Harvard (MBTA station)
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Harvard (MBTA station) is a major underground Red Line subway and bus transfer hub located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harvard (MBTA station) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1057795 — 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: Harvard (MBTA station) Context triple: [Porter (MBTA station), hasAdjacentStation, Harvard (MBTA station)]
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A.
Chestnut Hill station (MBTA Green Line D)
Chestnut Hill station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line D branch serving the Chestnut Hill neighborhood with access to nearby residential and commercial areas.
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B.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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C.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Revere Beach MBTA station
Revere Beach MBTA station is a rapid transit stop on Boston’s Blue Line serving the Revere Beach area in Revere, Massachusetts.
- 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: Harvard (MBTA station) Target entity description: Harvard (MBTA station) is a major underground Red Line subway and bus transfer hub located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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A.
Chestnut Hill station (MBTA Green Line D)
Chestnut Hill station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line D branch serving the Chestnut Hill neighborhood with access to nearby residential and commercial areas.
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B.
MBTA Silver Hill station
MBTA Silver Hill station is a small commuter rail stop on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s Fitchburg Line serving the Silver Hill neighborhood of Weston, Massachusetts.
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C.
Wellington Station (MBTA)
Wellington Station (MBTA) is an Orange Line rapid transit station in Medford, Massachusetts, serving as a key park-and-ride and bus transfer hub just north of downtown Boston.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Revere Beach MBTA station
Revere Beach MBTA station is a rapid transit stop on Boston’s Blue Line serving the Revere Beach area in Revere, Massachusetts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ subway station ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MBTA ⓘ |
| formerName | Harvard Square ⓘ |
| formerService |
Boston Elevated Railway
ⓘ
MBTA Ashmont Branch ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard–Ashmont streetcar line
|
| hasAccessibility | wheelchair accessible ⓘ |
| hasArtInstallation | public art in station concourses ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | nearby bike racks ⓘ |
| hasBusConnections | yes ⓘ |
| hasBusway | yes ⓘ |
| hasEntrance |
Church Street entrance
ⓘ
Harvard Square plaza entrances ⓘ John F. Kennedy Street ⓘ
surface form:
John F. Kennedy Street entrance
|
| hasFareControl | gated ⓘ |
| hasLevel | multiple underground levels ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | island platform ⓘ |
| hasRestrooms | yes ⓘ |
| hasRetail | kiosks and small shops in concourse ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| isTransferStation | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cambridge, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Harvard Square ⓘ Massachusetts ⓘ Middlesex County, Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| nearbyLandmark |
Cambridge Common
ⓘ
Harvard Coop ⓘ Harvard Kennedy School ⓘ Harvard Yard ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1912-03-23 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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| ownedBy |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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| partOfNetwork |
MBTA bus network
ⓘ
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
MBTA subway
|
| safetyFeatures |
CCTV surveillance
ⓘ
platform edge warning strips ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Red Line ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Cambridge city center
ⓘ
Harvard Square ⓘ
surface form:
Harvard Square commercial district
Harvard University ⓘ |
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem |
CharlieCard
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CharlieTicket ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harvard (MBTA station) Description of subject: Harvard (MBTA station) is a major underground Red Line subway and bus transfer hub located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.