Yaphank station
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Yaphank station is a Long Island Rail Road stop in Yaphank, New York, serving local commuters on eastern Long Island.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Yaphank station canonical | 8 |
| Yaphank LIRR station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T955426 — 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: Yaphank station Context triple: [Ronkonkoma Branch, hasStation, Yaphank station]
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A.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
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B.
Stony Brook station
Stony Brook station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the Stony Brook, New York area, including Stony Brook University.
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C.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Port Jefferson station
Port Jefferson station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station on Long Island, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the Port Jefferson area.
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E.
Ardsley station
Ardsley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves local commuters on the Warminster Line.
- 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: Yaphank station Target entity description: Yaphank station is a Long Island Rail Road stop in Yaphank, New York, serving local commuters on eastern Long Island.
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A.
Hicksville station
Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
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B.
Stony Brook station
Stony Brook station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop serving the Stony Brook, New York area, including Stony Brook University.
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C.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
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D.
Port Jefferson station
Port Jefferson station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station on Long Island, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the Port Jefferson area.
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E.
Ardsley station
Ardsley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves local commuters on the Warminster Line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Long Island Rail Road station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | no ⓘ |
| category |
Long Island Rail Road stations in Suffolk County, New York
ⓘ
Railway stations in the United States ⓘ Transportation in Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| county | Suffolk County, New York ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 12 ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Yaphank LIRR station
ⓘ
linked to:
Yaphank station
|
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | low-level side platform ⓘ |
| hasServiceFrequency | limited service ⓘ |
| hasServiceType |
commuter rail
ⓘ
passenger rail ⓘ |
| hasShelter | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | no full-time ticket office ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | no full-time waiting room ⓘ |
| isOnIsland | Long Island ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
New York (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
Suffolk County, New York ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
Yaphank, New York ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Brookhaven, New York
ⓘ
linked to:
Brookhaven
|
| numberOfPlatforms | 1 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 1 ⓘ |
| opened | 19th century ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| partOf | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Long Island Rail Road network
ⓘ
linked to:
Long Island Rail Road
|
| railwayGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| region | eastern Suffolk County ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Yaphank, New York
ⓘ
eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| servesCommuters | local commuters on eastern Long Island ⓘ |
| servesLine | Greenport Branch ⓘ |
| servesRailroad | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| state |
New York (state)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York
|
| usedFor |
commuter transportation
ⓘ
local rail service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Yaphank station Description of subject: Yaphank station is a Long Island Rail Road stop in Yaphank, New York, serving local commuters on eastern Long Island.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Yaphank station