Lake Merritt BART station
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Lake Merritt BART station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California, serving the Lake Merritt neighborhood and nearby civic and residential areas.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lake Merritt BART station canonical | 3 |
| Lake Merritt station | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1573487 — 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: Lake Merritt BART station Context triple: [Lake Merritt, transportServedBy, Lake Merritt BART station]
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A.
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station is a major underground Bay Area Rapid Transit and Muni Metro hub serving San Francisco’s Civic Center area near City Hall and the United Nations Plaza.
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B.
Millbrae station
Millbrae station is a major intermodal transit hub in Millbrae, California, serving as a connection point between Caltrain commuter rail, BART rapid transit, and other local transportation services.
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C.
Yerba Buena/Moscone station
Yerba Buena/Moscone station is an underground San Francisco Muni Metro stop serving the SoMa area and the nearby Moscone Center convention complex.
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D.
Montgomery Street station
Montgomery Street station is a major Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni Metro subway station serving downtown San Francisco’s Financial District.
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E.
Emeryville station
Emeryville station is a major Amtrak rail terminal in Emeryville, California, serving as the primary San Francisco–area hub and western terminus for long-distance routes like the California Zephyr.
- 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: Lake Merritt BART station Target entity description: Lake Merritt BART station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California, serving the Lake Merritt neighborhood and nearby civic and residential areas.
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A.
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station
Civic Center/UN Plaza BART station is a major underground Bay Area Rapid Transit and Muni Metro hub serving San Francisco’s Civic Center area near City Hall and the United Nations Plaza.
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B.
Millbrae station
Millbrae station is a major intermodal transit hub in Millbrae, California, serving as a connection point between Caltrain commuter rail, BART rapid transit, and other local transportation services.
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C.
Yerba Buena/Moscone station
Yerba Buena/Moscone station is an underground San Francisco Muni Metro stop serving the SoMa area and the nearby Moscone Center convention complex.
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D.
Montgomery Street station
Montgomery Street station is a major Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) and Muni Metro subway station serving downtown San Francisco’s Financial District.
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E.
Emeryville station
Emeryville station is a major Amtrak rail terminal in Emeryville, California, serving as the primary San Francisco–area hub and western terminus for long-distance routes like the California Zephyr.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bay Area Rapid Transit station
ⓘ
rapid transit station ⓘ underground railway station ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | BART fare system ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | accessible for people with disabilities ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | bicycle parking ⓘ |
| hasConnection | AC Transit bus services ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyEquipment |
emergency call boxes
ⓘ
fire extinguishers ⓘ |
| hasEntrance | street-level entrances ⓘ |
| hasFareGates | BART standard fare gates ⓘ |
| hasLevel |
concourse level
ⓘ
platform level ⓘ |
| hasLighting | artificial underground lighting ⓘ |
| hasParking | parking lot ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | island platform ⓘ |
| hasRestrooms | public restrooms (subject to BART policies) ⓘ |
| hasSecurity | BART Police presence ⓘ |
| hasSignage | BART standard wayfinding signs ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | BART ticket machines ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasVentilation | mechanical ventilation system ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alameda County
ⓘ
surface form:
Alameda County, California
California, United States ⓘ
surface form:
California
Oakland ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland, California
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| near |
Lake Merritt
ⓘ
Oakland Chinatown ⓘ Oakland City Center ⓘ
surface form:
Oakland City Center area
Oakland Museum of California ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1972 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
BART
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Area Rapid Transit
|
| ownedBy |
BART
ⓘ
surface form:
Bay Area Rapid Transit
|
| partOf |
BART
ⓘ
surface form:
BART system
|
| railGauge | broad gauge (5 ft 6 in / 1676 mm) ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
platform edge warning strips
ⓘ
surveillance cameras ⓘ |
| serves |
Downtown Oakland
ⓘ
Lake Merritt neighborhood ⓘ |
| servesLine |
BART Blue Line
ⓘ
BART Green Line ⓘ BART Orange Line ⓘ BART Yellow Line ⓘ
surface form:
BART Yellow Line (some services)
|
| structureType | underground ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | Clipper card compatible ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lake Merritt BART station Description of subject: Lake Merritt BART station is an underground Bay Area Rapid Transit station in Oakland, California, serving the Lake Merritt neighborhood and nearby civic and residential areas.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lake Merritt station
this entity surface form:
Lake Merritt station
this entity surface form:
Lake Merritt station