Broadway–South Boston station
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Broadway–South Boston station is a former name for what is now known as Broadway station, a rapid transit stop on the MBTA Red Line in South Boston, Massachusetts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Broadway–South Boston station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6035330 — 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: Broadway–South Boston station Context triple: [Broadway–South Boston, formerDesignation, Broadway–South Boston station]
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A.
Back Bay station
Back Bay station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA commuter rail, Amtrak, and subway lines in the Back Bay neighborhood.
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B.
Fenway station
Fenway station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Fenway–Kenmore area near Fenway Park.
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C.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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D.
Ashmont station
Ashmont station is a major MBTA transit hub in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, serving as the southern terminus of the Red Line’s Ashmont branch and the connection point to the Mattapan trolley line.
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E.
Downtown Crossing station
Downtown Crossing station is a major MBTA subway hub in downtown Boston, serving multiple lines and providing access to one of the city’s busiest commercial districts.
- 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: Broadway–South Boston station Target entity description: Broadway–South Boston station is a former name for what is now known as Broadway station, a rapid transit stop on the MBTA Red Line in South Boston, Massachusetts.
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A.
Back Bay station
Back Bay station is a major transportation hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA commuter rail, Amtrak, and subway lines in the Back Bay neighborhood.
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B.
Fenway station
Fenway station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Fenway–Kenmore area near Fenway Park.
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C.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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D.
Ashmont station
Ashmont station is a major MBTA transit hub in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood, serving as the southern terminus of the Red Line’s Ashmont branch and the connection point to the Mattapan trolley line.
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E.
Downtown Crossing station
Downtown Crossing station is a major MBTA subway hub in downtown Boston, serving multiple lines and providing access to one of the city’s busiest commercial districts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former name of transit station
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rapid transit station ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| currentName | Broadway station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fareZone | MBTA rapid transit flat fare system ⓘ |
| formerDesignation | Broadway–South Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Broadway station (MBTA) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasConnection | MBTA bus services ⓘ |
| hasFareControl | MBTA faregates ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| isInBorough | South Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lineColor | Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
South Boston, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Broadway (street in South Boston) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1917 ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA
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surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
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| partOf | Dorchester Extension of the Cambridge–Dorchester subway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfLine | MBTA Red Line NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| servedArea | South Boston neighborhood ⓘ |
| servesLineSection | Red Line trunk between South Station and Andrew ⓘ |
| servesMode | rapid transit ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated station ⓘ |
| transportationSystem | MBTA subway system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broadway–South Boston station Description of subject: Broadway–South Boston station is a former name for what is now known as Broadway station, a rapid transit stop on the MBTA Red Line in South Boston, Massachusetts.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.