Subway
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Subway is a global fast-food restaurant franchise best known for its made-to-order submarine sandwiches and salads.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Subway canonical | 5 |
| Subway Club | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13100549 — 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: Subway Context triple: [No. 19 car in NASCAR Cup Series, primarySponsor, Subway]
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A.
Subway
Subway is a 1985 French crime-comedy film directed by Luc Besson, known for its stylish depiction of Paris’s underground subculture and featuring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert.
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B.
IND Subway
IND Subway is the city-owned Independent Subway System in New York City, built in the early 20th century to compete with private transit operators and now forming a core part of the modern NYC Subway.
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C.
Subway Wind
"Subway Wind" is a poem by Claude McKay that vividly captures the gritty, restless atmosphere of New York City’s underground transit system.
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D.
Subway Series
The Subway Series is the storied intercity baseball rivalry between New York’s Major League teams, most notably the New York Mets and the New York Yankees.
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E.
Eidan Subway
Eidan Subway was the former name of Tokyo’s main rapid transit system, operated by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority before it became Tokyo Metro.
- 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: Subway Target entity description: Subway is a global fast-food restaurant franchise best known for its made-to-order submarine sandwiches and salads.
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A.
Subway
Subway is a 1985 French crime-comedy film directed by Luc Besson, known for its stylish depiction of Paris’s underground subculture and featuring Isabelle Adjani and Christopher Lambert.
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B.
IND Subway
IND Subway is the city-owned Independent Subway System in New York City, built in the early 20th century to compete with private transit operators and now forming a core part of the modern NYC Subway.
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C.
Subway Wind
"Subway Wind" is a poem by Claude McKay that vividly captures the gritty, restless atmosphere of New York City’s underground transit system.
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D.
Subway Series
The Subway Series is the storied intercity baseball rivalry between New York’s Major League teams, most notably the New York Mets and the New York Yankees.
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E.
Eidan Subway
Eidan Subway was the former name of Tokyo’s main rapid transit system, operated by the Teito Rapid Transit Authority before it became Tokyo Metro.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (62)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fast-food restaurant chain
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privately held company ⓘ restaurant franchise ⓘ |
| acquiredBy | Roark Capital Group ⓘ |
| acquisitionDate | 2023 ⓘ |
| brandSlogan | Eat Fresh ⓘ |
| businessModel | franchising ⓘ |
| competitor |
Burger King
ⓘ
Jersey Mike's Subs ⓘ
linked to:
Jersey Mike’s Subs
Jimmy John's ⓘ
linked to:
Jimmy John’s
KFC ⓘ
linked to:
Kentucky Fried Chicken
McDonald's ⓘ
linked to:
McDonald’s
Quiznos ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| foundedBy |
Fred DeLuca
ⓘ
Peter Buck ⓘ |
| foundingLocation | Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States ⓘ |
| hasFormerName | Pete's Super Submarines ⓘ |
| hasFranchiseModel |
owner-operated locations
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royalty-based fees ⓘ |
| hasMarketingTheme |
fresh ingredients
ⓘ
healthier fast food alternative ⓘ |
| hasMenuItem |
6-inch sub
ⓘ
Chicken Teriyaki sandwich ⓘ Footlong sub ⓘ Italian B.M.T. ⓘ Meatball Marinara ⓘ Steak & Cheese sandwich ⓘ Subway Club ⓘ
linked to:
Subway
Subway Series sandwiches ⓘ Tuna sandwich ⓘ Veggie Delite ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.subway.com ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Shelton, Connecticut, United States
ⓘ
linked to:
Shelton, Connecticut
|
| inception | 1965 ⓘ |
| industry |
fast food
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quick service restaurant ⓘ |
| knownFor |
customizable toppings
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footlong sandwiches ⓘ made-to-order sandwiches ⓘ |
| logoColor |
green
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yellow ⓘ |
| menuFeature |
build-your-own sandwich format
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low-fat sandwich options ⓘ vegetarian options ⓘ whole-grain bread options ⓘ |
| numberOfLocations | over 37,000 restaurants ⓘ |
| operatesIn |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Roark Capital Group ⓘ |
| product |
breakfast sandwiches
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cookies ⓘ flatbread sandwiches ⓘ kids meals ⓘ salads ⓘ soft drinks ⓘ submarine sandwiches ⓘ wraps ⓘ |
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: Subway Description of subject: Subway is a global fast-food restaurant franchise best known for its made-to-order submarine sandwiches and salads.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Subway