MBTA Fairmount Line
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The MBTA Fairmount Line is a commuter rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting several neighborhoods in the city’s southern corridor to downtown.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| MBTA Fairmount Line canonical | 2 |
| MBTA Fairmount Line local trains | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2824845 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: MBTA Fairmount Line Context triple: [Hyde Park, Boston, servedByTransitLine, MBTA Fairmount Line]
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A.
MBTA Blue Line
The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.
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B.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
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C.
MBTA Silver Line
The MBTA Silver Line is a bus rapid transit service in Boston that operates in dedicated lanes and tunnels, linking key neighborhoods, Logan Airport, and South Station.
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D.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
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E.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
- 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: MBTA Fairmount Line Target entity description: The MBTA Fairmount Line is a commuter rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting several neighborhoods in the city’s southern corridor to downtown.
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A.
MBTA Blue Line
The MBTA Blue Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs primarily along the city’s northeastern corridor, connecting downtown Boston with East Boston, Logan Airport, and Revere.
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B.
MBTA Orange Line
The MBTA Orange Line is a rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs roughly north–south, connecting neighborhoods such as Jamaica Plain, Downtown Boston, and Malden.
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C.
MBTA Silver Line
The MBTA Silver Line is a bus rapid transit service in Boston that operates in dedicated lanes and tunnels, linking key neighborhoods, Logan Airport, and South Station.
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D.
MBTA Green Line
The MBTA Green Line is a light rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, known as one of the oldest subway lines in the United States and serving key neighborhoods, universities, and cultural destinations across the city.
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E.
MBTA Red Line
The MBTA Red Line is a major rapid transit line in the Boston metropolitan area that runs through key communities including Cambridge, connecting them to downtown Boston and other parts of the region.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA Commuter Rail line
ⓘ
commuter rail line ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Fairmount commuter rail line
ⓘ
linked to:
Fairmount Line
Indigo Line (proposed branding) ⓘ |
| becamePermanentService | 1980s ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
MBTA Red Line at South Station
ⓘ
MBTA Silver Line at South Station ⓘ other MBTA Commuter Rail lines at South Station ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| farePolicy | treated as rapid-transit-like inner-city commuter rail ⓘ |
| fareSystem | MBTA Commuter Rail fare zones ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | all stations are accessible or designed to be accessible ⓘ |
| lineLength | approximately 9 miles ⓘ |
| locale |
Norfolk County, Massachusetts
ⓘ
Suffolk County, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| offPeakServiceFrequency | roughly hourly (varies by schedule) ⓘ |
| openedForPassengerService | 1979 ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA
ⓘ
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| originalPurpose | temporary shuttle during Southwest Corridor construction ⓘ |
| owner |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOfNetwork |
MBTA Commuter Rail
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA Commuter Rail network
|
| peakServiceFrequency | roughly every 30 minutes at peak (varies by schedule) ⓘ |
| primaryStation | South Station ⓘ |
| propulsion | diesel ⓘ |
| purpose | connect southern Boston neighborhoods to downtown Boston ⓘ |
| regionServed | Boston southern corridor ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Boston
ⓘ
Boston, Massachusetts ⓘ |
| servesNeighborhood |
Dorchester
ⓘ
Hyde Park ⓘ Mattapan ⓘ Roxbury vicinity ⓘ |
| servicePattern | all-stop local ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| station |
Blue Hill Avenue
ⓘ
Fairmount ⓘ Four Corners/Geneva ⓘ Morton Street ⓘ Newmarket ⓘ Readville ⓘ South Station ⓘ Talbot Avenue ⓘ Uphams Corner ⓘ |
| terminus |
Readville
ⓘ
South Station ⓘ |
| trackGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| usesInfrastructure |
Dorchester Branch
ⓘ
linked to:
Dorchester Branch rail corridor
former New York and New England Railroad main line ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | diesel locomotive-hauled coaches ⓘ |
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Subject: MBTA Fairmount Line Description of subject: The MBTA Fairmount Line is a commuter rail service in Boston, Massachusetts, connecting several neighborhoods in the city’s southern corridor to downtown.
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linked to: MBTA Fairmount Line