L line
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The L line is a New York City Subway service that runs crosstown through Manhattan and into Brooklyn, including the East New York area, and is known for its role as a major connector between these boroughs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7411863 — 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: L line Context triple: [East New York, subwayLine, L line]
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A.
E line
The E line is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway that runs primarily along the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and Queens.
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B.
N line
The N line is a service of the New York City Subway system that runs through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, connecting key neighborhoods and major transit hubs.
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C.
C Line
The C Line is a light rail route in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system that runs primarily along the I-105 freeway corridor, connecting coastal and inland communities in the South Bay region.
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D.
C Line
The C Line is a local New York City Subway service that runs along the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and through parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
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E.
G line
The G line is a New York City Subway service that runs entirely in Brooklyn and Queens, connecting neighborhoods such as Park Slope without entering Manhattan.
- 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: L line Target entity description: The L line is a New York City Subway service that runs crosstown through Manhattan and into Brooklyn, including the East New York area, and is known for its role as a major connector between these boroughs.
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A.
E line
The E line is a rapid transit service of the New York City Subway that runs primarily along the IND Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and Queens.
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B.
N line
The N line is a service of the New York City Subway system that runs through Manhattan, Brooklyn, and Queens, connecting key neighborhoods and major transit hubs.
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C.
C Line
The C Line is a local New York City Subway service that runs along the Eighth Avenue Line in Manhattan and through parts of Brooklyn and Queens.
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D.
C Line
The C Line is a light rail route in the Los Angeles Metro Rail system that runs primarily along the I-105 freeway corridor, connecting coastal and inland communities in the South Bay region.
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E.
G line
The G line is a New York City Subway service that runs entirely in Brooklyn and Queens, connecting neighborhoods such as Park Slope without entering Manhattan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway service
ⓘ
rapid transit line ⓘ |
| boroughServed |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ |
| CBTCStatus | fully equipped ⓘ |
| color | light gray ⓘ |
| depot | East New York Yard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| division | BMT Division NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MTA New York City Subway fare system ⓘ |
| knownFor |
connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn
ⓘ
heavy ridership in Williamsburg and Bushwick ⓘ serving East New York area ⓘ |
| letterDesignation | L ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 10 miles ⓘ |
| nightService | all stops ⓘ |
| notableTechnology | Communications-Based Train Control NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsService | 20th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ⓘ
New York City Transit Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
|
| riverCrossing | 14th Street Tunnel under the East River ⓘ |
| rollingStock |
R143 subway cars
ⓘ
R160 subway cars ⓘ |
| routeThroughManhattan | 14th Street NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servesNeighborhood |
Bushwick
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canarsie NERFINISHED ⓘ Chelsea NERFINISHED ⓘ East New York NERFINISHED ⓘ East Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Greenwich Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Williamsburg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceArea | Manhattan–Brooklyn connector ⓘ |
| serviceFrequency | 24/7 ⓘ |
| servicePattern |
crosstown in Manhattan
ⓘ
east–west in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| serviceType | local ⓘ |
| symbolShape | circle ⓘ |
| symbolText | L ⓘ |
| system | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| terminus |
8th Avenue
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canarsie–Rockaway Parkway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | two-track main line ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| trunkLine | BMT Canarsie Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| weekdayService | frequent local service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: L line Description of subject: The L line is a New York City Subway service that runs crosstown through Manhattan and into Brooklyn, including the East New York area, and is known for its role as a major connector between these boroughs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.