit corridor on Chicago’s West Side ⓘ |
| routeNumber | 9 ⓘ |
| servesNeighborhood |
Andersonville
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Back of the Yards NERFINISHED ⓘ Bridgeport NERFINISHED ⓘ Bucktown NERFINISHED ⓘ Englewood NERFINISHED ⓘ Lakeview NERFINISHED ⓘ Near West Side NERFINISHED ⓘ Pilsen NERFINISHED ⓘ Ravenswood NERFINISHED ⓘ West Town NERFINISHED ⓘ Wicker Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servicePattern | stops at most intersections along Ashland Avenue ⓘ |
| serviceType | local bus ⓘ |
| usesVehicleType |
articulated buses
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standard 40-foot buses ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: CTA Route 9 Ashland Description of subject: CTA Route 9 Ashland is a major Chicago Transit Authority bus line that runs along Ashland Avenue, providing north–south service through numerous neighborhoods across the city.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CTA Route X9 Ashland Express
this entity surface form:
CTA bus X9 Ashland Express