South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry)
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The South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) were a pair of curved New York City Subway terminal tracks in Lower Manhattan that served as the southern terminus for IRT lines before being replaced by a newer South Ferry station.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7720855 — 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: South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) Context triple: [Whitehall Street–South Ferry station, hasTransfer, South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry)]
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A.
Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)
Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the BMT Broadway Line near the World Trade Center site.
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B.
Manhattan Bridge (B train)
The Manhattan Bridge (B train) is a major New York City Subway crossing that carries B and D line trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan as part of the BMT Broadway and IND Sixth Avenue services.
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C.
Broadway (Astoria Line)
Broadway is a local New York City Subway station in Astoria, Queens, served by the N and W trains on the BMT Astoria Line.
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D.
Second Avenue–Broadway Express
The Second Avenue–Broadway Express is a New York City Subway service pattern that operates express via Second Avenue in Manhattan and Broadway in Brooklyn, providing faster travel between the Upper East Side and southern Brooklyn.
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E.
Broad Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Broad Street is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the BMT Nassau Street Line, primarily used by J and Z trains.
- 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: South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) Target entity description: The South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) were a pair of curved New York City Subway terminal tracks in Lower Manhattan that served as the southern terminus for IRT lines before being replaced by a newer South Ferry station.
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A.
Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line)
Cortlandt Street (BMT Broadway Line) is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the BMT Broadway Line near the World Trade Center site.
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B.
Manhattan Bridge (B train)
The Manhattan Bridge (B train) is a major New York City Subway crossing that carries B and D line trains between Brooklyn and Manhattan as part of the BMT Broadway and IND Sixth Avenue services.
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C.
Broadway (Astoria Line)
Broadway is a local New York City Subway station in Astoria, Queens, served by the N and W trains on the BMT Astoria Line.
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D.
Second Avenue–Broadway Express
The Second Avenue–Broadway Express is a New York City Subway service pattern that operates express via Second Avenue in Manhattan and Broadway in Brooklyn, providing faster travel between the Upper East Side and southern Brooklyn.
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E.
Broad Street (BMT Nassau Street Line)
Broad Street is a New York City Subway station in Lower Manhattan serving the BMT Nassau Street Line, primarily used by J and Z trains.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New York City Subway station
ⓘ
disused railway station ⓘ railway terminal ⓘ |
| closed | March 16, 2009 ⓘ |
| closureReason | replacement by new South Ferry terminal ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Staten Island Ferry Whitehall Terminal
ⓘ
linked to:
Staten Island Ferry terminals
Whitehall Street–South Ferry station (BMT Broadway Line) ⓘ
linked to:
Whitehall Street–South Ferry station
|
| fareControl | part of A Division of New York City Subway ⓘ |
| hasAccessibilityFeature | gap fillers ⓘ |
| hasAdjacentStation |
Bowling Green (IRT Lexington Avenue Line)
ⓘ
Rector Street (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) ⓘ |
| hasBorough | Manhattan ⓘ |
| hasDesignFeature |
manual door operation on some cars due to curvature
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sharp platform curvature ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
curved side platforms
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short platforms ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | underground station ⓘ |
| hasTrackConfiguration |
balloon loop
ⓘ
two single‑track loops ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic IRT terminal complex ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Lower Manhattan
ⓘ
Manhattan ⓘ New York City ⓘ New York State ⓘ South Ferry, Manhattan ⓘ
linked to:
South Ferry
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| near |
Battery Park
ⓘ
linked to:
Battery Park, Manhattan
New York Harbor ⓘ |
| opened | July 10, 1905 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| operatedBy | New York City Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
City of New York
ⓘ
linked to:
New York City
|
| partOf |
IRT division of the New York City Subway
ⓘ
linked to:
A Division (New York City Subway)
Interborough Rapid Transit Company ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
South Ferry (IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line) island‑platform station
ⓘ
linked to:
South Ferry subway station
|
| safetyIssue | large gap between train and platform ⓘ |
| safetyMitigation | mechanical gap fillers ⓘ |
| servedAs |
southern terminal of IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
ⓘ
southern terminal of IRT Lexington Avenue Line local trains ⓘ |
| servedBy |
1 train
ⓘ
IRT Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line ⓘ
linked to:
Broadway–Seventh Avenue Line
IRT Lexington Avenue Line ⓘ
linked to:
Lexington Avenue Line
former 9 train ⓘ former IRT local services ⓘ |
| status | no longer in regular passenger service ⓘ |
| temporarilyReopened |
April 4, 2013
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until June 27, 2017 ⓘ |
| temporaryReopeningReason | damage to new South Ferry station from Hurricane Sandy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) Description of subject: The South Ferry loops (IRT South Ferry) were a pair of curved New York City Subway terminal tracks in Lower Manhattan that served as the southern terminus for IRT lines before being replaced by a newer South Ferry station.
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