Valley Stream station
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Valley Stream station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Valley Stream, New York, serving as a key junction and terminal point for multiple LIRR branches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Valley Stream station canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1008809 — 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: Valley Stream station Context triple: [Far Rockaway Branch, terminus, Valley Stream station]
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A.
Hempstead station
Hempstead station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station in Hempstead, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the surrounding community.
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B.
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.
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C.
Hicksville station
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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D.
Central Islip station
Central Islip station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Central Islip, New York, serving passengers on the busy Ronkonkoma Branch.
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E.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
- 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: Valley Stream station Target entity description: Valley Stream station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Valley Stream, New York, serving as a key junction and terminal point for multiple LIRR branches.
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A.
Hempstead station
Hempstead station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail station in Hempstead, New York, serving as the primary rail hub for the surrounding community.
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B.
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.
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C.
Hicksville station
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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D.
Central Islip station
Central Islip station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Central Islip, New York, serving passengers on the busy Ronkonkoma Branch.
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E.
Tarrytown station
Tarrytown station is a commuter rail stop on Metro-North Railroad’s Hudson Line serving the village of Tarrytown in Westchester County, New York.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Long Island Rail Road station
ⓘ
railway station ⓘ |
| accessible | yes ⓘ |
| bicycleFacilities | yes ⓘ |
| code | VSM ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| electrificationSystem | 750 V DC third rail ⓘ |
| electrified | yes ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone 4 ⓘ |
| hasConnection |
Nassau Inter-County Express bus routes
ⓘ
surface form:
Nassau Inter-County Express buses
|
| locatedIn |
Nassau County, New York
ⓘ
New York ⓘ
surface form:
New York State
Valley Stream, New York ⓘ |
| numberOfPlatforms | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTracks | 4 ⓘ |
| opened | 1869 ⓘ |
| operator | Long Island Rail Road ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Metropolitan Transportation Authority ⓘ |
| parkingAvailable | yes ⓘ |
| platformType | island platform ⓘ |
| rebuilt | 1933 ⓘ |
| role |
branch terminal
ⓘ
junction station ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Atlantic Branch
ⓘ
Babylon Branch ⓘ Far Rockaway Branch ⓘ Long Beach Branch ⓘ |
| servesCommunity |
Valley Stream, New York
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surface form:
Village of Valley Stream
|
| structureType | elevated ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Valley Stream station Description of subject: Valley Stream station is a Long Island Rail Road commuter rail stop in Valley Stream, New York, serving as a key junction and terminal point for multiple LIRR branches.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.