Metro Transit (St. Louis)
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Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
All labels observed (13)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1259911 — 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: Metro Transit (St. Louis) Context triple: [Bi-State Development Agency, operates, Metro Transit (St. Louis)]
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A.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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B.
Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
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C.
Sangamon Mass Transit District
Sangamon Mass Transit District is the primary public bus transportation agency serving Springfield and surrounding areas in Sangamon County, Illinois.
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D.
Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
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E.
STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
- 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: Metro Transit (St. Louis) Target entity description: Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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A.
Metro Transit
Metro Transit is the primary public transportation agency for the Minneapolis–Saint Paul metropolitan area, operating buses, light rail, and commuter rail services.
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B.
Trinity Metro
Trinity Metro is the public transportation agency that operates bus and rail services, including commuter rail, in the Fort Worth area of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in Texas.
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C.
Sangamon Mass Transit District
Sangamon Mass Transit District is the primary public bus transportation agency serving Springfield and surrounding areas in Sangamon County, Illinois.
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D.
Charlotte Area Transit System
Charlotte Area Transit System is the primary public transportation agency serving the Charlotte metropolitan area with bus, light rail, and other transit services.
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E.
STC Metro
STC Metro is the rapid transit system serving Mexico City and some surrounding areas, known as one of the largest and busiest metro networks in Latin America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus operator
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light rail operator ⓘ paratransit operator ⓘ public transportation agency ⓘ transit system ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bi-State Development Agency Metro
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linked to:
Bi-State Development Agency
Metro ⓘ |
| brandIncludes |
Metro Call-A-Ride
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MetroBus ⓘ MetroLink ⓘ
linked to:
MetroLink light rail
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| busSystemName | MetroBus ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| fareMedium |
electronic fare media
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paper tickets ⓘ passes ⓘ |
| farePolicy | distance and zone-based elements ⓘ |
| fareSystem | integrated fare system ⓘ |
| fundingType | publicly funded ⓘ |
| governingBody |
Bi-State Development Board of Commissioners
ⓘ
linked to:
Bi-State Development Agency
|
| hasBusMode |
express bus
ⓘ
local bus ⓘ |
| hasRailMode | light rail ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
St. Louis, Missouri
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| modeOfTransport |
rail transport
ⓘ
road transport ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Bi-State Development Agency ⓘ |
| owner | Bi-State Development Agency ⓘ |
| paratransitSystemName | Metro Call-A-Ride ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| providesService |
accessible transport for people with disabilities
ⓘ
commuter transport ⓘ local transit ⓘ |
| railSystemName |
MetroLink
ⓘ
linked to:
MetroLink light rail
|
| regionServed |
Illinois
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ |
| safetyAndSecurity | transit security and policing services ⓘ |
| sector | public transport ⓘ |
| serves |
Madison County, Illinois
ⓘ
St. Clair County, Illinois ⓘ St. Louis metropolitan area ⓘ St. Louis, Missouri ⓘ
linked to:
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
|
| serviceType |
bus
ⓘ
demand-responsive transport ⓘ light rail ⓘ paratransit ⓘ |
| state |
Illinois
ⓘ
Missouri ⓘ |
| website | https://www.metrostlouis.org/ ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Metro Transit (St. Louis) Description of subject: Metro Transit (St. Louis) is the public transportation system serving the St. Louis metropolitan area, providing bus, light rail, and paratransit services.
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