Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
E250847
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transport authority in Barcelona, managing the city’s metro, bus, and other urban transit services.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona canonical | 41 |
| Barcelona metropolitan transport authority | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2280423 — 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: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Context triple: [Barcelona Metro, operator, Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona]
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A.
Barcelona Metro
Barcelona Metro is the rapid transit rail network serving the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area, known for its extensive coverage and integration with other public transport modes.
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B.
Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid is the public authority that plans, coordinates, and oversees the integrated public transport system across the Madrid region.
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C.
Madrid Metro
Madrid Metro is the extensive rapid transit system serving Spain’s capital, known for its large network, frequent service, and role as a primary mode of urban transportation.
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D.
Seville Metro
Seville Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Seville and its metropolitan area in southern Spain.
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E.
Metro Ligero de Madrid
Metro Ligero de Madrid is a light rail system serving several suburban and peripheral areas of Madrid, complementing the city's main metro network.
- 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: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Target entity description: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transport authority in Barcelona, managing the city’s metro, bus, and other urban transit services.
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A.
Barcelona Metro
Barcelona Metro is the rapid transit rail network serving the city of Barcelona and its metropolitan area, known for its extensive coverage and integration with other public transport modes.
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B.
Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid
The Consorcio Regional de Transportes de Madrid is the public authority that plans, coordinates, and oversees the integrated public transport system across the Madrid region.
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C.
Rodalies de Catalunya
Rodalies de Catalunya is the commuter rail network serving Catalonia, centered on Barcelona and operated under the Renfe system.
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D.
Madrid Metro
Madrid Metro is the extensive rapid transit system serving Spain’s capital, known for its large network, frequent service, and role as a primary mode of urban transportation.
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E.
Seville Metro
Seville Metro is a rapid transit system serving the city of Seville and its metropolitan area in southern Spain.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bus operator
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metro operator ⓘ public company ⓘ public transport operator ⓘ |
| country | Spain ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
public transit integration
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sustainable mobility ⓘ |
| hasCustomerServiceChannel |
information offices at main stations
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online customer service ⓘ telephone helpline ⓘ |
| hasMobileApp |
TMB App
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TMB Tickets ⓘ |
| hasNetworkType |
bus
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funicular ⓘ metro ⓘ tourist bus ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.tmb.cat ⓘ |
| hasService |
airport bus connections in Barcelona
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metro lines ⓘ special event transport services in Barcelona ⓘ urban bus lines ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Barcelona ⓘ |
| industry | public transportation ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
Catalan
ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Central European Summer Time
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Central European Time ⓘ |
| offers |
accessibility services for reduced mobility passengers
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contactless ticketing options ⓘ real-time service information ⓘ |
| operates |
Barcelona Metro
ⓘ
Barcelona city buses ⓘ Bus Turístic (tourist bus) in Barcelona ⓘ Montjuïc Funicular ⓘ
surface form:
Montjuïc funicular
night bus services in Barcelona ⓘ some urban tram services in Barcelona ⓘ |
| operatesBrand |
Barcelona bus network
ⓘ
surface form:
Bus de Barcelona
Barcelona Metro ⓘ
surface form:
Metro de Barcelona
|
| operatesIn | Catalonia ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
City of Barcelona
|
| parentOrganization |
City Council of Barcelona
ⓘ
surface form:
Ajuntament de Barcelona
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| serves |
Barcelona
ⓘ
metropolitan area of Barcelona ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
metropolitan transport
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urban transport ⓘ |
| shortName | TMB ⓘ |
| usesTicketingSystem | integrated fare system of Barcelona ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona Description of subject: Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona is the main public transport authority in Barcelona, managing the city’s metro, bus, and other urban transit services.
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Metro line L9 Sud
subject surface form:
Line 1 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 2 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 4 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 9 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 3 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 5 (Barcelona Metro)
subject surface form:
Line 11 (Barcelona Metro)
Barcelona metropolitan transport network
→
includesOperator
→
Transports Metropolitans de Barcelona
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this entity surface form:
Barcelona metropolitan transport authority