Metro Vancouver public transit network

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public transit network transportation system

The Metro Vancouver public transit network is an integrated regional system of buses, rapid transit (SkyTrain), SeaBus ferries, and commuter rail that serves the Greater Vancouver area in British Columbia, Canada.

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All labels observed (13)

Label	Occurrences
Metro Vancouver SkyTrain network	4
Metro Vancouver SkyTrain system	4
Metro Vancouver SkyTrain	2
Metro Vancouver public transit network canonical	2
Metro Vancouver public transit system	2
TransLink SkyTrain network	2
Greater Vancouver transportation network	1
InTransitBC	1
Metro Vancouver public transit	1
Vancouver public transit network (informal)	1
Vancouver public transit system	1
Vancouver public transport network	1
Vancouver transportation network	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10617184 — 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: Metro Vancouver public transit network
Context triple: [Waterfront Station, partOfPublicTransportSystem, Metro Vancouver public transit network]

A. Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
The Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System is the public bus network serving communities throughout the Regional District of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
B. Toronto public transit network
The Toronto public transit network is an integrated system of subways, streetcars, buses, and rapid transit services that provides urban and regional transportation across the city of Toronto and surrounding areas.
C. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area transit network
The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area transit network is an integrated regional public transportation system in Southern Ontario that coordinates multiple municipal transit agencies and services across the broader Toronto–Hamilton metropolitan region.
D. OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the public transit agency that operates bus and light rail services throughout Ottawa, Ontario.
E. SkyTrain Millennium Line
The SkyTrain Millennium Line is a rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the region’s automated SkyTrain system and connecting several municipalities including Burnaby.
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: Metro Vancouver public transit network
Target entity description: The Metro Vancouver public transit network is an integrated regional system of buses, rapid transit (SkyTrain), SeaBus ferries, and commuter rail that serves the Greater Vancouver area in British Columbia, Canada.

A. Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System
The Regional District of Nanaimo Transit System is the public bus network serving communities throughout the Regional District of Nanaimo on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
B. Toronto public transit network
The Toronto public transit network is an integrated system of subways, streetcars, buses, and rapid transit services that provides urban and regional transportation across the city of Toronto and surrounding areas.
C. Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area transit network
The Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area transit network is an integrated regional public transportation system in Southern Ontario that coordinates multiple municipal transit agencies and services across the broader Toronto–Hamilton metropolitan region.
D. OC Transpo
OC Transpo is the public transit agency that operates bus and light rail services throughout Ottawa, Ontario.
E. SkyTrain Millennium Line
The SkyTrain Millennium Line is a rapid transit line in Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, forming part of the region’s automated SkyTrain system and connecting several municipalities including Burnaby.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	public transit network ⓘ transportation system ⓘ
airportConnectionLine	Canada Line ⓘ
busNetworkOperator	Coast Mountain Bus Company ⓘ West Vancouver Blue Bus ⓘ
commuterRailBrand	West Coast Express ⓘ
connectsTo	Vancouver International Airport ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
fareMedium	Compass Card ⓘ Compass Ticket ⓘ
fareSystem	zone-based fare system ⓘ
ferryBrand	SeaBus ⓘ linked to: SeaBus ferry
governingBody	South Coast British Columbia Transportation Authority ⓘ
hasCommuterRailRoute	Waterfront–Mission City West Coast Express line ⓘ
hasFerryRoute	Waterfront–Lonsdale Quay SeaBus route ⓘ linked to: Lonsdale Quay SeaBus terminal
hasNightService	NightBus network ⓘ
hasRapidTransitLine	Canada Line ⓘ Expo Line ⓘ Millennium Line ⓘ
includesMode	bus ⓘ commuter rail ⓘ passenger ferry ⓘ rapid transit ⓘ
integratedWith	SeaBus network ⓘ linked to: SeaBus ferry SkyTrain network ⓘ linked to: Vancouver SkyTrain network West Coast Express network ⓘ linked to: West Coast Express regional bus network ⓘ
introducedSmartCardSystem	Compass Card ⓘ
locatedIn	Greater Vancouver ⓘ linked to: Greater Vancouver Regional District Metro Vancouver ⓘ linked to: Metro Vancouver, Canada
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory	British Columbia ⓘ
majorHub	Commercial–Broadway Station ⓘ linked to: Commercial–Broadway station Metrotown Station ⓘ linked to: Metrotown station Richmond–Brighouse Station ⓘ linked to: Richmond–Brighouse station Surrey Central Station ⓘ linked to: Surrey Central station
planningAuthority	Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation ⓘ
primaryHub	Waterfront Station ⓘ
primaryOperator	TransLink ⓘ
providesAccessibilityFeatures	bike racks on buses ⓘ elevator-equipped stations ⓘ low-floor buses ⓘ
rapidTransitBrand	SkyTrain ⓘ
serves	Burnaby ⓘ City of Vancouver ⓘ linked to: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Coquitlam ⓘ Delta ⓘ Langley ⓘ Maple Ridge ⓘ New Westminster ⓘ North Vancouver ⓘ linked to: North Vancouver, British Columbia Pitt Meadows ⓘ Port Coquitlam ⓘ Port Moody ⓘ Richmond ⓘ Surrey ⓘ West Vancouver ⓘ White Rock ⓘ
smartCardSystemLaunchYear	2015 ⓘ
usesPaymentTechnology	contactless smart card ⓘ

How these facts were elicited