Hicksville station
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Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hicksville station canonical | 12 |
| Hicksville (LIRR station) | 1 |
| Hicksville LIRR Station | 1 |
| Hicksville LIRR station | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T629262 — 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: Hicksville station Context triple: [Long Island Rail Road Main Line, hasStation, Hicksville station]
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A.
Ardsley station
Ardsley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves local commuters on the Warminster Line.
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B.
White Plains station
White Plains station is a major Metro-North Railroad commuter rail hub in downtown White Plains, New York, providing frequent service to New York City and surrounding suburbs.
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C.
Fort Totten station
Fort Totten station is a major Washington Metro transfer hub in Northeast D.C. where the Red Line intersects with the Green and Yellow Lines.
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D.
Forest Hills station
Forest Hills station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston that serves as a key interchange point for MBTA subway, commuter rail, and numerous bus routes.
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E.
Long Island City station
Long Island City station is a Long Island Rail Road terminal in Queens, New York City, serving as a key commuter rail gateway between Long Island and Manhattan via ferry and subway connections.
- 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: Hicksville station Target entity description: 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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A.
Ardsley station
Ardsley station is a SEPTA Regional Rail stop in Pennsylvania that serves local commuters on the Warminster Line.
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B.
White Plains station
White Plains station is a major Metro-North Railroad commuter rail hub in downtown White Plains, New York, providing frequent service to New York City and surrounding suburbs.
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C.
Fort Totten station
Fort Totten station is a major Washington Metro transfer hub in Northeast D.C. where the Red Line intersects with the Green and Yellow Lines.
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D.
Forest Hills station
Forest Hills station is a major multimodal transit hub in Boston that serves as a key interchange point for MBTA subway, commuter rail, and numerous bus routes.
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E.
Long Island City station
Long Island City station is a Long Island Rail Road terminal in Queens, New York City, serving as a key commuter rail gateway between Long Island and Manhattan via ferry and subway connections.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Long Island Rail Road station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| category | Long Island Rail Road stations in Nassau County, New York ⓘ |
| code | LIRR station code HKV ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Nassau Inter-County Express buses
local bus routes ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electrification | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 7 ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
bus bays
ⓘ
elevators ⓘ kiss-and-ride area ⓘ pedestrian overpass ⓘ restrooms ⓘ stairways ⓘ taxi stand ⓘ ticket office ⓘ ticket vending machines ⓘ waiting room ⓘ |
| hasServiceTo |
Atlantic Terminal
ⓘ
Grand Central Madison ⓘ Huntington ⓘ New York City ⓘ Penn Station (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
Penn Station
Port Jefferson, New York ⓘ
surface form:
Port Jefferson
Ronkonkoma ⓘ |
| isMajorHubFor | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hicksville, New York
ⓘ
Nassau County, New York ⓘ New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Oyster Bay ⓘ
surface form:
Town of Oyster Bay, New York
|
| opened | 1837 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| parking | available ⓘ |
| platforms | 3 island platforms ⓘ |
| railwayLine |
Long Island Rail Road Main Line
ⓘ
surface form:
LIRR Main Line
LIRR Port Jefferson Branch ⓘ Long Island Rail Road Ronkonkoma Branch ⓘ
surface form:
LIRR Ronkonkoma Branch
|
| rebuilt |
1909
ⓘ
1964 ⓘ 2014–2018 ⓘ |
| serves |
Long Island Rail Road Main Line
ⓘ
Port Jefferson Branch ⓘ Ronkonkoma Branch ⓘ |
| structureType | elevated station ⓘ |
| tracks | 3 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hicksville station Description of subject: Hicksville station is a major Long Island Rail Road commuter rail hub in Hicksville, New York, serving multiple branches and offering extensive connections.
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Main Line (Long Island Rail Road)
this entity surface form:
Hicksville LIRR Station
this entity surface form:
Hicksville LIRR station
this entity surface form:
Hicksville (LIRR station)