Boston University West station
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Boston University West station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line in Boston serving the Boston University campus area.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boston University West station canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7126148 — 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: Boston University West station Context triple: [MBTA Green Line B branch, hasStop, Boston University West station]
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A.
Boston University East station
Boston University East station is a surface light rail stop in Boston, Massachusetts, serving Boston University along the MBTA Green Line.
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B.
Harvard station
Harvard station is a major Red Line subway and bus hub on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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C.
Medford/Tufts station
Medford/Tufts station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail station in Medford serving Tufts University and the surrounding area.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Northeastern University station
Northeastern University station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Northeastern University campus and the surrounding Fenway–Kenmore area.
- 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: Boston University West station Target entity description: Boston University West station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line in Boston serving the Boston University campus area.
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A.
Boston University East station
Boston University East station is a surface light rail stop in Boston, Massachusetts, serving Boston University along the MBTA Green Line.
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B.
Harvard station
Harvard station is a major Red Line subway and bus hub on the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) system located in Harvard Square in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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C.
Medford/Tufts station
Medford/Tufts station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority light rail station in Medford serving Tufts University and the surrounding area.
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D.
Boylston station
Boylston station is a historic underground light rail stop in downtown Boston that serves the MBTA Green Line.
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E.
Northeastern University station
Northeastern University station is a light rail stop on Boston’s MBTA Green Line serving the Northeastern University campus and the surrounding Fenway–Kenmore area.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA Green Line station
ⓘ
light rail station ⓘ surface station ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Boston University West Campus
ⓘ
linked to:
Charles River Campus
|
| category |
MBTA Green Line stations in Boston
ⓘ
Railway stations serving universities in the United States ⓘ |
| city |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareSystem | MBTA fare system ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | not fully accessible ⓘ |
| hasLine | Green Line B branch ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| hasService | local service ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston
ⓘ
linked to:
Boston, Massachusetts
Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedOn | Commonwealth Avenue ⓘ |
| near |
Boston University Central station
ⓘ
Boston University East station ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| ownedBy |
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
ⓘ
linked to:
MBTA
|
| partOf |
MBTA Green Line
ⓘ
MBTA Green Line B branch ⓘ |
| publicTransitSystem | MBTA ⓘ |
| serves |
Boston University
ⓘ
Boston University campus area ⓘ |
| servesMode |
light rail
ⓘ
streetcar ⓘ |
| state | Massachusetts ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Boston University West station Description of subject: Boston University West station is a light rail stop on the MBTA Green Line in Boston serving the Boston University campus area.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.