Clark/Lake station (CTA)

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Chicago "L" station rapid transit station

Clark/Lake station (CTA) is a major elevated and subway transfer station in downtown Chicago’s Loop, serving multiple Chicago 'L' lines and providing convenient access to nearby civic and commercial destinations.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Clark/Lake station (CTA) canonical	3
Clark/Lake (CTA station)	1
Clark/Lake station (Loop elevated)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2244649 — 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: Clark/Lake station (CTA)
Context triple: [Richard J. Daley Center, publicTransitAccess, Clark/Lake station (CTA)]

A. 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.
B. Illinois Medical District station
Illinois Medical District station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the Illinois Medical District and nearby West Side institutions.
C. Hanover Park Metra station
Hanover Park Metra station is a commuter rail station in Hanover Park, Illinois, serving Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line between Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
D. Cermak–McCormick Place station
Cermak–McCormick Place station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Near South Side that provides access to the McCormick Place convention center and surrounding neighborhood.
E. UIC–Halsted station
UIC–Halsted station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the University of Illinois at Chicago campus and the Near West Side neighborhood.
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: Clark/Lake station (CTA)
Target entity description: Clark/Lake station (CTA) is a major elevated and subway transfer station in downtown Chicago’s Loop, serving multiple Chicago 'L' lines and providing convenient access to nearby civic and commercial destinations.

A. 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.
B. Illinois Medical District station
Illinois Medical District station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the Illinois Medical District and nearby West Side institutions.
C. Hanover Park Metra station
Hanover Park Metra station is a commuter rail station in Hanover Park, Illinois, serving Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line between Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
D. Cermak–McCormick Place station
Cermak–McCormick Place station is a Chicago 'L' rapid transit stop on the Near South Side that provides access to the McCormick Place convention center and surrounding neighborhood.
E. UIC–Halsted station
UIC–Halsted station is a Chicago Transit Authority rapid transit stop on the Blue Line serving the University of Illinois at Chicago campus and the Near West Side neighborhood.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Chicago "L" station ⓘ rapid transit station ⓘ
connectsTo	Loop elevated structure ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
electrification	third rail ⓘ
fareControlLocation	mezzanine level ⓘ
faregatesType	turnstiles ⓘ
fareSystem	Ventra ⓘ
hasAccessibility	wheelchair accessible ⓘ
hasAmenities	benches on platforms ⓘ
hasCanopy	yes (elevated platforms) ⓘ
hasConnection	Chicago Pedway system ⓘ
hasElevatedSection	Lake Street elevated (Loop elevated) ⓘ
hasElevator	yes ⓘ
hasEscalator	yes ⓘ
hasLighting	electric station lighting ⓘ
hasSecurity	CCTV surveillance ⓘ
hasShelter	covered waiting areas on elevated platforms ⓘ
hasSignage	CTA standard wayfinding signage ⓘ
hasSubwaySection	Dearborn Subway (Blue Line) ⓘ
hasTransfer	in-station transfer between elevated and subway platforms ⓘ
locatedAtIntersection	North Clark Street ⓘ West Lake Street ⓘ
locatedIn	Chicago, Illinois ⓘ linked to: Chicago, Illinois, United States United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
locatedInBorough	Chicago Loop ⓘ
locatedInNeighborhood	Loop ⓘ
nearbyAttraction	Chicago City Hall ⓘ Daley Center ⓘ linked to: Richard J. Daley Center Financial District of Chicago ⓘ linked to: Chicago Loop Thompson Center ⓘ
operatedBy	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
ownedBy	Chicago Transit Authority ⓘ
partOfNetwork	Chicago "L" ⓘ
platformConfiguration	island platforms (subway) ⓘ side platforms (elevated) ⓘ
railGauge	standard gauge ⓘ
servesLine	Blue Line (CTA) ⓘ linked to: CTA Blue Line Brown Line (CTA) ⓘ linked to: Brown Line Green Line (CTA) ⓘ linked to: CTA Green Line Orange Line (CTA) ⓘ Pink Line (CTA) ⓘ linked to: CTA Pink Line Purple Line (CTA) ⓘ
servesPurpose	commuter transport ⓘ interchange between multiple "L" lines ⓘ
structureType	elevated station ⓘ subway station ⓘ
ticketingSystem	proof-of-payment within paid area ⓘ
zone	CTA flat fare zone ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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

Richard J. Daley Center → publicTransitAccess → Clark/Lake station (CTA) ⓘ

Daley Plaza → publicTransitAccess → Clark/Lake station (CTA) ⓘ

Illinois Street (Chicago) → hasNearbyTransitStation → Clark/Lake station (Loop elevated) ⓘ

subject linked to: Illinois Street

linked to: Clark/Lake station (CTA)

Washington station (CTA Blue Line) → hasAdjacentStation → Clark/Lake station (CTA) ⓘ

Lake → transferTo → Clark/Lake (CTA station) ⓘ

subject linked to: Lake (CTA Red Line station)