SkyTrain

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automated guideway transit system driverless metro system rapid transit system

SkyTrain is an automated, driverless rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, Canada.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
SkyTrain canonical	12
Vancouver SkyTrain	2
SkyTrain network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1745871 — 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: SkyTrain
Context triple: [Metro Vancouver, rapidTransitSystem, SkyTrain]

A. SkyTrain Expo Line
The SkyTrain Expo Line is a major rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the SkyTrain system and connecting downtown Vancouver with surrounding municipalities including Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
B. SkyTrain Millennium Line
The SkyTrain Millennium Line is a rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the region’s automated SkyTrain system and connecting several municipalities including Burnaby.
C. BTS Skytrain
The BTS Skytrain is an elevated rapid transit system that serves as one of Bangkok’s primary urban rail networks, helping alleviate traffic congestion and connect key commercial and residential areas across the city.
D. Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the urban rapid transit rail system serving Los Angeles County, providing light rail and subway services across the region.
E. AeroTrain
AeroTrain is an automated underground people mover system that transports passengers between terminals at Washington Dulles International Airport.
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: SkyTrain
Target entity description: SkyTrain is an automated, driverless rapid transit system serving the Metro Vancouver region in British Columbia, Canada.

A. SkyTrain Expo Line
The SkyTrain Expo Line is a major rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the SkyTrain system and connecting downtown Vancouver with surrounding municipalities including Burnaby, New Westminster, and Surrey.
B. SkyTrain Millennium Line
The SkyTrain Millennium Line is a rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the region’s automated SkyTrain system and connecting several municipalities including Burnaby.
C. BTS Skytrain
The BTS Skytrain is an elevated rapid transit system that serves as one of Bangkok’s primary urban rail networks, helping alleviate traffic congestion and connect key commercial and residential areas across the city.
D. Metro Rail
Metro Rail is the urban rapid transit rail system serving Los Angeles County, providing light rail and subway services across the region.
E. AeroTrain
AeroTrain is an automated underground people mover system that transports passengers between terminals at Washington Dulles International Airport.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	automated guideway transit system ⓘ driverless metro system ⓘ rapid transit system ⓘ
character	mostly elevated ⓘ partly at-grade ⓘ partly underground ⓘ
connectsTo	SeaBus ferry ⓘ surface form: SeaBus TransLink ⓘ surface form: TransLink bus network West Coast Express ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
electrification	750 V DC third rail ⓘ
fareSystem	Compass Card ⓘ zone-based fare system ⓘ
governingBody	TransLink ⓘ
hasLine	Canada Line ⓘ Expo Line ⓘ Millennium Line ⓘ
hasOfficialWebsite	https://www.translink.ca/skytrain ⓘ
hasRollingStockManufacturer	Alstom (formerly Bombardier Transportation) ⓘ surface form: Alstom Bombardier ⓘ surface form: Bombardier Transportation Hyundai Rotem ⓘ
languageOfName	English ⓘ
locatedIn	British Columbia ⓘ
notableFeature	fully automated driverless operation ⓘ one of the longest fully automated driverless systems in the world ⓘ
openedForExpo	Expo 86 ⓘ
openingDate	1985-01-03 ⓘ
operator	BC Rapid Transit Company ⓘ surface form: British Columbia Rapid Transit Company ProTrans BC ⓘ
owner	TransLink ⓘ
planningAuthority	TransLink ⓘ
primaryTechnology	linear induction motor ⓘ
propulsionType	electric ⓘ
region	Lower Mainland ⓘ
safetySystem	automatic train control ⓘ automatic train operation ⓘ automatic train protection ⓘ
serves	Metro Vancouver, Canada ⓘ surface form: Metro Vancouver
servesCity	Burnaby ⓘ Coquitlam ⓘ New Westminster ⓘ Port Moody ⓘ Richmond ⓘ Surrey ⓘ Vancouver ⓘ
trackGauge	standard gauge ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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

Metro Vancouver, Canada → rapidTransitSystem → SkyTrain ⓘ

subject surface form: Metro Vancouver

UTDC ICTS Mark I vehicles → usedOnSystem → SkyTrain ⓘ

this entity surface form: Vancouver SkyTrain

SkyTrain Expo Line → partOf → SkyTrain ⓘ

SkyTrain Expo Line → system → SkyTrain ⓘ

Lougheed Town Centre → transitServedBy → SkyTrain ⓘ

TransLink → operates → SkyTrain ⓘ

Lower Mainland → servedBy → SkyTrain ⓘ

New Westminster → servedByTransitSystem → SkyTrain ⓘ

SkyTrain Millennium Line → partOf → SkyTrain ⓘ

SkyTrain Millennium Line → system → SkyTrain ⓘ

Waterfront Station → isMajorHubFor → SkyTrain ⓘ

this entity surface form: SkyTrain network

Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain station → partOf → SkyTrain ⓘ

subject surface form: Stadium–Chinatown station

Stadium–Chinatown SkyTrain station → system → SkyTrain ⓘ

subject surface form: Stadium–Chinatown station

this entity surface form: Vancouver SkyTrain

Canada Line → system → SkyTrain ⓘ

Yaletown–Roundhouse station → partOfNetwork → SkyTrain ⓘ

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Referenced by (15)

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