Union station (TTC)
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Union station (TTC) is a major downtown Toronto subway station and transit hub that connects multiple subway lines with regional rail and other transportation services.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| GO Transit at Union Station | 1 |
| Toronto Transit Commission Union subway station | 1 |
| Toronto Union Station rail corridor | 1 |
| Toronto subway Line 1 at Union Station | 1 |
| Union station (TTC) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2163226 — 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: Union station (TTC) Context triple: [Toronto subway, hasStation, Union station (TTC)]
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A.
Sheppard–Yonge station
Sheppard–Yonge station is a major Toronto subway interchange where the Yonge–University line connects with the Sheppard line, serving as a key transit hub in North York.
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B.
Spadina station
Spadina station is a major Toronto subway interchange that connects the Yonge–University and Bloor–Danforth lines, serving the Spadina and Annex neighborhoods.
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C.
North York Centre station
North York Centre station is a busy underground subway stop in Toronto’s North York district, serving the commercial and civic hub around Mel Lastman Square.
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D.
Bloor–Yonge station
Bloor–Yonge station is one of Toronto’s busiest subway hubs, serving as a major transfer point between the city’s primary north–south and east–west rapid transit lines.
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E.
Brampton GO Station
Brampton GO Station is a commuter rail and bus transit hub in Brampton, Ontario, serving GO Transit and regional passengers on the Kitchener 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: Union station (TTC) Target entity description: Union station (TTC) is a major downtown Toronto subway station and transit hub that connects multiple subway lines with regional rail and other transportation services.
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A.
Sheppard–Yonge station
Sheppard–Yonge station is a major Toronto subway interchange where the Yonge–University line connects with the Sheppard line, serving as a key transit hub in North York.
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B.
Spadina station
Spadina station is a major Toronto subway interchange that connects the Yonge–University and Bloor–Danforth lines, serving the Spadina and Annex neighborhoods.
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C.
North York Centre station
North York Centre station is a busy underground subway stop in Toronto’s North York district, serving the commercial and civic hub around Mel Lastman Square.
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D.
Bloor–Yonge station
Bloor–Yonge station is one of Toronto’s busiest subway hubs, serving as a major transfer point between the city’s primary north–south and east–west rapid transit lines.
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E.
Brampton GO Station
Brampton GO Station is a commuter rail and bus transit hub in Brampton, Ontario, serving GO Transit and regional passengers on the Kitchener line.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Toronto subway station
ⓘ
subway station ⓘ transportation hub ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Union Station (rail) ⓘ |
| connectedTo |
PATH underground pedestrian network
ⓘ
linked to:
PATH pedestrian network
|
| connectsWith |
GO Transit regional rail
ⓘ
linked to:
GO Transit
Toronto streetcar network ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto streetcar system
UP Express ⓘ Union Station Bus Terminal ⓘ
linked to:
Union station
Via Rail services at Union Station ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| fareSystem |
Presto card
ⓘ
TTC fares ⓘ |
| fareZone | TTC primary zone ⓘ |
| formerName | Union ⓘ |
| hasConnections |
airport rail link
ⓘ
bus ⓘ commuter rail ⓘ intercity rail ⓘ regional rail ⓘ streetcar ⓘ |
| hasElevators | yes ⓘ |
| hasEscalators | yes ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
direct indoor connections to rail terminal
ⓘ
high passenger volumes ⓘ multiple concourse levels ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | UN ⓘ |
| isMajorInterchange | yes ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Downtown Toronto
ⓘ
Ontario ⓘ Toronto ⓘ |
| mapColor | yellow (Line 1) ⓘ |
| near |
Harbourfront
ⓘ
linked to:
Harbourfront Centre
Rogers Centre ⓘ Scotiabank Arena ⓘ |
| openedForService | 1954 ⓘ |
| operator | Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Toronto Transit Commission ⓘ |
| partOf |
Line 1 Yonge–University
ⓘ
Toronto subway ⓘ |
| servesArea |
Toronto financial district
ⓘ
linked to:
Downtown Toronto
Toronto waterfront ⓘ
linked to:
Toronto Harbour
|
| structureType | underground station ⓘ |
| ticketing | fare gates with smartcard readers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Union station (TTC) Description of subject: Union station (TTC) is a major downtown Toronto subway station and transit hub that connects multiple subway lines with regional rail and other transportation services.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Union station (TTC)
subject linked to:
UP Express at Union station
linked to: Union station (TTC)
linked to: Union station (TTC)
linked to: Union station (TTC)