Palo Alto station

E23264

Caltrain station commuter rail station railway station

Palo Alto station is a major commuter rail stop in Palo Alto, California, serving as a key hub on the Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Palo Alto Caltrain station	1
Palo Alto Station	1
Palo Alto station canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T76664 — 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: Palo Alto station
Context triple: [Caltrain, hasStation, Palo Alto station]

A. San Jose Diridon station
San Jose Diridon station is a major intermodal transit hub in San Jose, California, serving commuter rail, intercity rail, light rail, and bus services.
B. Millbrae station
Millbrae station is a major intermodal transit hub in Millbrae, California, serving as a connection point between Caltrain commuter rail, BART rapid transit, and other local transportation services.
C. Atherton station
Atherton station is a commuter rail stop in Atherton, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
D. 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.
E. San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
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: Palo Alto station
Target entity description: Palo Alto station is a major commuter rail stop in Palo Alto, California, serving as a key hub on the Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose.

A. San Jose Diridon station
San Jose Diridon station is a major intermodal transit hub in San Jose, California, serving commuter rail, intercity rail, light rail, and bus services.
B. Millbrae station
Millbrae station is a major intermodal transit hub in Millbrae, California, serving as a connection point between Caltrain commuter rail, BART rapid transit, and other local transportation services.
C. Atherton station
Atherton station is a commuter rail stop in Atherton, California, serving Caltrain passengers on the San Francisco Peninsula.
D. 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.
E. San Francisco 4th and King Street station
San Francisco 4th and King Street station is a major commuter rail terminal in San Francisco that serves as the northern terminus for Caltrain services between the city and the Peninsula/Silicon Valley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Caltrain station ⓘ commuter rail station ⓘ railway station ⓘ
connectsTo	SamTrans bus services ⓘ Stanford Marguerite Shuttle ⓘ VTA bus services ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
electrification	overhead lines ⓘ
fareZone	Caltrain Zone 3 ⓘ
hasAmenity	bicycle lockers ⓘ bicycle racks ⓘ restrooms ⓘ sheltered waiting areas ⓘ
hasBicycleFacilities	yes ⓘ
hasFormerOwner	Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board (right-of-way predecessor entities) ⓘ linked to: Peninsula Corridor Joint Powers Board Southern Pacific Railroad ⓘ
hasParking	yes ⓘ
hasService	Baby Bullet Caltrain service ⓘ linked to: Caltrain limited Caltrain service ⓘ local Caltrain service ⓘ
hasStationCode	PA ⓘ
hasTicketMachines	yes ⓘ
hasUnderpass	pedestrian tunnel ⓘ
hasWaitingRoom	yes ⓘ
isAccessible	yes ⓘ
isElectrified	yes ⓘ
isMajorStopOn	Caltrain line between San Francisco and San Jose ⓘ linked to: Caltrain
isOneOfBusiestStationsOn	Caltrain ⓘ
isServedBy	weekday commuter trains ⓘ weekend Caltrain service ⓘ
locatedIn	California ⓘ linked to: California, United States Palo Alto, California ⓘ Santa Clara County, California ⓘ linked to: Santa Clara County
locatedOnLine	Caltrain ⓘ Peninsula Subdivision ⓘ
nearbyLandmark	Downtown Palo Alto ⓘ Stanford University ⓘ
numberOfTracks	4 ⓘ
openingDate	1890 ⓘ
operator	Caltrain ⓘ
owner	Caltrain ⓘ
platforms	2 ⓘ
platformType	side platforms ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
rebuiltDate	1941 ⓘ
serves	Palo Alto, California ⓘ Stanford University area ⓘ
structureType	at-grade ⓘ
style	Streamline Moderne ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Caltrain → hasStation → Palo Alto station ⓘ

Palo Alto, California → isHomeTo → Palo Alto Caltrain station ⓘ

linked to: Palo Alto station

Peninsula rail corridor → hasStation → Palo Alto Station ⓘ