TransMilenio bus rapid transit
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TransMilenio bus rapid transit is Bogotá’s high-capacity, bus-based mass transit system known for its dedicated lanes, large articulated buses, and station-based fare collection designed to improve urban mobility.
All labels observed (10)
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: TransMilenio bus rapid transit Context triple: [Bogotá, transportSystem, TransMilenio bus rapid transit]
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Metrobús
Metrobús is Mexico City’s bus rapid transit system, featuring dedicated lanes and high-capacity articulated buses to provide efficient urban transportation across the metropolis.
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Metrobus
Metrobus is the public bus transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated alongside the Metrorail network by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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C-TRAN
C-TRAN is the public transit agency serving Clark County and the Vancouver, Washington area, providing bus and express services often coordinated with Portland’s TriMet system.
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Muni
Muni is San Francisco’s primary public transit agency, operating buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and the city’s iconic cable cars.
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Portland Streetcar
Portland Streetcar is a modern urban streetcar transit system serving central Portland, Oregon, connecting key neighborhoods, employment centers, and educational institutions.
- 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: TransMilenio bus rapid transit Target entity description: TransMilenio bus rapid transit is Bogotá’s high-capacity, bus-based mass transit system known for its dedicated lanes, large articulated buses, and station-based fare collection designed to improve urban mobility.
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A.
Metrobús
Metrobús is Mexico City’s bus rapid transit system, featuring dedicated lanes and high-capacity articulated buses to provide efficient urban transportation across the metropolis.
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B.
Metrobus
Metrobus is the public bus transit system serving the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area, operated alongside the Metrorail network by the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA).
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C.
C-TRAN
C-TRAN is the public transit agency serving Clark County and the Vancouver, Washington area, providing bus and express services often coordinated with Portland’s TriMet system.
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D.
Muni
Muni is San Francisco’s primary public transit agency, operating buses, light rail, historic streetcars, and the city’s iconic cable cars.
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E.
Portland Streetcar
Portland Streetcar is a modern urban streetcar transit system serving central Portland, Oregon, connecting key neighborhoods, employment centers, and educational institutions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus rapid transit system
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mass transit system ⓘ public transport system ⓘ |
| category |
Bus rapid transit in South America
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Public transport in Colombia ⓘ Transport in Bogotá ⓘ |
| country | Colombia ⓘ |
| designInfluencedBy | Curitiba BRT system ⓘ |
| fareCollection |
contactless card
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smart card ⓘ |
| farePolicy |
flat fare on trunk lines
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integrated fare with feeders ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Bogotá
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surface form:
city of Bogotá
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| hasFeature |
central control system
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dedicated median busways ⓘ enclosed stations ⓘ express services ⓘ feeder bus services ⓘ high-platform stations ⓘ integrated ticketing ⓘ level boarding ⓘ off-board fare collection ⓘ platform screen doors in some stations ⓘ prepaid fare system ⓘ real-time operations control ⓘ station-based fare collection ⓘ trunk routes ⓘ |
| infrastructureType |
median stations
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segregated busways ⓘ |
| knownFor |
articulated buses
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dedicated lanes ⓘ high passenger capacity ⓘ rapid bus services ⓘ station-based fare collection ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Bogotá ⓘ |
| modeOfTransport | bus ⓘ |
| operatorType | public-private partnership ⓘ |
| purpose |
improve urban mobility in Bogotá
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modernize Bogotá’s bus system ⓘ provide high-capacity public transport ⓘ reduce traffic congestion ⓘ reduce travel times ⓘ |
| serves |
Bogotá
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surface form:
Bogotá metropolitan area
commuters ⓘ urban residents ⓘ |
| transportType | bus rapid transit ⓘ |
| uses |
articulated buses
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bi-articulated buses ⓘ dedicated bus lanes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: TransMilenio bus rapid transit Description of subject: TransMilenio bus rapid transit is Bogotá’s high-capacity, bus-based mass transit system known for its dedicated lanes, large articulated buses, and station-based fare collection designed to improve urban mobility.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
National University of Colombia (Bogotá campus)
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hasTransportAccess
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TransMilenio bus rapid transit
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this entity surface form:
TransMilenio
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio mass-transit system
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio
this entity surface form:
Bogotá BRT system
this entity surface form:
Bogotá public transport network
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio system
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio bus rapid transit system
this entity surface form:
Bogotá mass transit system (TransMilenio extension)
subject surface form:
Chapinero
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio bus system
this entity surface form:
served by Bogotá Integrated Public Transport System
this entity surface form:
TransMilenio bus system