Expo Line phase 1

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light rail line segment

Expo Line phase 1 is the initial segment of Los Angeles Metro's E Line light rail, connecting downtown Los Angeles to the Westside and serving as the foundation for the line’s later westward extensions.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Expo Line Phase 1	2
Expo Line phase 1 canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9166957 — 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: Expo Line phase 1
Context triple: [Culver City station, formerTerminusOf, Expo Line phase 1]

A. Expo Line
The Expo Line is a major automated rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain system, connecting downtown Vancouver with key suburban centres in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
B. Metro C Line
The Metro C Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County that runs east–west, connecting Norwalk to Redondo Beach and serving key transit hubs including Los Angeles International Airport via shuttle.
C. Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Rio Metro Regional Transit District is a public transportation agency in central New Mexico that oversees regional commuter rail and bus services, including the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.
D. MAX Light Rail
MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
E. Metro B Line
The Metro B Line is a heavy rail subway line in Los Angeles that runs through central and Hollywood areas as part of the LA Metro Rail system.
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: Expo Line phase 1
Target entity description: Expo Line phase 1 is the initial segment of Los Angeles Metro's E Line light rail, connecting downtown Los Angeles to the Westside and serving as the foundation for the line’s later westward extensions.

A. Expo Line
The Expo Line is a major automated rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver’s SkyTrain system, connecting downtown Vancouver with key suburban centres in Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
B. Metro C Line
The Metro C Line is a light rail line in Los Angeles County that runs east–west, connecting Norwalk to Redondo Beach and serving key transit hubs including Los Angeles International Airport via shuttle.
C. Rio Metro Regional Transit District
Rio Metro Regional Transit District is a public transportation agency in central New Mexico that oversees regional commuter rail and bus services, including the New Mexico Rail Runner Express.
D. MAX Light Rail
MAX Light Rail is the metropolitan light rail transit system serving the Portland, Oregon, metropolitan area.
E. Metro B Line
The Metro B Line is a heavy rail subway line in Los Angeles that runs through central and Hollywood areas as part of the LA Metro Rail system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	light rail line segment ⓘ
builtOnFormerRightOfWay	Pacific Electric Santa Monica Air Line NERFINISHED ⓘ
connects	Downtown Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Westside of Los Angeles ⓘ
constructionStart	2006 ⓘ
electrification	overhead catenary ⓘ
fareSystem	Los Angeles Metro fare system ⓘ
fundedBy	Los Angeles County sales tax measures and other sources ⓘ
gradeCrossings	multiple at‑grade intersections along Exposition Boulevard ⓘ
hasStation	7th Street/Metro Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ Expo Park/USC NERFINISHED ⓘ Expo/Crenshaw NERFINISHED ⓘ Expo/Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ Expo/Western NERFINISHED ⓘ Farmdale NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson/USC NERFINISHED ⓘ LATTC/Ortho Institute NERFINISHED ⓘ La Cienega/Jefferson NERFINISHED ⓘ Pico NERFINISHED ⓘ
isFoundationFor	E Line westward extension to Santa Monica ⓘ Expo Line phase 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ
lineLength	approximately 8.6 miles ⓘ
locatedIn	Los Angeles, California NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
opened	2012-04-28 ⓘ
openedFullServiceToCulverCity	2012-06-20 ⓘ
operator	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
owner	Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	E Line (Los Angeles Metro) NERFINISHED ⓘ Los Angeles Metro Rail NERFINISHED ⓘ
planningAgency	Exposition Metro Line Construction Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	improve transit connectivity between Downtown Los Angeles and the Westside ⓘ
railSystemType	light rail ⓘ
reusedCorridor	former freight rail corridor along Exposition Boulevard ⓘ
servesArea	Crenshaw district NERFINISHED ⓘ Culver City NERFINISHED ⓘ Downtown Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ Exposition Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Jefferson Park NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Southern California area NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusEast	7th Street/Metro Center station NERFINISHED ⓘ
terminusWest	Culver City station NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesRollingStock	Kinki Sharyo P3010 NERFINISHED ⓘ Siemens P2000 NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesTrackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Culver City station → formerTerminusOf → Expo Line phase 1 ⓘ

Metro Expo Park/USC station → partOfLineSegment → Expo Line phase 1 ⓘ

this entity surface form: Expo Line Phase 1

Farmdale station → openedAsPartOf → Expo Line phase 1 ⓘ