Elburn station
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Elburn station is a commuter rail station in Elburn, Illinois, serving as the western endpoint of Metra’s Union Pacific West Line to Chicago.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elburn station canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1311281 — 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: Elburn station Context triple: [Metra Union Pacific West Line, terminus, Elburn station]
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A.
Naperville station
Naperville station is a commuter rail station in Naperville, Illinois, serving as a major stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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B.
Hinsdale station
Hinsdale station is a historic commuter rail stop in Hinsdale, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s BNSF Railway Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
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C.
Berwyn station
Berwyn station is a commuter rail stop in Berwyn, Illinois, served by Metra trains on the BNSF Railway Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
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D.
Dempster–Skokie station
Dempster–Skokie station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit station in Skokie, Illinois, serving as the northern endpoint of the Yellow Line and a key park-and-ride hub for commuters.
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E.
Downers Grove Main Street station
Downers Grove Main Street station is a commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving as a key stop for suburban passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago.
- 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: Elburn station Target entity description: Elburn station is a commuter rail station in Elburn, Illinois, serving as the western endpoint of Metra’s Union Pacific West Line to Chicago.
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A.
Naperville station
Naperville station is a commuter rail station in Naperville, Illinois, serving as a major stop for Metra and Amtrak trains in the western suburbs of Chicago.
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B.
Hinsdale station
Hinsdale station is a historic commuter rail stop in Hinsdale, Illinois, serving passengers on Metra’s BNSF Railway Line between Chicago and its western suburbs.
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C.
Berwyn station
Berwyn station is a commuter rail stop in Berwyn, Illinois, served by Metra trains on the BNSF Railway Line connecting the suburb to downtown Chicago.
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D.
Dempster–Skokie station
Dempster–Skokie station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit station in Skokie, Illinois, serving as the northern endpoint of the Yellow Line and a key park-and-ride hub for commuters.
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E.
Downers Grove Main Street station
Downers Grove Main Street station is a commuter rail station in Downers Grove, Illinois, serving as a key stop for suburban passengers traveling to and from downtown Chicago.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| adjacentTo |
Union Pacific Railroad Elburn Yard
ⓘ
linked to:
Union Pacific Yard
|
| connectsTo |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distanceFromChicagoUnionStation | approximately 43 miles west ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone I ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation |
Elburn
ⓘ
linked to:
Elburn, Illinois
|
| hasFacility |
bicycle parking
ⓘ
parking lot ⓘ station building ⓘ ticket office (part-time or former) ⓘ waiting area ⓘ |
| hasMapReference | Metra system map ⓘ |
| hasShelter | enclosed station building and platform shelters ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | Metra station code: ELBN ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade ⓘ |
| hasTicketing | onboard and machine-based ticketing ⓘ |
| hasTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| lineDirectionRole | western terminus of the Union Pacific West Line ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Elburn, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Kane County, Illinois ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| nearbyHighway |
Illinois Route 38
ⓘ
Illinois Route 47 ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 3 ⓘ |
| openingDate | January 23, 2006 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Metra ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Union Pacific Railroad ⓘ |
| parkingAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| platformConfiguration | 2 side platforms ⓘ |
| primaryUse | commuter rail service ⓘ |
| railNetwork |
Metra commuter rail system
ⓘ
linked to:
Metra
|
| region | Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| replacedStation | Geneva station as western terminus of the line ⓘ |
| safetyFeatures | grade crossing protection near station ⓘ |
| servedArea |
village of Elburn
ⓘ
linked to:
Elburn, Illinois
western suburbs of Chicago metropolitan area ⓘ |
| servedBy | Metra ⓘ |
| servedByLine | Union Pacific West Line ⓘ |
| servesCity | Chicago (via commuter rail connection) ⓘ |
| terminusOf | Union Pacific West Line ⓘ |
| ticketingSystem | Metra fare system ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Elburn station Description of subject: Elburn station is a commuter rail station in Elburn, Illinois, serving as the western endpoint of Metra’s Union Pacific West Line to Chicago.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.