LaSalle/Van Buren station
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LaSalle/Van Buren station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop in the Loop that serves multiple lines and connects to the nearby LaSalle Street commuter rail station.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| LaSalle/Van Buren station canonical | 11 |
| LaSalle/Van Buren station area | 1 |
| LaSalle/Van Buren station vicinity | 1 |
| Library-State/Van Buren station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T593425 — 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: LaSalle/Van Buren station Context triple: [Loop, hasMajorStation, LaSalle/Van Buren station]
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A.
Washington/Wabash station
Washington/Wabash station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit station in the Loop that serves multiple elevated lines and replaced the former Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash stations.
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B.
Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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C.
Branch Avenue station
Branch Avenue station is a Washington Metro rail station in Maryland that serves as the southern terminus of the system’s Green Line.
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D.
Sullivan Square station
Sullivan Square station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA Orange Line trains and numerous bus routes that connect the city and surrounding areas.
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E.
Forest Hills station
Forest Hills station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston that serves as a key interchange point for MBTA subway, commuter rail, and numerous bus routes.
- 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: LaSalle/Van Buren station Target entity description: LaSalle/Van Buren station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop in the Loop that serves multiple lines and connects to the nearby LaSalle Street commuter rail station.
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A.
Washington/Wabash station
Washington/Wabash station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit station in the Loop that serves multiple elevated lines and replaced the former Randolph/Wabash and Madison/Wabash stations.
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B.
Belmont Center station
Belmont Center station is a Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority (MBTA) commuter rail stop located in the commercial center of Belmont, Massachusetts.
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C.
Branch Avenue station
Branch Avenue station is a Washington Metro rail station in Maryland that serves as the southern terminus of the system’s Green Line.
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D.
Sullivan Square station
Sullivan Square station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston, Massachusetts, serving MBTA Orange Line trains and numerous bus routes that connect the city and surrounding areas.
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E.
Forest Hills station
Forest Hills station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston that serves as a key interchange point for MBTA subway, commuter rail, and numerous bus routes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Chicago 'L' station
ⓘ
railway station in the United States ⓘ rapid transit station ⓘ |
| adjacentToStreet |
LaSalle Street
ⓘ
Van Buren Street ⓘ |
| category |
Chicago Transit Authority Brown Line stations
ⓘ
Chicago Transit Authority Orange Line stations ⓘ
linked to:
CTA Orange Line
Chicago Transit Authority Pink Line stations ⓘ Chicago Transit Authority Purple Line stations ⓘ Railway stations in the United States opened in 1897 ⓘ |
| code | (CTA internal station code, if any, not publicly emphasized) ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
LaSalle Street Station
ⓘ
Metra Rock Island District ⓘ
linked to:
Metra Rock Island District line
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| electrification | third rail ⓘ |
| fareControlLocation | street level ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Ventra ⓘ |
| fareZone | single-zone CTA system ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | not fully accessible ⓘ |
| hasConnection | CTA bus services nearby ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
canopy-covered platform
ⓘ
paid transfer to other Loop stations via 'L' system ⓘ stairs to street level ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Loop, Chicago ⓘ
linked to:
Loop (Chicago)
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| locatedInDistrict | Chicago Loop ⓘ |
| near |
Chicago Board of Trade Building
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Board of Trade Building (original)
Financial district of Chicago ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| opened | 1897 ⓘ |
| operator | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chicago 'L' Loop
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
|
| partOfNetwork |
Chicago 'L'
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago "L"
|
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Brown Line
ⓘ
Orange Line ⓘ Pink Line ⓘ Purple Line Express ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Chicago Loop business district
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago Loop
|
| structureType | elevated station ⓘ |
| ticketing | automated vending machines ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: LaSalle/Van Buren station Description of subject: LaSalle/Van Buren station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop in the Loop that serves multiple lines and connects to the nearby LaSalle Street commuter rail station.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Orange Line
linked to: LaSalle/Van Buren station
linked to: LaSalle/Van Buren station
linked to: LaSalle/Van Buren station