San Francisco Municipal Railway substations
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The San Francisco Municipal Railway substations are historic electrical power facilities in San Francisco designed in the early 20th century, notable for their Beaux-Arts–influenced architecture and role in supporting the city’s streetcar and trolley systems.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| San Francisco Municipal Railway substations canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4322244 — 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: San Francisco Municipal Railway substations Context triple: [Bakewell & Brown, notableWork, San Francisco Municipal Railway substations]
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A.
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend Street station
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend Street station was a former Caltrain commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that served as the line’s city terminus before operations moved to the nearby 4th and King Street station.
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B.
San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
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C.
Milpitas station
Milpitas station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Milpitas, California, serving as a key transit hub in Silicon Valley with connections to regional rail and bus services.
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D.
San Mateo station
San Mateo station is a Caltrain commuter rail stop in San Mateo, California, serving as a key transit point for Peninsula rail passengers between San Francisco and San Jose.
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E.
Alum Rock station
Alum Rock station is a public transit stop in San Jose, California, serving as a terminus on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system.
- 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: San Francisco Municipal Railway substations Target entity description: The San Francisco Municipal Railway substations are historic electrical power facilities in San Francisco designed in the early 20th century, notable for their Beaux-Arts–influenced architecture and role in supporting the city’s streetcar and trolley systems.
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A.
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend Street station
San Francisco 3rd and Townsend Street station was a former Caltrain commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that served as the line’s city terminus before operations moved to the nearby 4th and King Street station.
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B.
San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
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C.
Milpitas station
Milpitas station is a Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) station in Milpitas, California, serving as a key transit hub in Silicon Valley with connections to regional rail and bus services.
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D.
San Mateo station
San Mateo station is a Caltrain commuter rail stop in San Mateo, California, serving as a key transit point for Peninsula rail passengers between San Francisco and San Jose.
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E.
Alum Rock station
Alum Rock station is a public transit stop in San Jose, California, serving as a terminus on the Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) light rail system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electrical substation network
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historic infrastructure ⓘ public transit support facility ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Beaux-Arts–influenced architecture ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
San Francisco streetcar lines
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Muni
San Francisco trolleybus lines ⓘ
linked to:
Muni bus network
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| designedAs | urban industrial buildings integrated into streetscape ⓘ |
| designedFor | traction power ⓘ |
| electrificationType | electric traction power ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
distribution of traction power
ⓘ
rectification of electric current ⓘ voltage transformation ⓘ |
| hasPhysicalForm |
masonry-clad utility structures
ⓘ
reinforced concrete buildings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic resource ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
supporting electrification of urban transit in San Francisco
ⓘ
supporting expansion of municipal streetcar service ⓘ |
| inception | early 20th century ⓘ |
| industry | public transportation ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
San Francisco ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Pacific Time Zone ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Beaux-Arts–influenced facades
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early 20th-century utility architecture ⓘ role in development of San Francisco transit ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
San Francisco Municipal Railway
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linked to:
San Francisco Muni
San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ⓘ |
| partOf |
San Francisco Municipal Railway power system
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San Francisco public transit infrastructure ⓘ |
| poweredSystem |
San Francisco streetcar network
ⓘ
linked to:
San Francisco Muni historic streetcars
San Francisco trolleybus network ⓘ overhead catenary and trolley wire systems ⓘ |
| serviceArea |
City and County of San Francisco
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linked to:
San Francisco County
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| significantPeriod | early 1900s ⓘ |
| usedFor |
electric power conversion
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electric power distribution ⓘ streetcar system power supply ⓘ trolleybus system power supply ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: San Francisco Municipal Railway substations Description of subject: The San Francisco Municipal Railway substations are historic electrical power facilities in San Francisco designed in the early 20th century, notable for their Beaux-Arts–influenced architecture and role in supporting the city’s streetcar and trolley systems.
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