MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B
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MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B is the division of New York City's subway system that operates the lettered lines, including services like the A, B, D, F, N, Q, and R trains.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| New York City Subway B Division | 2 |
| B Division of the New York City Subway | 1 |
| MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2921886 — 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: MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B Context triple: [N, operatesUnder, MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B]
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A.
BMT Broadway Line
The BMT Broadway Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan, carrying N, Q, R, and W trains through Midtown and Lower Manhattan via Broadway.
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B.
BMT Division
BMT Division is a specialized organizational unit focused on bone marrow transplantation and related hematologic treatments.
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C.
BMT Division
The BMT Division is a former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit-operated section of the New York City Subway system, encompassing lines originally built and run by the BMT before unification.
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D.
BMT Archer Avenue Line
The BMT Archer Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in Queens that carries BMT services to and from the Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer terminal.
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E.
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
The BMT Fourth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Brooklyn, running beneath Fourth Avenue and serving as a key corridor for multiple services.
- 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: MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B Target entity description: MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B is the division of New York City's subway system that operates the lettered lines, including services like the A, B, D, F, N, Q, and R trains.
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A.
BMT Broadway Line
The BMT Broadway Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Manhattan, carrying N, Q, R, and W trains through Midtown and Lower Manhattan via Broadway.
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B.
BMT Division
BMT Division is a specialized organizational unit focused on bone marrow transplantation and related hematologic treatments.
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C.
BMT Division
The BMT Division is a former Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit-operated section of the New York City Subway system, encompassing lines originally built and run by the BMT before unification.
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D.
BMT Archer Avenue Line
The BMT Archer Avenue Line is a New York City Subway line in Queens that carries BMT services to and from the Jamaica Center–Parsons/Archer terminal.
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E.
BMT Fourth Avenue Line
The BMT Fourth Avenue Line is a major New York City Subway trunk line in Brooklyn, running beneath Fourth Avenue and serving as a key corridor for multiple services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway division
ⓘ
rapid transit operating division ⓘ |
| compatibleWith | B Division car dimensions ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | 600 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MTA New York City Transit fare system ⓘ |
| hasSubdivisionLabel | B Division ⓘ |
| historicalOrigin |
Brooklyn–Manhattan Transit Corporation
ⓘ
Independent Subway System (IND) ⓘ
surface form:
Independent Subway System
|
| includesInfrastructureType |
express tracks
ⓘ
local tracks ⓘ |
| lineDesignationSystem | letters ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York State
ⓘ
surface form:
State of New York
|
| networkType | heavy rail ⓘ |
| notCompatibleWith | A Division car dimensions ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
New York City Transit Authority
ⓘ
surface form:
MTA New York City Transit
|
| operatesService |
A
ⓘ
B ⓘ C ⓘ D ⓘ E ⓘ F ⓘ G ⓘ J ⓘ L ⓘ M ⓘ N ⓘ Q ⓘ R ⓘ W ⓘ Z ⓘ |
| operator | New York City Subway lettered services ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| partOf | New York City Subway ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | urban passenger transportation ⓘ |
| safetySystem |
automatic train stop
ⓘ
wayside signals ⓘ |
| servesBorough |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ Queens ⓘ Staten Island (via Staten Island Railway connection not provided) ⓘ The Bronx ⓘ |
| servesCity | New York City ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesCarLength | longer cars than A Division ⓘ |
| usesCarWidth | wider cars than A Division ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | B Division rolling stock ⓘ |
| usesSignageColorSystem | route bullets with letters ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B Description of subject: MTA New York City Transit Subdivision B is the division of New York City's subway system that operates the lettered lines, including services like the A, B, D, F, N, Q, and R trains.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
B Division of the New York City Subway
this entity surface form:
New York City Subway B Division
this entity surface form:
New York City Subway B Division