Western Avenue (Milwaukee District)
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Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) is a Metra commuter rail station in Chicago serving the Milwaukee District lines and providing connections to multiple transit routes near the city’s West Side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1327270 — 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: Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) Context triple: [Metra Milwaukee District West Line, hasStation, Western Avenue (Milwaukee District)]
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A.
South Michigan Avenue
South Michigan Avenue is a major thoroughfare in downtown Chicago known for its cultural landmarks, historic architecture, and proximity to Grant Park.
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B.
Illinois Avenue
Illinois Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the Dallas, Texas area that provides key local and regional connectivity for surrounding communities.
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C.
North Michigan Avenue
North Michigan Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in Chicago renowned for its upscale shopping, dining, and landmark architecture.
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D.
Elmwood Avenue
Elmwood Avenue is a major street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for carrying a portion of SEPTA’s Subway–Surface trolley lines along its surface.
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E.
South Side Main Line
The South Side Main Line is a key elevated rapid transit corridor on Chicago's 'L' system that carries multiple Green Line services through the city's South Side.
- 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: Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) Target entity description: Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) is a Metra commuter rail station in Chicago serving the Milwaukee District lines and providing connections to multiple transit routes near the city’s West Side.
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A.
South Michigan Avenue
South Michigan Avenue is a major thoroughfare in downtown Chicago known for its cultural landmarks, historic architecture, and proximity to Grant Park.
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B.
Illinois Avenue
Illinois Avenue is a major thoroughfare in the Dallas, Texas area that provides key local and regional connectivity for surrounding communities.
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C.
North Michigan Avenue
North Michigan Avenue is a major commercial thoroughfare in Chicago renowned for its upscale shopping, dining, and landmark architecture.
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D.
Elmwood Avenue
Elmwood Avenue is a major street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, known for carrying a portion of SEPTA’s Subway–Surface trolley lines along its surface.
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E.
South Side Main Line
The South Side Main Line is a key elevated rapid transit corridor on Chicago's 'L' system that carries multiple Green Line services through the city's South Side.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Metra station
ⓘ
commuter rail station ⓘ |
| category |
Metra stations in Chicago
ⓘ
Railway stations in Cook County, Illinois ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
CTA bus routes
ⓘ
linked to:
CTA buses
|
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| distanceFromTerminus | approximately 2.9 miles from Chicago Union Station ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone A ⓘ |
| hasBicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasService | commuter rail ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | embankment station ⓘ |
| hasTicketFacilities | no staffed ticket office ⓘ |
| isElectrified | no ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chicago, Illinois
ⓘ
linked to:
Chicago, Illinois, United States
|
| locatedInNeighborhood | Near West Side, Chicago ⓘ |
| locatedOn | North Western Avenue ⓘ |
| nearbyFacility |
Metra Western Avenue Yard
ⓘ
rail yards for Milwaukee District and North Central Service ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Metra ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metra ⓘ |
| platformType |
island platform
ⓘ
side platform ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Metra ⓘ |
| servesCity |
Chicago
ⓘ
linked to:
City of Chicago
|
| servesLine |
Milwaukee District/North Line
ⓘ
linked to:
Metra Milwaukee District North Line
Milwaukee District/West Line ⓘ
linked to:
Metra Milwaukee District West Line
North Central Service ⓘ
linked to:
North Central Service line
|
| style | Metra ⓘ |
| terminus | Chicago Union Station ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) Description of subject: Western Avenue (Milwaukee District) is a Metra commuter rail station in Chicago serving the Milwaukee District lines and providing connections to multiple transit routes near the city’s West Side.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.