168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station
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The 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station was a now-demolished stop on New York City's first elevated railway system in Manhattan, serving the Washington Heights area before the line's closure.
All labels observed (1)
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| 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9584254 — 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: 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station Context triple: [168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line), hasConnection, 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station]
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A.
167th Street station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line
The 167th Street station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line is an elevated New York City Subway station in the Bronx served by the 4 train.
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B.
96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in Manhattan served by the B and C trains on the IND Eighth Avenue Line.
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C.
168th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
168th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Upper Manhattan serving the 1 train and connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood to the broader subway network.
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D.
86th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
86th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in Manhattan served by the B and C trains.
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E.
116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in East Harlem serving the 4 and 6 trains along Lexington Avenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station Target entity description: The 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station was a now-demolished stop on New York City's first elevated railway system in Manhattan, serving the Washington Heights area before the line's closure.
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A.
167th Street station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line
The 167th Street station on the IRT Jerome Avenue Line is an elevated New York City Subway station in the Bronx served by the 4 train.
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B.
96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
96th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in Manhattan served by the B and C trains on the IND Eighth Avenue Line.
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C.
168th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line)
168th Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) is a New York City Subway station in Upper Manhattan serving the 1 train and connecting the Washington Heights neighborhood to the broader subway network.
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D.
86th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
86th Street station (IND Eighth Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in Manhattan served by the B and C trains.
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E.
116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
116th Street station (IRT Lexington Avenue Line) is a local New York City Subway station in East Harlem serving the 4 and 6 trains along Lexington Avenue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway-related infrastructure
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former elevated railway station ⓘ |
| borough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| city | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| demolishedPartOf | closure of the IRT Ninth Avenue Line ⓘ |
| historicalRole | part of New York City’s first elevated railway system ⓘ |
| lineType | elevated railway ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Manhattan
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New York NERFINISHED ⓘ New York City ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington Heights, Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | 168th Street ⓘ |
| openedBy | Interborough Rapid Transit Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLine | Manhattan Railway elevated network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfSystem |
Interborough Rapid Transit Company
NERFINISHED
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New York City elevated railway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | IRT elevated lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedArea | Washington Heights area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedAs | local station ⓘ |
| servedBorough | Manhattan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedCity | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedLine | IRT Ninth Avenue Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| servedNeighborhood | Washington Heights NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status |
closed
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demolished ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail ⓘ |
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: 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station Description of subject: The 168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station was a now-demolished stop on New York City's first elevated railway system in Manhattan, serving the Washington Heights area before the line's closure.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
168th Street (IND Eighth Avenue Line)
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hasConnection
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168th Street (IRT Ninth Avenue Line) former elevated station
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