Opal card
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The Opal card is a reusable, contactless smartcard used to pay for public transport across much of New South Wales, Australia.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Opal card canonical | 65 |
| Child/Youth Opal card | 1 |
| Opal card (New South Wales) | 1 |
| Opal electronic ticketing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T822563 — 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: Opal card Context triple: [Newcastle Interchange, fareSystem, Opal card]
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A.
ORCA card
The ORCA card is a reusable, contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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B.
TAP card
The TAP card is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay fares across public transit systems in the Los Angeles County region.
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C.
Clipper card
The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
Breeze Card
The Breeze Card is a reusable smart fare card used for paying transit fares across the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) system in Atlanta, Georgia.
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E.
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
- 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: Opal card Target entity description: The Opal card is a reusable, contactless smartcard used to pay for public transport across much of New South Wales, Australia.
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A.
ORCA card
The ORCA card is a reusable, contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the Puget Sound region of Washington State.
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B.
TAP card
The TAP card is a reusable contactless smart card used to pay fares across public transit systems in the Los Angeles County region.
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C.
Clipper card
The Clipper card is a reloadable contactless smart card used to pay fares across multiple public transit systems in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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D.
Breeze Card
The Breeze Card is a reusable smart fare card used for paying transit fares across the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) system in Atlanta, Georgia.
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E.
Oyster card
The Oyster card is a rechargeable smartcard used for convenient, cashless payment on public transport services across London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contactless smart card
ⓘ
public transport ticketing card ⓘ |
| cardType |
Adult Opal card
ⓘ
Opal card self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Child/Youth Opal card
Concession Opal card ⓘ Opal single trip ticket ⓘ Senior/Pensioner Opal card ⓘ |
| compatibleWith |
Opal card readers at ferry wharves
ⓘ
Opal card readers at light rail stops ⓘ Opal card readers at train stations ⓘ Opal card readers on buses ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currency | Australian dollar ⓘ |
| fareStructure |
Sunday travel cap
ⓘ
daily caps ⓘ distance-based fares ⓘ weekly caps ⓘ |
| feature |
concession eligibility for certain card types
ⓘ
off-peak fare discounts ⓘ tap on and tap off validation ⓘ transfer discounts ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Government of New South Wales
ⓘ
surface form:
New South Wales Government
|
| introducedBy | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| operatingArea |
New South Wales
ⓘ
Sydney ⓘ |
| operator | Transport for NSW ⓘ |
| paymentMethod |
periodical travel products
ⓘ
stored value ⓘ |
| region |
Blue Mountains
ⓘ
Central Coast ⓘ Greater Sydney region ⓘ
surface form:
Greater Sydney
Illawarra ⓘ Newcastle ⓘ |
| replaced |
MyZone paper tickets in NSW
ⓘ
magnetic stripe tickets on Sydney Trains ⓘ |
| reusability | reusable ⓘ |
| technology | contactless smartcard technology ⓘ |
| topUpMethod |
automatic top up from bank account or card
ⓘ
online top up ⓘ top up at retail outlets ⓘ top up at ticket machines ⓘ |
| usedFor | public transport fare payment ⓘ |
| usedOn |
bus services in New South Wales
ⓘ
ferry services in Sydney ⓘ light rail services in Sydney ⓘ train services in New South Wales ⓘ |
| website | https://transportnsw.info ⓘ |
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: Opal card Description of subject: The Opal card is a reusable, contactless smartcard used to pay for public transport across much of New South Wales, Australia.
Referenced by (68)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Opal card (New South Wales)