Los Angeles Metro fare system
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The Los Angeles Metro fare system is the integrated payment and ticketing framework used across the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s buses and rail services, including Metro Rapid lines like the 720.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles Metro fare system canonical | 2 |
| LA Metro fare system | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8970185 — 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: Los Angeles Metro fare system Context triple: [Metro Rapid Line 720, fareSystem, Los Angeles Metro fare system]
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A.
Los Angeles Metro Rail
Los Angeles Metro Rail is a rapid transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, consisting of multiple light rail and subway lines that connect key neighborhoods, business districts, and regional destinations.
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B.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the primary public transit agency for Los Angeles County, operating and overseeing the region’s bus and rail systems.
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C.
Metro Busway (Los Angeles)
Metro Busway (Los Angeles) is a bus rapid transit system in Los Angeles County that operates on dedicated busways and high-occupancy vehicle lanes as part of the region’s Metro transit network.
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D.
Pasadena Transit
Pasadena Transit is a local public bus service operating in and around Pasadena, California, providing fixed-route transportation within the city and connections to regional transit systems.
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E.
Bi-State Development Agency (Metro) transit system
The Bi-State Development Agency (Metro) transit system is the public transportation network for the St. Louis region, operating MetroLink light rail, MetroBus services, and paratransit across Missouri and Illinois communities.
- 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: Los Angeles Metro fare system Target entity description: The Los Angeles Metro fare system is the integrated payment and ticketing framework used across the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s buses and rail services, including Metro Rapid lines like the 720.
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A.
Los Angeles Metro Rail
Los Angeles Metro Rail is a rapid transit system serving Los Angeles County, California, consisting of multiple light rail and subway lines that connect key neighborhoods, business districts, and regional destinations.
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B.
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is the primary public transit agency for Los Angeles County, operating and overseeing the region’s bus and rail systems.
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C.
Metro Busway (Los Angeles)
Metro Busway (Los Angeles) is a bus rapid transit system in Los Angeles County that operates on dedicated busways and high-occupancy vehicle lanes as part of the region’s Metro transit network.
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D.
Pasadena Transit
Pasadena Transit is a local public bus service operating in and around Pasadena, California, providing fixed-route transportation within the city and connections to regional transit systems.
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E.
Bi-State Development Agency (Metro) transit system
The Bi-State Development Agency (Metro) transit system is the public transportation network for the St. Louis region, operating MetroLink light rail, MetroBus services, and paratransit across Missouri and Illinois communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | public transit fare system ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Los Angeles Metro Rail services
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Metro Rail
Los Angeles Metro bus services ⓘ Metro A Line ⓘ Metro B Line ⓘ Metro C Line ⓘ Metro D Line ⓘ Metro E Line ⓘ Metro Express bus services ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Express
Metro K Line ⓘ Metro Local bus services ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Local
Metro Rapid bus services ⓘ
linked to:
Metro Rapid
|
| cityServed | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| fareCollectionMethod |
TAP validators on rail platforms
ⓘ
front-door boarding farebox on buses ⓘ gated entry at some rail stations ⓘ |
| fareInspectionMethod |
proof-of-payment on rail
ⓘ
random fare inspection by officers ⓘ |
| fareMediumBrand | TAP ⓘ |
| fareMediumType | contactless smart card ⓘ |
| farePolicyType | flat fare ⓘ |
| fareStructure |
distance-insensitive base fare on most services
ⓘ
time-based transfer system ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| governingBody | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Board ⓘ |
| includesRoute | Metro Rapid Line 720 ⓘ |
| integratesWith |
Metrolink via TAP compatibility in some zones
ⓘ
municipal bus operators in Los Angeles County ⓘ |
| operator | Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| paymentMethod |
cash at ticket vending machines
ⓘ
credit card at ticket vending machines ⓘ debit card at ticket vending machines ⓘ online TAP reloading ⓘ retail TAP vendor locations ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Greater Los Angeles area
ⓘ
linked to:
Greater Los Angeles Area
|
| supports |
day passes
ⓘ
disability discounts ⓘ inter-agency transfers via TAP ⓘ low-income fare programs ⓘ monthly passes ⓘ period passes ⓘ reduced fares ⓘ senior discounts ⓘ stored value ⓘ student discounts ⓘ weekly passes ⓘ |
| usesMedium |
TAP card
ⓘ
TAP mobile app ⓘ
linked to:
TAP
paper ticket ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Los Angeles Metro fare system Description of subject: The Los Angeles Metro fare system is the integrated payment and ticketing framework used across the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s buses and rail services, including Metro Rapid lines like the 720.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.