Metlink

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public transport agency public transport brand

Metlink is the public transport brand and coordinating agency for bus, rail, and ferry services in New Zealand’s Wellington region.

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All labels observed (16)

Label	Occurrences
Metlink canonical	9
Metlink bus services	4
Metlink commuter rail services	2
Metlink Bus	1
Metlink Kapiti Line	1
Metlink Rail	1
Metlink app	1
Metlink bus network	1
Metlink commuter rail	1
Metlink commuter trains	1
Metlink fare zones	1
Metlink integrated ticketing (region)	1
Metlink public transport network	1
Metlink rail services	1
Metlink train services	1
Metlink zone 8	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5173620 — 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: Metlink
Context triple: [Wellington Region, hasRailOperator, Metlink]

A. TransLink
TransLink was the original name of the San Francisco Bay Area’s regional contactless transit fare payment system, later rebranded as the Clipper card.
B. TransLink
TransLink is the regional transportation authority that plans, manages, and operates public transit and related transportation services across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
C. Silverlink Metro
Silverlink Metro was a former suburban rail network in London and surrounding areas that operated under the Silverlink franchise until its services were absorbed into the London Overground.
D. Metro Busway
Metro Busway is Los Angeles County’s network of high-capacity, bus rapid transit corridors designed to provide faster, more reliable service than regular local bus lines.
E. MRT Grey Line
The MRT Grey Line is a planned rapid transit route within the MRT subway network designed to expand urban rail connectivity along its corridor.
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: Metlink
Target entity description: Metlink is the public transport brand and coordinating agency for bus, rail, and ferry services in New Zealand’s Wellington region.

A. TransLink
TransLink was the original name of the San Francisco Bay Area’s regional contactless transit fare payment system, later rebranded as the Clipper card.
B. TransLink
TransLink is the regional transportation authority that plans, manages, and operates public transit and related transportation services across Metro Vancouver, British Columbia.
C. Silverlink Metro
Silverlink Metro was a former suburban rail network in London and surrounding areas that operated under the Silverlink franchise until its services were absorbed into the London Overground.
D. Metro Busway
Metro Busway is Los Angeles County’s network of high-capacity, bus rapid transit corridors designed to provide faster, more reliable service than regular local bus lines.
E. MRT Grey Line
The MRT Grey Line is a planned rapid transit route within the MRT subway network designed to expand urban rail connectivity along its corridor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transport agency ⓘ public transport brand ⓘ
brandOf	public transport services in Wellington Region ⓘ
busNetworkBrand	Metlink Bus ⓘ linked to: Metlink
contractsOperators	bus companies in Wellington Region ⓘ ferry operators in Wellington Harbour ⓘ rail operators in Wellington Region ⓘ
coordinates	bus services in Wellington Region ⓘ harbour ferry services in Wellington Region ⓘ suburban rail services in Wellington Region ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
fareSystem	zonal fare system ⓘ
ferryNetworkBrand	Metlink Ferry ⓘ
focusesOn	integrated public transport ⓘ multi-modal connections ⓘ public transport frequency ⓘ public transport reliability ⓘ
governingBody	Greater Wellington Regional Council ⓘ
hasJurisdiction	Greater Wellington region ⓘ linked to: Wellington Region
hasMobileApp	Metlink app ⓘ linked to: Metlink
hasService	accessible transport services ⓘ school bus services ⓘ
industry	public transport ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
operates	Wellington suburban rail network (through contracted operators) ⓘ
operatesInCity	Kapiti Coast ⓘ Lower Hutt ⓘ Masterton ⓘ Porirua ⓘ Upper Hutt ⓘ Wellington ⓘ
parentOrganization	Greater Wellington Regional Council ⓘ
providesInformation	journey planning ⓘ real-time service updates ⓘ timetables ⓘ
railNetworkBrand	Metlink Rail ⓘ linked to: Metlink
region	Wellington urban area ⓘ
serves	Wellington Region ⓘ
serviceType	bus transport ⓘ demand-responsive transport ⓘ ferry transport ⓘ rail transport ⓘ
transportMode	land transport ⓘ water transport ⓘ
usesTicketingSystem	Snapper card ⓘ
website	https://www.metlink.org.nz/ ⓘ

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Referenced by (28)

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

Wellington Region → hasRailOperator → Metlink ⓘ

Wellington Region → hasPublicTransportBrand → Metlink ⓘ

Pukerua Bay → servedBy → Metlink commuter rail services ⓘ

subject linked to: Pukerua Bay, New Zealand

linked to: Metlink

Paraparaumu → commuterRailService → Metlink ⓘ

subject linked to: Paraparaumu, New Zealand

Wellington Central → hasTransport → Metlink bus network ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Lambton Quay station → fareSystem → Metlink integrated ticketing (region) ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Lower Hutt → isServedBy → Metlink public transport network ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Metlink → hasMobileApp → Metlink app ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Metlink → railNetworkBrand → Metlink Rail ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Metlink → busNetworkBrand → Metlink Bus ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Upper Hutt → servedBy → Metlink commuter rail ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Greater Wellington Regional Council → operatesTransportBrand → Metlink ⓘ

Greater Wellington Regional Council → oversees → Metlink bus services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Greater Wellington Regional Council → oversees → Metlink rail services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Waitangirua → hasTransportConnection → Metlink bus services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Porirua railway station → operator → Metlink ⓘ

Porirua railway station → fareSystem → Metlink fare zones ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Hutt Valley Line → commuterOperatorBrand → Metlink ⓘ

Silverstream → servedBy → Metlink commuter rail services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Paremata → hasPublicTransport → Metlink train services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Paremata → hasPublicTransport → Metlink bus services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Paekākāriki → servedBy → Metlink commuter trains ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Kāpiti Line → operator → Metlink ⓘ

Pukerua Bay railway station → operator → Metlink ⓘ

Pukerua Bay railway station → railServices → Metlink Kapiti Line ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Paraparaumu railway station → operatedBy → Metlink ⓘ

Paraparaumu railway station → fareZone → Metlink zone 8 ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

Paraparaumu railway station → hasBusConnections → Metlink bus services ⓘ

linked to: Metlink

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