Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)

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government agency public transportation agency transit authority

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the primary public transportation agency serving the Atlanta metropolitan area, operating a network of heavy rail, bus, and paratransit services.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	69
MARTA	8
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system	4
MARTA Rail	3
MARTA rail system	2
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) canonical	2
Clayton County Transit (via MARTA bus service)	1
MARTA Mobility	1
MARTA heavy rail	1
MARTA rail lines	1
MARTA transit network	1
Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Police Department	1
served by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T128650 — 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: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Context triple: [Atlanta, hasPublicTransitSystem, Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)]

A. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is the agency that manages public transportation services, including Metrorail and Metrobus, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
B. MBTA
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
D. Atlanta BeltLine
The Atlanta BeltLine is a major urban redevelopment project transforming a former railway corridor into a network of multi-use trails, parks, and transit encircling Atlanta’s core neighborhoods.
E. Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit is the primary public bus system serving Ithaca and the surrounding Tompkins County region in New York.
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: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA)
Target entity description: The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is the primary public transportation agency serving the Atlanta metropolitan area, operating a network of heavy rail, bus, and paratransit services.

A. Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority is the agency that manages public transportation services, including Metrorail and Metrobus, in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan region.
B. MBTA
The MBTA (Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority) is the public transit agency that operates subway, bus, commuter rail, and ferry services in the Greater Boston area.
C. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the public agency responsible for operating and overseeing much of the mass transit and commuter rail systems in the New York City metropolitan area.
D. Atlanta BeltLine
The Atlanta BeltLine is a major urban redevelopment project transforming a former railway corridor into a network of multi-use trails, parks, and transit encircling Atlanta’s core neighborhoods.
E. Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit
Tompkins Consolidated Area Transit is the primary public bus system serving Ithaca and the surrounding Tompkins County region in New York.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government agency ⓘ public transportation agency ⓘ transit authority ⓘ
airportStation	Airport station ⓘ
alsoServes	Clayton County, Georgia ⓘ parts of Cobb County, Georgia ⓘ
beganBusOperations	1972 ⓘ
beganRailOperations	1979 ⓘ
centralHubStation	Five Points station ⓘ
connectsTo	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
fareCollectionMethod	proof-of-payment with faregates ⓘ
fareSystem	Breeze Card ⓘ Breeze Mobile ⓘ
founded	1965 ⓘ
fundingSource	sales tax ⓘ
governingBody	MARTA Board of Directors ⓘ
hasAbbreviation	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MARTA
hasMotto	“It’s MARTA” ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.itsmarta.com ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Atlanta ⓘ surface form: Atlanta, Georgia
legalForm	independent authority ⓘ
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Georgia ⓘ
numberOfRailLines	4 ⓘ
numberOfRailStations	38 ⓘ
operates	MARTA Bus ⓘ Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MARTA Mobility Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MARTA Rail
powerSupply	third rail electrification ⓘ
primaryServiceArea	Atlanta ⓘ surface form: City of Atlanta DeKalb County, Georgia ⓘ Fulton County, Georgia ⓘ
providesService	express bus service ⓘ local bus service ⓘ paratransit service for riders with disabilities ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
railLine	Blue Line ⓘ Gold Line ⓘ Green Line ⓘ Red Line ⓘ
railSystemType	heavy rail rapid transit ⓘ
region	Southern United States ⓘ surface form: Southeastern United States
serves	Atlanta–Athens–Clarke–Sandy Springs Combined Statistical Area ⓘ surface form: Atlanta metropolitan area
serviceType	bus ⓘ heavy rail ⓘ paratransit ⓘ
shortName	Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: MARTA

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (95)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Atlanta → hasPublicTransitSystem → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

Clayton County, Georgia → hasPublicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Clayton County, Georgia → hasPublicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Clayton County Transit (via MARTA bus service)

Atlanta BeltLine → connectsTo → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA rail system

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) → shortName → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

this entity surface form: MARTA

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) → operates → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

this entity surface form: MARTA Rail

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) → operates → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

this entity surface form: MARTA Mobility

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) → hasAbbreviation → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

this entity surface form: MARTA

College Park, Georgia → hasTransportationInfrastructure → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Georgia State University → hasTransportationAccess → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

Sandy Springs, Georgia, United States → hasPublicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Sandy Springs, Georgia

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

DeKalb County → containsTransportationCorridor → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA rail lines

State Farm Arena → publicTransitAccess → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA

Mercedes-Benz Stadium → publicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA

Kinkisharyo light rail vehicles → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Atlanta–Sandy Springs–Alpharetta, GA Metropolitan Statistical Area → servedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Philips Arena → publicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA

Union City, Georgia → hasPublicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

DeKalb County, Georgia → isPartiallyServedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Forest Park, Georgia → isServedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

East Point, Georgia → transportation → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: served by Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

MARTA Bus → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

MARTA Bus → partOf → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

MARTA Bus → partOf → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA transit network

MARTA Bus → connectsWith → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA Rail

MARTA Bus → ownedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

MARTA Bus → publicTransportAuthority → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

MARTA Board of Directors → governs → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Mobile → developer → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Mobile → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Mobile → usedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Card → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Card → introducedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Breeze Card → validOn → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA heavy rail

Breeze Card → ownedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Atlanta Streetcar (planned extensions) → hasStakeholder → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Georgia Dome → publicTransit → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA

Atlanta urban area → hasPublicTransitSystem → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: MARTA

Red Line → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Red Line → partOf → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: MARTA rail system

Red Line → system → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: MARTA

Red Line → owner → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Red Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Gold Line → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Gold Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Gold Line → system → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Gold Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: MARTA Rail

Gold Line → owner → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Gold Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Blue Line → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Blue Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Blue Line → owner → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

subject surface form: Blue Line (MARTA)

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Sandy Springs station → operator → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

Sandy Springs station → partOfSystem → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority rail system

Sandy Springs station → ownedBy → Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority

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