California Street line
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The California Street line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running east–west across the city’s California Street and offering classic views of its steep hills and downtown skyline.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| California Street cable car line | 5 |
| California Street line canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T70779 — 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: California Street line Context triple: [San Francisco cable car system, hasLine, California Street line]
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A.
Market Street
Market Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Philadelphia known for its commercial activity, transit connections, and role as a central artery of the city.
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B.
Hollywood/Vine station
Hollywood/Vine station is a Los Angeles Metro Rail subway station located at the iconic intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, serving the heart of Hollywood’s entertainment district.
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C.
Hollywood/Highland station
Hollywood/Highland station is a Los Angeles Metro Rail subway stop on the B Line located in the heart of Hollywood near major attractions like the Dolby Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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D.
Spruce Street
Spruce Street is a major thoroughfare running through University City in Philadelphia, known for serving the nearby universities and residential neighborhoods.
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E.
Caltrain
Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.
- 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: California Street line Target entity description: The California Street line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running east–west across the city’s California Street and offering classic views of its steep hills and downtown skyline.
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A.
Market Street
Market Street is a major east–west thoroughfare in Philadelphia known for its commercial activity, transit connections, and role as a central artery of the city.
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B.
Hollywood/Vine station
Hollywood/Vine station is a Los Angeles Metro Rail subway station located at the iconic intersection of Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street, serving the heart of Hollywood’s entertainment district.
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C.
Hollywood/Highland station
Hollywood/Highland station is a Los Angeles Metro Rail subway stop on the B Line located in the heart of Hollywood near major attractions like the Dolby Theatre and the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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D.
Spruce Street
Spruce Street is a major thoroughfare running through University City in Philadelphia, known for serving the nearby universities and residential neighborhoods.
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E.
Caltrain
Caltrain is a commuter rail service on the San Francisco Peninsula and in the Santa Clara Valley, connecting San Francisco to San Jose and Gilroy in California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cable car line
ⓘ
public transit route ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| cityServed |
San Francisco County
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surface form:
City and County of San Francisco
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| direction | east–west ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic transit route ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
San Francisco ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| notableFeature | views along California Street ⓘ |
| notableFor |
classic San Francisco views
ⓘ
historic cable car operation ⓘ |
| offersViewOf |
San Francisco downtown skyline
ⓘ
San Francisco hills ⓘ |
| operatesOnStreet | California Street ⓘ |
| operator |
San Francisco Muni
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surface form:
San Francisco Municipal Railway
|
| partOf |
San Francisco Muni
ⓘ
surface form:
San Francisco public transportation network
|
| primaryUse | public transportation ⓘ |
| propulsion | cable-hauled ⓘ |
| region | Northern California ⓘ |
| secondaryUse | tourism ⓘ |
| servicePattern | fixed-route line ⓘ |
| shortName |
California Street line
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
California Street cable car line
|
| state |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
|
| terrain | steep hills ⓘ |
| trackType | street-running track ⓘ |
| transitSystem | San Francisco cable car system ⓘ |
| transportMode | rail-based urban transit ⓘ |
| vehicleType | cable car ⓘ |
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: California Street line Description of subject: The California Street line is one of San Francisco’s historic cable car routes, running east–west across the city’s California Street and offering classic views of its steep hills and downtown skyline.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
California Street cable car line
this entity surface form:
California Street cable car line
this entity surface form:
California Street cable car line
this entity surface form:
California Street cable car line
this entity surface form:
California Street cable car line