Plymouth Line
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The Plymouth Line is a commuter rail route in Massachusetts that connects Boston with the town of Plymouth as part of the MBTA’s Old Colony Lines network.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Plymouth Line canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8758754 — 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: Plymouth Line Context triple: [Old Colony Lines, hasLine, Plymouth Line]
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A.
Bristol–Bath line
The Bristol–Bath line is a key railway route in southwest England that connects the cities of Bristol and Bath, forming part of the Great Western Main Line network.
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B.
Southampton–Bournemouth line
The Southampton–Bournemouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Bournemouth and forming part of the wider South West Main Line network.
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C.
East Coastway Line
The East Coastway Line is a major railway route in East Sussex, England, running along the south coast and connecting Brighton and Lewes with coastal towns such as Eastbourne and Hastings.
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D.
Southampton–Portsmouth line
The Southampton–Portsmouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth and serving numerous intermediate suburban and coastal communities.
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E.
Brighton to Portsmouth line
The Brighton to Portsmouth line is a coastal railway route in southern England linking the city of Brighton with Portsmouth via several intermediate towns and stations.
- 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: Plymouth Line Target entity description: The Plymouth Line is a commuter rail route in Massachusetts that connects Boston with the town of Plymouth as part of the MBTA’s Old Colony Lines network.
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A.
Bristol–Bath line
The Bristol–Bath line is a key railway route in southwest England that connects the cities of Bristol and Bath, forming part of the Great Western Main Line network.
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B.
Southampton–Bournemouth line
The Southampton–Bournemouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Bournemouth and forming part of the wider South West Main Line network.
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C.
East Coastway Line
The East Coastway Line is a major railway route in East Sussex, England, running along the south coast and connecting Brighton and Lewes with coastal towns such as Eastbourne and Hastings.
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D.
Southampton–Portsmouth line
The Southampton–Portsmouth line is a key railway route on England’s south coast linking the cities of Southampton and Portsmouth and serving numerous intermediate suburban and coastal communities.
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E.
Brighton to Portsmouth line
The Brighton to Portsmouth line is a coastal railway route in southern England linking the city of Brighton with Portsmouth via several intermediate towns and stations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
MBTA commuter rail line
ⓘ
commuter rail line ⓘ |
| category |
MBTA Commuter Rail lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rail transport in Massachusetts ⓘ |
| connects |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| electrification | none ⓘ |
| endPoint | Plymouth station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Massachusetts ⓘ |
| operator |
MBTA Commuter Rail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
MBTA ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| owner |
MBTA
ⓘ
surface form:
Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority
|
| partOf |
Old Colony Lines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Colony Lines restoration project ⓘ |
| partOfNetwork | MBTA Commuter Rail network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryHub | South Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railwaySystem | Old Colony Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Boston
ⓘ
South Shore of Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serves |
Boston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Plymouth, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceType | commuter rail ⓘ |
| startPoint | South Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| terminus |
Plymouth station
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South Station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration |
double track sections
ⓘ
single track sections ⓘ |
| usesRollingStock | diesel locomotive-hauled coaches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Plymouth Line Description of subject: The Plymouth Line is a commuter rail route in Massachusetts that connects Boston with the town of Plymouth as part of the MBTA’s Old Colony Lines network.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.