Itasca station
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Itasca station is a commuter rail stop in Itasca, Illinois, serving Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line between Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Itasca station canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2322753 — 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: Itasca station Context triple: [Itasca, Illinois, hasRailStation, Itasca station]
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A.
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex is a NASA-affiliated ground station in Australia that tracks and communicates with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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B.
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Wisconsin renowned for housing one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes and for its influential role in 20th-century astrophysical research.
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C.
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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D.
Vera Rubin Ridge
Vera Rubin Ridge is a geologic feature on Mars explored by NASA's Curiosity rover, named in honor of pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin.
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E.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona known for its optical and gamma-ray telescopes used to study the universe.
- 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: Itasca station Target entity description: Itasca station is a commuter rail stop in Itasca, Illinois, serving Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line between Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
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A.
Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex
The Canberra Deep Space Communications Complex is a NASA-affiliated ground station in Australia that tracks and communicates with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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B.
Yerkes Observatory
Yerkes Observatory is a historic astronomical observatory in Wisconsin renowned for housing one of the world’s largest refracting telescopes and for its influential role in 20th-century astrophysical research.
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C.
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
The Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex is a major NASA facility in California that houses large radio antennas used to track and communicate with interplanetary spacecraft as part of the Deep Space Network.
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D.
Vera Rubin Ridge
Vera Rubin Ridge is a geologic feature on Mars explored by NASA's Curiosity rover, named in honor of pioneering astronomer Vera Rubin.
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E.
Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory
The Fred Lawrence Whipple Observatory is a major astronomical research facility in Arizona known for its optical and gamma-ray telescopes used to study the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
commuter rail station
ⓘ
railway station in the United States ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Irving Park Road ⓘ |
| category | Metra stations in DuPage County, Illinois ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| distanceFrom | Chicago Union Station ⓘ |
| electrification | non-electrified ⓘ |
| fareSystem | Metra zone-based fare system ⓘ |
| fareZone | Zone E ⓘ |
| hasAccessibility | partially accessible ⓘ |
| hasParking | yes ⓘ |
| hasPlatformType | side platforms ⓘ |
| hasServiceType | diesel-hauled commuter trains ⓘ |
| hasStructureType | at-grade station ⓘ |
| hasTicketOffice | yes ⓘ |
| hasTracks | 2 ⓘ |
| hasWaitingRoom | yes ⓘ |
| lineDirection | between Chicago and northwestern suburbs ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
DuPage County, Illinois
ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ Itasca, Illinois ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| near |
Itasca, Illinois
ⓘ
surface form:
downtown Itasca, Illinois
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| operator | Metra ⓘ |
| owner | Metra ⓘ |
| railGauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| railNetwork | Metra ⓘ |
| servedByLine |
Metra Milwaukee District West Line
ⓘ
surface form:
Metra Milwaukee District/West Line
|
| serves | village of Itasca, Illinois ⓘ |
| usedFor | commuter rail service ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Itasca station Description of subject: Itasca station is a commuter rail stop in Itasca, Illinois, serving Metra’s Milwaukee District/West Line between Chicago and its northwestern suburbs.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.