State Street MBTA station
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State Street MBTA station is a major downtown Boston subway stop on the Orange and Blue Lines, located near the Old State House and serving the city’s historic and financial districts.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| State MBTA station | 1 |
| State Street MBTA station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T467795 — 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 Street MBTA station Context triple: [Old State House (Boston), transportConnection, State Street MBTA station]
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A.
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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B.
Chestnut Hill station (MBTA Green Line D)
Chestnut Hill station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line D branch serving the Chestnut Hill neighborhood with access to nearby residential and commercial areas.
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C.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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D.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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E.
Copley station
Copley station is a major underground MBTA subway stop in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, serving multiple branches of the Green Line and providing access to nearby landmarks like Copley Square and the Boston Public Library.
- 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 Street MBTA station Target entity description: State Street MBTA station is a major downtown Boston subway stop on the Orange and Blue Lines, located near the Old State House and serving the city’s historic and financial districts.
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A.
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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B.
Chestnut Hill station (MBTA Green Line D)
Chestnut Hill station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line D branch serving the Chestnut Hill neighborhood with access to nearby residential and commercial areas.
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C.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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D.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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E.
Copley station
Copley station is a major underground MBTA subway stop in Boston’s Back Bay neighborhood, serving multiple branches of the Green Line and providing access to nearby landmarks like Copley Square and the Boston Public Library.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA subway station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Boston’s financial institutions
ⓘ
Boston’s historic sites ⓘ |
| fareControl | faregates ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA subway
|
| fareZone | 1A ⓘ |
| formerName |
Devonshire station
ⓘ
Milk station ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature |
elevators
ⓘ
escalators ⓘ tactile warning strips ⓘ |
| hasArtOrHistoryDisplay | historical exhibits related to Boston ⓘ |
| hasConnection | MBTA bus routes on surface streets nearby ⓘ |
| hasEntranceNear | Old State House ⓘ |
| hasEntranceOn |
State Street
ⓘ
Washington Street ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfPlatforms | 4 ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| hasServiceFrequency | high-frequency urban rail service ⓘ |
| hasTransfer | cross-platform transfer between some Orange and Blue Line services (via concourses) ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Downtown Boston ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Faneuil Hall
ⓘ
surface form:
Faneuil Hall area
Government Center area ⓘ Old State House ⓘ |
| locatedUnder |
State Street
ⓘ
Washington Street ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1904 ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| ownedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOfSystem |
Boston subway
ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA subway network
|
| safetyFeature |
public address system
ⓘ
security cameras ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
MBTA Blue Line
ⓘ
MBTA Orange Line ⓘ |
| servesDistrict |
Downtown Boston
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston financial district
Boston historic districts ⓘ
surface form:
Boston historic district
|
| servesRole | major downtown transfer station ⓘ |
| structureType | underground station ⓘ |
| ticketing |
CharlieCard accepted
ⓘ
CharlieTicket ⓘ
surface form:
CharlieTicket accepted
contactless payment accepted ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: State Street MBTA station Description of subject: State Street MBTA station is a major downtown Boston subway stop on the Orange and Blue Lines, located near the Old State House and serving the city’s historic and financial districts.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Old State House (Boston)
subject surface form:
State Street (Boston)
this entity surface form:
State MBTA station